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From: terryl@teklabs.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.jokes
Subject: Oregon driving rules
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Date: Sun, 7-Aug-83 18:46:37 EDT
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Posted: Sun Aug  7 18:46:37 1983
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     Enough of this bull about Boston drivers!!! Everyone knows about
Boston drivers and the way they "practice their craft". Below is a list
of rules one should follow if ever in Oregon (specifically the Portland
area). The rules are broken down into categories according to most important.


	Turn signals

     1) Their is no need to use turn signals to let the driver behind you
	know your intentions. Your brake lights should give him enough
	information to know your intentions.

     2) Along with 1) above, make sure you do use your turn signals to
	indicate your intention of NOT making a turn, i.e. turn on your
	turn signals and then go straight thru an intersection. This is
	most important to remember for people in front of you and people
	waiting at an intersection in the direction 90 degrees to your
	direction of travel. After all, must keep the other drivers awake
	and alert.

     3) Probably most important on the highways and freeways in Oregon is
	to always leave your turn signals on, even when not making any turns
	or lane changes. This will help other drivers keep awake and alert.

	City driving

     4) It is alright to make left turns from right the hand lane and right
	turns from the left hand lane when there are two lanes going in your
	direction. If someone hits you, then it is his fault for following
	too close.

     5) When waiting to make a right turn against a red light, do not pull out
	when the coast is absolutely clear. Wait until some cars start to come
	in your direction and then pull out so the driver behind can't make
	it. After all, you're not in a hurry, so why should he be???

     6) If you get lost, it's OK to stop in the middle of the street to look
	for the almost non-existant street signs to find out what street you
	are on, or to find out what street you should be on.

     7) It's perfectly acceptable to pull out in from of someone from a side
	street or parking lot, and then just dwadle along.

	Highway driving

     8) It is OK to go 55 mph in any lane on Oregon highways. After all, one
	wouldn't want to miss any of Oregon's scenic beauty by going too fast,
	and the driver behind you will appreciate the chance to gaze at the
	scenery.

     9) It is OK to drift around in your lane on the highway, or even to drift
	partway into another lane. After all, you still want to see all of the
	scenery.


     If I had to describe Oregon drivers with a phrase, I think the following
would be appropriate:

	Oregon drivers: Out for a Sunday drive seven days a week.

     About the only normal thing about Oregon drivers are the way teenagers
drive (you figure out what I mean). They seem to drive the same no matter
which geographical location they come from, I have found.




			Keep those flames and letters coming, folks!!!
			(Did you really expect to sign my name????)