Road Rules!

[NTB]

I was amazed when I read this at how many of them are true - I've witnessed them personally. How about where you live? (if you want an explanation, let me know which one, and I'll give it a shot).

Rules of the Road for St. Louis:

- The morning rush hour is from 6:00 to 10:00 am. The evening rush hour is from 3:00 to 7:00 pm. Friday's rush hour starts Thursday morning.

- Gravois Road can only be pronounced by a native.

- Construction on highways 40, 70, 270, 44, 55, and 170 is a way of life and a permanent form of entertainment.

- A St. Louisan from South County has never been to North County and vice-versa. West County has everything delivered.

- If someone actually has his or her turn signal on, it is probably a factory defect or has been on for the last 17 miles.

- There are 2 exits on Highway 40 for Clayton Road and 2 for Big Bend.

- All old ladies with blue hair in cadillacs (driving on Olive west of 270) have the right of way.

- Laclede Station Road mysteriously changes names as you cross intersections. As do McCausland, Lindbergh, Watson, Fee, Airport Road, and Midland.

- Drivers are starting to cut their OWN plates rather than go through the Missouri Vehicle Department to get new tags. You can purchase tags from dealers behing Quik Shops in the city. They are cheaper, the clerks are nicer, and the service is faster.

- You can go all four directions on Highway 270, North and South in West County, East and West in South County, and East and West in North County. Confused? So are the St. Louis drivers.

- No native St. Louisan knows that Lindbergh runs from South County to North County. And, if you tell them, they will not believe you. Lindbergh belongs to every neighborhood except Kirkwood, who had the nerve to creatively change the name to "Kirkwood Road".

- Never stare at the driver of the car with the bumper sticker that says, "Keep Honking, I'm Reloading". He is.

- Any vehicle parked longer than 4 hours in the city is considered a parts store.

- Yield signs are for decoration only. No native St. Louis will ever grasp the concept.

- If it snows or rains, stay home.



Nate

 

[Supermercado]

Columbia, SC - If you see the light turn red, no matter how far away from it you are, you're allowed to run it.

Not really, but it sure seems like it.

 

[aplefka]

Sacrametno, CA - If you pretend not to see the stop-sign, it doesn't see you. And neither do the people you cut off.

 

[Chompman]

Wisconsin - Drive through a blizzard at 60 without batting an eye

 

[Linux23]

NY - Just drive the way you fvcking like. See a red light, run it. See someone in back of you, cut them off.

 

[Legendary]

NYC - You have the right of way. Always. Directionals are optional. Beware taxis on either side of the road. On one way avenues, both the left and right lanes are slow lanes. The West Side Highway from 3-6 PM is the new definition of "traffic." Beware the FDR for it has driven many to insanity. If you want to get anywhere on time, avoid any road labeled 495. Also, if you want to get anywhere on time, you've come to the wrong place.

 

[knivox]

Miami- You are required to drive 40mph over the posted limit, especially if there is traffic, and you must change lanes at least 4 times per minute. Exception: if you are over 70 you must drive 40mph below the posted limit and never drive in the slow lane.

 

[T2T III]

Wash, DC: For the love of God, stop looking at accidents and we'll all get to work on time. :roll:

 

[Chompman]

Originally posted by: Tiles2Tech
Wash, DC: For the love of God, stop looking at accidents and we'll all get to work on time. :roll:

Maybe they are praying it's the president?

 

[Deeko]

Philly....red lights are merely a suggestion. Taxi's scare the suburbians, but relax, they know what they're doin. If you want to get somewhere on 676, you cut someone off. Don't feel bad, its assumed, and annoying if you don't. The Schuylkill Expressway is the devil of all highways, all times of day. Roads will become 1 way or 2 way constantly, without notice, deal with it. You will get honked at if you pull up to an intersection, even if you stop. Its just what people do.

 

[DeviousTrap]

Boston - Need to go anywhere? Congradulations on driving in one big circle. Every road you take, will turn around, there is no such thing as a road going from point A to point B.

 

[jadinolf]

Don't stop for people in crosswalk who are in wheel chairs. Crosswalks are for pedestrians.

 

[Chaotic42]

Greater New Orleans area:

1-Turn signals are illegal
2-Don't drive farther than 5 feet away from the car infront of you
3-Stop when you're going up an onramp and get to the interstate
4-If you're going less than 40 miles per hour, get in the left lane.

 

[oneshot47]

Indianapolis - Tractors always get the right of way, either out of sheer respect for their size or the fact that they take up the ENTIRE road. Also, said tractors are driven by farmers who always own land on oposite sides of town and must travel between them frequently.

 

[The Stigenator]

Originally posted by: aplefka
Sacrametno, CA - If you pretend not to see the stop-sign, it doesn't see you. And neither do the people you cut off.

tell that to my roomie, she got hit this morning while blading to school.

 

[finlay42]

Originally posted by: Legendary
NYC - You have the right of way. Always. Directionals are optional. Beware taxis on either side of the road. On one way avenues, both the left and right lanes are slow lanes. The West Side Highway from 3-6 PM is the new definition of "traffic." Beware the FDR for it has driven many to insanity. If you want to get anywhere on time, avoid any road labeled 495. Also, if you want to get anywhere on time, you've come to the wrong place.

:thumbsup:

driving in NYC is pretty easy once you accept the fact that professional drivers (taxis and trucks) always have the right of way.

 

[spacejamz]

In Dallas, if there is a long line of cars waiting to make a turn or exit a freeway, especially during rush hour (or if contruction narrows down the number of lanes on the freeway), always floor it to the front of the line and then cut in, some poor bastard will alway let you in...

don't do it unless you are within ten feet of the turn or merge (if you cut in furhter than 10 feet away, you are a pansy)...

I HATE mother fvckers that do this!!! it pisses me off to no end since I try to keep about 3 feet behind the car in front me and those a$$hats still try in merge in....

 

[Thraxen]

I HATE mother fvckers that do this!!! it pisses me to no end since I try to keep about 3 feet behind the car in front me and those a$$hats still try in merge in...

What's ironic about those bastards is they are the ones causing the huge back-up in the first place. If they would get in line early like everyone else then people wouldn't have to slow to let them in.

Anyway...

Fayetteville, AR - My biggest gripe around here is that there are simply too many idiots in the left lane that do not belong there. There are times I will drive right up behind someone and stay there for a couple of miles even if the right lane is open just hoping they will eventually get the point and move the fvck over. Rarely happens.

 

[Linux23]

Originally posted by: spacejamz
In Dallas, if there is a long line of cars waiting to make a turn or exit a freeway, especially during rush hour (or if contruction narrows down the number of lanes on the freeway), always floor it to the front of the line and then cut in, some poor bastard will alway let you in...

don't do it unless you are within ten feet of the turn or merge (if you cut in furhter than 10 feet away, you are a pansy)...

I HATE mother fvckers that do this!!! it pisses me off to no end since I try to keep about 3 feet behind the car in front me and those a$$hats still try in merge in....

LOL. Sound like NJ.

 

[SWScorch]

Hmm, I must say the drivers around here aren't all that bad. Or else I'm just too laid back to care or notice. Oh, except maybe that tractors, combines, 4-wheelers and riding lawnmowers have right-of-way