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From: leichter@yale-com.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Driving in Boston
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Date: Thu, 20-Oct-83 09:38:48 EDT
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Posted: Thu Oct 20 09:38:48 1983
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On the question of whether anyone ever gets stopped for violating traffic laws
in Boston:  Not far from where I used to live, Trapelo Road "T"'s into Route
16.  Actually, as you come down Trapelo, if you go left you will make perhaps
a 75 degree turn.  Now, both Trapelo and 16 are heavily-traveled, two-way
roads, at this intersection.  Trapelo has the classic 1-1/2 lanes each way;
16 has 2 lanes each way, except that along one side there is a very busy
supermarket and shopping center whose parking/food pickup area is essentially
contiguous with the road almost all the way into the intersection, adding
another stream of traffic from yet another angle.  Coming in from Trapelo,
because of the angles and buildings around, you cannot see traffic coming
from your right until you have crossed a lane and a half of traffic coming
from your left.

In all this mess, there is nary a light or a stop sign, or even a yield sign.
There is, however, a sign visible as you come down Trapelo:  "All traffic
laws strictly enforced"  Now, if you can figure out what laws apply to
this situation, you can enforce them.  I believe this is the general law
for all of the Boston area...(another favorite intersection is right in
from of BU:  Big busy intersection.  3 clearly marked lanes enter one side;
2 clearly marked lanes exit the other side.  No entering lane lines up with
any exiting lane.  YOU figure it out...)
							-- Jerry
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