Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Where do Connecticuters go to Driving School?

I've been in Connecticut for 48 hours and I've come to one main conclusion...people in CT are CRAZY ASS DRIVERS. Multiple times in the last 2 days I've witnessed, heard about or been forced to partake in the utter suspicion of anything resembling a traffic law.

I knew driving on the East coast would be different than my mostly Midwestern experience. I knew that I'd be honked at, passed, maybe even cause of a road rage or two.

But here are a couple things I DIDN'T know:
1) Driving without a GPS is near impossible...you always need to know an alternate route when you encounter stopped traffic on the highway almost everyday
2) There are more BMWs, Lexus, Range Rovers and Porches on the road than one could imagine. But that doesn't mean the drivers aren't going to still try and run you off the road.
3) Turning lanes are mere suggestions, common practice is to just chose whatever one is more convenient and then gun it in front of the person next to you.
4) Signaling with your blinker is a courtesy they are too busy making money to bother with
5) Don't expect to find a parking lot, learn to park in a too crowded multi-level garage between a pole and a chick who parked her SUV right on the line.

There is one New England driving skill I have mastered...the running of the yellow light. I never thought it'd be safer to speed through a yellow than stop but believe me, in this state it is.

2 comments:

  1. never knew you had a blog amanda. i must have missed the original announcement. it's now in my favorites and i will become a regular reder. wishing you much happiness on your new adventure!
    aunt sally

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  2. maybe you shouldn't have bought a new car for this rotation. ugghhh drive carefully

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