Post by MrsVlad on Sept 8, 2006 19:59:08 GMT -5
This is no joke… we do drive like this.
any of this sound familiar to you guys?...
"Long Island Driving Rules"
1. A right-lane construction closure is just a game to see how many people
can cut in line by passing you on the right as you sit in the left lane
waiting for the same drivers to squeeze their way back in before hitting
the orange construction barrels.
2. Turn signals will give away your next move. A real Long Island driver
never uses them. Use of them in Massapequa may be illegal.
3. Under no circumstances should you leave a safe distance between you and
the car in front of you, or the space will be filled in by somebody else
putting you in an even more dangerous situation.
4. Crossing two or more lanes in a single lane-change is considered "going
with the flow."
5. The faster you drive through a red light, the smaller the chance you
have of getting hit.
6. Never get in the way of an older car that needs extensive bodywork.
7. Braking is to be done as hard and late as possible to ensure that your
ABS kicks in, giving a nice, relaxing foot massage as the brake pedal
pulsates. For those of you without ABS, it's a chance to stretch your legs.
8. Construction signs warn you about road closures immediately after you
pass the last exit before the backup.
9. Electronic traffic warning signs are not there to provide useful
information. They are only there to make Long Island look high-tech, and to
distract you from seeing the state police radar car parked on the median.
10. Never pass on the left when you can pass on the right.
11. Speed limits are arbitrary figures, given only as suggestions, and are
apparently not enforceable during rush hour.
12. Just because you're in the left lane and have no room to speed up or
move over doesn't mean that a Long Island driver flashing his high beams
behind you doesn't think he can go faster in your spot.
13. Always slow down and rubberneck when you see an accident, or even if
someone is just changing a tire.
14. Throwing litter on the roads adds color to the landscape and gives
Adopt-a-Highway crews something to clean up.
15. It is assumed that state police cars passing at high speed may be
followed in the event you need to make up a few minutes on your way to
work, or the beach.
16. Learn to swerve abruptly. Long Island is the home of high-speed slalom
driving thanks to potholes.
17. It is traditional in Long Island to honk your horn at cars that don't
move the instant the light changes.
18. Seeking eye contact with another driver revokes your right of way,
except in Garden City where it acts as an invitation to duel or play
chicken.
19. Never take a green light at face value. Always look right and left
before proceeding. In Long Island it is common to stop and then decide
which direction to turn.
20. Remember that the goal of every Long Island driver is to get there
first, by whatever means necessary.
21. Real Long Island female drivers can put on pantyhose, apply eye makeup,
and balance the checkbook at seventy-five miles per hour during a snowstorm
in bumper-to-bumper traffic.
22. Real Long Island male drivers can remove pantyhose and a bra at
seventy-five miles per hour in bumper-to-bumper traffic during daylight
hours (who would want to at night?).
23. Heavy snow, ice, fog, and rain are no reasons to change any of the
previously listed rules. These weather conditions are God's way of ensuring
a natural selection process for body shops, junkyards, and new vehicle
sales.
any of this sound familiar to you guys?...
"Long Island Driving Rules"
1. A right-lane construction closure is just a game to see how many people
can cut in line by passing you on the right as you sit in the left lane
waiting for the same drivers to squeeze their way back in before hitting
the orange construction barrels.
2. Turn signals will give away your next move. A real Long Island driver
never uses them. Use of them in Massapequa may be illegal.
3. Under no circumstances should you leave a safe distance between you and
the car in front of you, or the space will be filled in by somebody else
putting you in an even more dangerous situation.
4. Crossing two or more lanes in a single lane-change is considered "going
with the flow."
5. The faster you drive through a red light, the smaller the chance you
have of getting hit.
6. Never get in the way of an older car that needs extensive bodywork.
7. Braking is to be done as hard and late as possible to ensure that your
ABS kicks in, giving a nice, relaxing foot massage as the brake pedal
pulsates. For those of you without ABS, it's a chance to stretch your legs.
8. Construction signs warn you about road closures immediately after you
pass the last exit before the backup.
9. Electronic traffic warning signs are not there to provide useful
information. They are only there to make Long Island look high-tech, and to
distract you from seeing the state police radar car parked on the median.
10. Never pass on the left when you can pass on the right.
11. Speed limits are arbitrary figures, given only as suggestions, and are
apparently not enforceable during rush hour.
12. Just because you're in the left lane and have no room to speed up or
move over doesn't mean that a Long Island driver flashing his high beams
behind you doesn't think he can go faster in your spot.
13. Always slow down and rubberneck when you see an accident, or even if
someone is just changing a tire.
14. Throwing litter on the roads adds color to the landscape and gives
Adopt-a-Highway crews something to clean up.
15. It is assumed that state police cars passing at high speed may be
followed in the event you need to make up a few minutes on your way to
work, or the beach.
16. Learn to swerve abruptly. Long Island is the home of high-speed slalom
driving thanks to potholes.
17. It is traditional in Long Island to honk your horn at cars that don't
move the instant the light changes.
18. Seeking eye contact with another driver revokes your right of way,
except in Garden City where it acts as an invitation to duel or play
chicken.
19. Never take a green light at face value. Always look right and left
before proceeding. In Long Island it is common to stop and then decide
which direction to turn.
20. Remember that the goal of every Long Island driver is to get there
first, by whatever means necessary.
21. Real Long Island female drivers can put on pantyhose, apply eye makeup,
and balance the checkbook at seventy-five miles per hour during a snowstorm
in bumper-to-bumper traffic.
22. Real Long Island male drivers can remove pantyhose and a bra at
seventy-five miles per hour in bumper-to-bumper traffic during daylight
hours (who would want to at night?).
23. Heavy snow, ice, fog, and rain are no reasons to change any of the
previously listed rules. These weather conditions are God's way of ensuring
a natural selection process for body shops, junkyards, and new vehicle
sales.
