Years ago we got lost trying to get to the arch and ended up in the heart of a very very bad neighborhood. Stop signs every block and a decent amount of traffic made finding our way out fairly difficult. An ambulance pulled in behind us and followed until we finally got clear. Felt pretty courteous to me. :D
Didn't something very similiar happen in the movie "Vacation?"
Having lived in the Pittsburgh area for 25 years and then in the Baltimore/Dc area for 48 years, I can agree with the placement of those cities on that list. Though I do think it is more a matter of the drivers in Pittsburgh know how to drive to maintain a smooth traffic flow while those in Baltimore/DC don't have a clue.
amg_rx7 wrote:Joe Gearin wrote: I've lived in Chicago, driven in Atlanta countless times, and had to deal with beltway traffic outside of D.C. Nothing.....nothing compares to Boston. By far the most aggressive drivers I've encountered. When we moved from Boston to Chicago we were shocked at how courteous Chicago drivers were.Yep. There is a reason they are referred to as Mass-holes...Them folks is crazy!
I am surprised anyone in Boston can drive a stick, since they always have their left hand out the window flipping the bird.
I drove through Boston once, stick shift, while being "serviced" by my GF.
Good times..... It might have explained my calm demeanor to the other drivers.
Hal wrote: Having lived in the Pittsburgh area for 25 years and then in the Baltimore/Dc area for 48 years, I can agree with the placement of those cities on that list. Though I do think it is more a matter of the drivers in Pittsburgh know how to drive to maintain a smooth traffic flow while those in Baltimore/DC don't have a clue.
I more recently moved from Pitt to the DC area. I agree entirely.
The other factor is, in DC everyone seems to drive with the "I have to be there NOW!" mentality. This means, cutting off and ahead in traffic, extreme tailgating, not knowing what the left lane is for, abrupt moves across 4 lanes of traffic (with no signal, natch)... The list goes on.
I live in Gaithersburg and work in DC. In almost 2 years I have NEVER driven to my office. There is no possible way I would want to do that. I rough it out on the Metro instead. Hell, I can count the number of times I have driven on the beltway during the week on one hand! You just don't want to go there.
I always felt while living in chicago that most of the drivers were at least predictable.
When I drive in Houston, it was a completely different story. I feel like the right car for that environment is something out of Mad Max.
"I call BS, Connecticut's not even on the list!"
They DO have a way about them down there, a lot like Rhode Island when you're on Route 95. Maybe it's the highway, maybe it's the drivers in those two states, definitely something's gone wrong.
Apexcarver wrote: I live in Gaithersburg and work in DC. In almost 2 years I have NEVER driven to my office. There is no possible way I would want to do that. I rough it out on the Metro instead. Hell, I can count the number of times I have driven on the beltway during the week on one hand! You just don't want to go there.
You're telling me driving is so bad you'd rather ride american public transit? That's berkeleying bad man. I might even never say a bad thing about Detroit surface street traffic behavior again.
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