Eastern U.S. vs Western U.S. drivers...??
There seems to be a distinct difference between driver's attitudes on the east coast versus driver's attitudes on the west, isn't there? Been in the eastern time zone for 1 month and it has already b...
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Avoid the DC area if that stuff bothers you. This area has some of the worst drivers. I personally love the homesteaders... the people that drive in the left lane at whatever speed they want, with complete and total disregard for any other traffic that wants to get around. We drive to Florida almost every winter for a 2 week get away. Traffic between Baltimore and Richmond is some of the most ignorant drivers I have ever seen. Once you get close to Richmond, you tend to have a lot less people just cruising in the left lane at the same exact speed as the guy in the right lane.
Another one that I love is when you are waiting to turn left across traffic or pull out of a side street/parking lot. I love it when people speed up (to a red light none the less) to avoid letting you turn in front of them. They would rather hurry up and wait longer at the light then to have the common decency to let you make your turn in front of them. I will never understand this mentality...
Turn signals are rarely used, but be careful if you do use your turn signal to change lanes... the guy behind you will SPEED UP to avoid letting you in front of him. He was perfectly fine driving at whatever speed in whatever lane... but once you decide you want to drive in his lane... he ain't having it.
Merge lanes in other areas mean that traffic should be equitable and allow traffic to merge. In the DC area it is a challenge to see who can speed up to the closed portion of the lane fastest, then cut off as many people as possible... usually slamming on their brakes in the process, thus causing a chain reaction behind them.
Parking spots are "international waters" up here too. People park wherever they want, park across multiple spots, park in the fire lane, park in the loading zone in front of the grocery store, etc.
There are some great places on the east coast to visit, but you might need to take anti-anxiety medication to deal with the traffic...
Another one that I love is when you are waiting to turn left across traffic or pull out of a side street/parking lot. I love it when people speed up (to a red light none the less) to avoid letting you turn in front of them. They would rather hurry up and wait longer at the light then to have the common decency to let you make your turn in front of them. I will never understand this mentality...
Turn signals are rarely used, but be careful if you do use your turn signal to change lanes... the guy behind you will SPEED UP to avoid letting you in front of him. He was perfectly fine driving at whatever speed in whatever lane... but once you decide you want to drive in his lane... he ain't having it.
Merge lanes in other areas mean that traffic should be equitable and allow traffic to merge. In the DC area it is a challenge to see who can speed up to the closed portion of the lane fastest, then cut off as many people as possible... usually slamming on their brakes in the process, thus causing a chain reaction behind them.
Parking spots are "international waters" up here too. People park wherever they want, park across multiple spots, park in the fire lane, park in the loading zone in front of the grocery store, etc.
There are some great places on the east coast to visit, but you might need to take anti-anxiety medication to deal with the traffic...
