Regional Weirdness Examples
We are currently staying in the Phoenix area and, like many regions around the US, there are some unique customs and habits that would seem down right odd anywhere else. The single strangest thing we ...
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skipnchar wrote:
One of the strangest I've encountered is the driving on the shoulder in Texas. I believe they refer to just about any two lane with a 4 foot shoulder as "a Texas Four Lane". They would arrest folks for doing that in many states (including mine). The only scary thing for me is trying to figure out what I'd do if I had a flat tire. Thinking maybe park in the middle of the road lol cause almost NOBODY drives there.
Another that I've noticed in a NUMBER of different areas is folks drive almost every night with both headlights and fog lights on but when it's foggy during the day they don't bother turning either of them on at all. Never did understand either one of those myself. :H
I lived in Texas for a while...it scared the beegeebers out of us the 1st time we saw this!
As far as the headlight thing goes...yup, it's an oldtimers deal to save headlight bulbs so you don't have to change them so often. My Dad won't turn them on until he just can't see any longer. But with today's auto on feature...its seen less but still I see folks in newer rigs who have overriden that feature...I know my Dad would! I don't...I let them burn...better to be seen than not.
