Agreed to all above BUT what's different from the REST of OHIO? Worst drivers and highest insurance rates I've ever encountered anywhere. That says it all!
--- In [email protected], "skipp025" <skipp...@...> wrote: > > You probably have to be somewhat or a local to get some of > these, but what the heck. Enjoy and get ready for the Dayton > Hamvention just around the corner... > s. > > Visitor's Guide to Dayton, Ohio > > 1. You must learn to correctly pronounce the city name. It > is Date ---uhn, "O-hi-o" > > 2. Forget the traffic rules you learned elsewhere. Dayton has > its own version of traffic rules - the truck with the loudest > exhaust goes next at a 4-way stop. The truck with the biggest > tires goes after that. > The exception to the above is that blue haired ladies driving > anything have the right of way anytime. > > 3. To find anything in Dayton, it is required that you know > where the old Rike's, Rike's Kettering, and Mayor's Jewelers > buildings were. > > 4. The morning rush hour is from 5:00 to 10:00 am. The evening > rush hour is from 3:00 to 7:00. Friday's rush hour starts > Thursday morning. > > 5. If you actually stop at a yellow light, you will be rear > ended, cussed out and possibly shot. > > 6. You must know that Woodman Drive, Harshman Road, Turner > Road, Shoup Mill and Wright Brothers Parkway are the same road. > > 7. Construction is a permanent fixture in Dayton. The orange > barrels are moved around in the middle of the night to make > the next days driving a bit more exciting. > > 8. Watch carefully for road hazards such as deer, skunks, > dogs, barrels, cones, cows, horses, pot holes, cats, pieces > of other cars, opossum, truck tires, raccoons, squirrels, > rabbits, and crows or vultures feeding on any of these > items. Be careful of individuals scouring these items for > possible usage as the main entree on their dinner menu. > > 9 . If someone actually has their turn signal on, wave them to > the shoulder immediately to let them know it has been "accidentally > activated" and welcome them to Dayton, because they must be > a visitor. > > 10. The minimum acceptable speed on the Indy speedway (I-675) > is 95 mph. Anything less is considered downright sissy. This > is Dayton's version of NASCAR and the Indy 500. > > 11. Never honk at anyone. To do so, invites serious bodily > injury. > > 12. If you are in the left lane, and only going 70 in a 55 > zone ... you are considered a road hazard and will receive > flashing lights and blaring horns from other drivers.. > > 13. Ground clearance of at least 12 inches is recommended for > city driving. > > 14. If it's 100 degrees, Thanksgiving must be next weekend. > > 15. If it's 10 degrees and sleeting/snowing, then there's a > Festival going on somewhere in the Dayton area. (If you work > at Wright-Patt, there's a 95% chance you'll have a fire > drill). >
