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From: ofut@gatech.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Re: Driving in Boston
Message-ID: <1651@gatech.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 20-Oct-83 11:09:59 EDT
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Posted: Thu Oct 20 11:09:59 1983
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Organization: Georgia Tech School of ICS, Atlanta
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I can't see Atlantans flaming against Boston drivers.  I've driven
in both cities more than twice and would much rather drive in Boston.
Boston drivers are, it's true, crazy, reckless, fast, fearless, but
most importantly, they ARE AWARE OF OTHER CARS!  Sure, people zoom
along and scare the daylights out of sensible people and are not in
the least polite but they know where you are and generally try to
avoid you.  I can't say I emulate that style of driving but I sure
appreciate people who watch incoming ramps on freeways and get into
the other lane more than I do these idiots around Atlanta.

Atlanta drivers are generally polite and drive at reasonable speeds.
But they don't pay any attention to what they're doing!!  They don't
look for traffic before changing lanes (let alone use a signal!).  They
drive in the right lane all alone on the freeway no matter who's coming
down the ramp.  They drive REAL slow in the left lane and REAL fast
in the right.  

In general I'd much prefer aware madmen than sleepy sanemen. The only
advantage is that there is a much lower density of cars (and people)
in the south than elsewhere.

Of course the traffic lights here are an even worse story...
-- 
Jeff Offutt
School of ICS, Georgia Tech, Atlanta GA
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