--- Julia wrote: > (I've never gotten a speeding ticket. I have no > idea why; I regularly > speed. Most of it is going speed-of-traffic, > though, although there's > no excuse for my habit of hitting 120Kph (which is > 74 mph, but 120 > sounds cooler) on MoPac, where the speed limit is > 65mph/105Kph. I > remember very clearly the first time I did it; I was > trying to keep up > with someone who later gave a driving time from > downtown Austin to > downtown Houston of 2 hours, so I shouldn't have > been trying to keep up > with *him* in the first place.)
Remember, they're speed _suggestions_, not orders. :D I providentially received these rules for Denver drivers just this morning! (Only the first few are posted; the list is ~17K, and I will be happy to forward it to anyone, or post to the list if enough so desire.) RULES OF DRIVING IN DENVER 1) A right lane construction closure is just a game to see how many people can cut in line by passing you on the right as you sit in the left lane waiting for the same jerks to squeeze their way back in before hitting construction barrels. Bonus points are awarded for getting out of your car and moving the barrels. [We have a dreadful, massive construction project going on now; it is appropriately called 'T-REX.') 2) Turn signals provide clues as to your next move in the road battle, so never use them. [One of my transplanted Louisiana friends was actually pulled over by a state trooper for failure to signal; she had _no_ idea that she had done anything wrong (drivers in Louisiana rarely signal), and burst into tears. He let her off with a warning. She is careful to signal at least 90% of the time now.] 3) Under no circumstances should you leave a safe distance between you and the car in front of you no matter how fast you are going. If you do, the space will be filled by somebody else putting you in a more dangerous situation. [Dallas drivers adhere to this one as well.] 4) The faster you drive through a red light, the less your chance is of getting hit. [In New Orleans, locals know that you _never_ drive when the light turns green; you look both ways first.] 6) Braking is to be done as hard and as late as possible to insure that your anti-lock braking system kicks in and gives you a relaxing foot massage as the brake pedal pulsates. [Extra points if done on ice! Most of the FWD crowd hasn't figured out that 4-wheel _drive_ doesn't equal 4-wheel *brake.* But it frequently does = breakage...] Debbi who has also never gotten a speeding ticket (knock on wood!) but did have a Louisiana state trooper sit on my tail for ~ 15 minutes during one trek from Shreveport to Baton Rouge (the Dodge Dart's broken speedometer bounced wildly from 10-80 mph, so I actually don't know how much over 55 I was flying)... I'm still not sure why he didn't haul me over. I now, in the wisdom of my maturity, drive only at speed-of-traffic (except school/hospital zones, where I am very careful; it would be dreadful to hit a pedestrian! :( __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http://faith.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
