11-16-2004, 11:40 AM | #1 |
Manshoon
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These are pretty funny (and true!)
1. Turn signals will give away your next move. A confident California driver avoids using them. 2. Under no circumstances should you maintain a safe distance between you and the car in front of you, because the space will be filled in by somebody else, putting you in an even more dangerous situation 3. The faster you drive through a red light, the less of a chance you have of getting hit. 4. Warning! Never come to a complete stop at a stop sign. No one expects it and it will result in you being rear-ended. 5. Never get in the way of an older car that needs extensive bodywork, especially with MA, CT or NH plates. With no insurance, the other operator has nothing to lose. 6. Braking is to be done as hard and late as possible to ensure that your ABS system kicks in, giving a vigorous foot massage as the brake pedal violently pulsates. For those of you without ABS, it's a chance to strengthen your leg muscles. 7. Never pass on the left when you can pass on the right. It's a good way to prepare other drivers entering the highway 8. Speed limits are arbitrary figures; given only as a suggestion and are not enforceable in California during rush hour. 9. Just because you're in the left lane and have no room to speed up or move over doesn't mean that a California driver flashing his high beams behind you doesn't think he can go faster in your spot. 10. Always brake and rubberneck when you see an accident or even someone changing a tire. This is seen as a sign of respect for the victim. 11. Learn to swerve abruptly without signaling. California is the home of high-speed slalom-driving along the I-5 Speedway; thanks to Department of Public Works, which puts potholes in the key locations to test drivers' reflexes and keep them alert. 12. It is traditional in California to honk your horn at cars in front of you that do not move three milliseconds after the light turns green. 13. To avoid injury in the event of a collision or rollover, it is important to exit your vehicle thru the windshield right away. Wearing your seatbelt will only impede your hi-velocity escape from danger. 14. Remember that the goal of every California driver is to get ahead of the pack by whatever means necessary. THANK YOU, The California Department of Motor Vehicles
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11-16-2004, 01:02 PM | #3 |
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sounds applicable to Budapest, too
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11-16-2004, 01:20 PM | #4 | |
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11-16-2004, 02:00 PM | #5 |
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Let me add a couple from Chicago:
1. The indicator signal is not a request for permission -- it is fair warning, a statement of actual intent. Move it, or lose it, or honk if you can't be seen. 2. (And this one for the Southerners) Do NOT, repeat, Do NOT fail to take your turn at a stop sign or signal intersection when it is your turn. It is not polite to sit there and let someone go first when you have the right-of-way -- it is in fact a delay of game, and in a city this big every f-tard like you adds up to a lot of clogged highways. 3. Do not enter and intersection you cannot leave. If you are sitting at a green light, and 3 cars ahead of you are going to be stuck in the intersection when it turns red, blocking all 3 bazillion oncoming cars, don't add to the problem. |
11-16-2004, 02:55 PM | #6 |
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decent jokes. 13 is the best, i agree
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11-16-2004, 03:16 PM | #7 |
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Sounds a lot like what people learn in Jersey...
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11-16-2004, 04:14 PM | #8 |
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Lol, I agree with the Chicago ones, went up there last summer to visit... people are nuts up there.
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11-16-2004, 05:12 PM | #9 |
Jack Burton
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Holy crap they were great!!!
I loved number 2 [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img] |
11-17-2004, 06:22 AM | #10 |
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LOL, those are all so amazingly true Except I always wear my seatbelt!
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