Pirep needed: Boston Airports

"tony" wrote in message
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The intersting thing is, when discussing Boston, no one has mentioned the
real
risk of that city. It's driving. In Boston, it's a blood sport.

I lived there for over 10 years and the driving "skills" I acquired have
been of immeasureable use to me in other cities. NY cab drivers? No
problem! Tame!

So, how do you think my beat up car got that way?

discussing Boston, no one has mentioned the
real
risk of that city. It's driving. In Boston, it's a blood sport.

I lived there for over 10 years and the driving "skills" I acquired have
been of immeasureable use to me in other cities. NY cab drivers? No
problem! Tame!

So, how do you think my beat up car got that way?

Ya can't beat it, a fairly good education at a smallish college in Cambridge,
driver's ed (postgraduate level) in Boston. . .

The hardest thing was taking flying lessons with a Boston residing CFI. "You're
supposed to yell 'clear' to warn people," he said, "but man, if you drove out
here from Boston, I don't know how could could."

And then there was the Division of Motor Vehicles.

In article ,
emoove (tony) wrote:

And then there was the Division of Motor Vehicles.

Registry of Motor Vehicles...

--
Bob Noel

On Sat, 29 May 2004 14:33:44 GMT, "Peter Gottlieb"
wrote:

"tony" wrote in message
...
The intersting thing is, when discussing Boston, no one has mentioned the
real
risk of that city. It's driving. In Boston, it's a blood sport.

I lived there for over 10 years and the driving "skills" I acquired have
been of immeasureable use to me in other cities. NY cab drivers? No
problem! Tame!

Yea, it is amazing. If I drive in Boston like I drive in New Jersey
I'd never get anywhere. If I drive in New Jersey like I drive in
Boston I'd lose my license in a week...

On Thu, 03 Jun 2004 09:21:14 -0400, Peter Clark
wrote:

On Sat, 29 May 2004 14:33:44 GMT, "Peter Gottlieb"
wrote:

"tony" wrote in message
...
The intersting thing is, when discussing Boston, no one has mentioned the
real
risk of that city. It's driving. In Boston, it's a blood sport.

I lived there for over 10 years and the driving "skills" I acquired have
been of immeasureable use to me in other cities. NY cab drivers? No
problem! Tame!

Yea, it is amazing. If I drive in Boston like I drive in New Jersey
I'd never get anywhere. If I drive in New Jersey like I drive in
Boston I'd lose my license in a week...

How about the "round about" just on the North side of Boston? I think
three express ways come into it. No stop signs and no stop lights. You
best be in the proper lane at the proper moment, or you either turn
where you don't want to, or you won't be able to turn at all. It was
pretty much OK during the day, but rush hour was an experience.

I remember stopping at a red light and having a kid pass me on the
sidewalk. (in a car)

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

Roger Halstead wrote:
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How about the "round about" just on the North side of Boston? I think
three express ways come into it. No stop signs and no stop lights. You
best be in the proper lane at the proper moment, or you either turn
where you don't want to, or you won't be able to turn at all. It was
pretty much OK during the day, but rush hour was an experience.

I remember stopping at a red light and having a kid pass me on the
sidewalk. (in a car)


If you are talking about the RT 60/107 Rotary, I concur. It's been
voted the worst intersection in the greater Boston area by the cabbies.
I used to commute through there every day. On three occasions, I came
within inches of T-Boning a car that failed to yield right of way. Two
of these cars opting not to follow the traffic laws were cops. Just up
the road (on 107) there was a sign that read, "Obey signal. Wait for
green."

I did find that the Boston traffic was great practice for driving almost
anywhere else. (Center of Doublin, left side of the road, rush hour:
no problem.) Finishing up my private at BED (Hanscom Field) prepared me
to fly just about anywhere that's busy, too.

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On Thu, 03 Jun 2004 20:14:15 -0400, Dan Truesdell
wrote:

I did find that the Boston traffic was great practice for driving almost
anywhere else. (Center of Doublin, left side of the road, rush hour:
no problem.)

I seem to remember hearing/reading that the first ever traffic ticket
written here was issued in NY for someone from MA operating their
horse and carriage on the wrong side of the street back when it wasn't
standardized.....

Finishing up my private at BED (Hanscom Field) prepared me
to fly just about anywhere that's busy, too.

Yea, friday afternoons in the summer with a bunch of student pilots
doing pattern work, the jets trying to get in and pick up or out with
weekend vacationers, and a trainee tower controller can be quite the
challenge..