Pirep needed: Boston Airports

you are making the error of thinking that the Boston driver
actually notices the NH plates.

Oh, they notice everything! You only *think* that they are not looking
around them. The trick of driving in Boston is to move your eyes,
never your head. It is pretty much the same theory as not making eye
contact on the NY subway.

I used to flick my parking lights when cars crowded me too close on
the rat-race into Storrow Drive, coming off the Tobin Bridge. The
tailgaters figured I was braking and drew back (those NH plates
again!). But the guvmint ruined that technique when it mandated the
cylop's eye brake light.

I recall my astonishment when I went to Washington DC, and the drivers
actually stopped for me to cross the street. (In a different vein, I
was equally astonished when I went to NYC and found that the cops were
polite!)


all the best -- Dan Ford
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I recall my astonishment when I went to Washington DC, and the drivers
actually stopped for me to cross the street. (In a different vein, I
was equally astonished when I went to NYC and found that the cops were
polite!)



For real culture shock as a driver, Drive through Boston, park at Logan. Fly to
SFO, and drive in that city. I mean, they actually stop when people step off
the curb to cross the street! I thought it was to give them a chance to get
into the kill zone, but no, those people were allowed to just walk across the
street!

Never saw anything like it. Must be because it's so far from the ocean or
something.

Speaking again of Boston, is Dergan Park (not sure of the spelling) still
training its waitresses to be clerks at the Registry of Motor Vehicles?

"Cub Driver" wrote in message
...
Oh, they notice everything! You only *think* that they are not looking
around them. The trick of driving in Boston is to move your eyes,
never your head. It is pretty much the same theory as not making eye
contact on the NY subway.

The leading cause of traffic accidents in Boston is two cars trying to hit
the same pedestrian.

--Gary

In article H1Fuc.30271$Ly.27863@attbi_s01,
"Gary Drescher" wrote:

"Cub Driver" wrote in message
...
Oh, they notice everything! You only *think* that they are not looking
around them. The trick of driving in Boston is to move your eyes,
never your head. It is pretty much the same theory as not making eye
contact on the NY subway.

The leading cause of traffic accidents in Boston is two cars trying to hit
the same pedestrian.

--Gary

The truly amazing thing is that Massachusetts has the lowest traffic
fatality rate and one of the lowest accident rates in the country. I was
never able to figure that one out.

In article ,
emoove (tony) wrote:

For real culture shock as a driver, Drive through Boston, park at Logan. Fly
to SFO, and drive in that city. I mean, they actually stop when people step off
the curb to cross the street! I thought it was to give them a chance to get
into the kill zone, but no, those people were allowed to just walk across
the street!

True enough. That's more or less the law in all of California.

But at the same time there's currently a really serious red-light
running problem -- don't slow, don't even look except for a cursory
glance, then bomb on through -- in SF, and it's caused some really nasty
incidents.

In article
, Pixel
Dent wrote:

The truly amazing thing is that Massachusetts has the lowest traffic
fatality rate and one of the lowest accident rates in the country. I was
never able to figure that one out.

it must be because everyone is hitting the insurance companies
(apparently MA has the highest claim rate).

--
Bob Noel

Pixel Dent wrote:

The truly amazing thing is that Massachusetts has the lowest traffic
fatality rate and one of the lowest accident rates in the country. I was
never able to figure that one out.

Perhaps the Boston area has a very high rate which is balanced by a very low rate in
the rest of the Commonwealth?

George Patterson
None of us is as dumb as all of us.

The truly amazing thing is that Massachusetts has the lowest traffic
fatality rate and one of the lowest accident rates in the country. I was
never able to figure that one out.

it must be because everyone is hitting the insurance companies
(apparently MA has the highest claim rate).

--
Bob Noel


I think, really, that most time sheet metal is rearranged in MA it's at fairly
low speeds. Those beat up cars lose a lot of their zip early on.

"Pixel Dent" wrote in message
news
In article H1Fuc.30271$Ly.27863@attbi_s01,
"Gary Drescher" wrote:

"Cub Driver" wrote in message
...
Oh, they notice everything! You only *think* that they are not looking
around them. The trick of driving in Boston is to move your eyes,
never your head. It is pretty much the same theory as not making eye
contact on the NY subway.

The leading cause of traffic accidents in Boston is two cars trying to
hit
the same pedestrian.

--Gary

The truly amazing thing is that Massachusetts has the lowest traffic
fatality rate and one of the lowest accident rates in the country. I was
never able to figure that one out.

My theory is that our crosssections are very low because of the high driving
speed. So it's like hitting one bullet with another.

On Mon, 31 May 2004 06:34:12 -0400, Cub Driver
wrote:

I recall my astonishment when I went to Washington DC, and the drivers
actually stopped for me to cross the street.

I'm stunned. Someone is actually praising Washington drivers.

Duck Dog -- who's driven around the beltway enough to know better.