I have to admit, the title of this blog is not entirely correct. However, Dixiechick's husband's road rules seemed a little over the top, hence the current title. But my husband is due all credit for today's rambling.
In all honesty, after a very long day on the road, I didn't think I would have the energy to come up with a cute blog. However, thanks to my husband, I do. As we drove through four different states, surrounded by drivers from all over the US, he started to get every so slightly annoyed by the different, and often times, irksome behaviors exhibited by residents from different states. He then proceeded to have me and the kids crack up by naming the different rules that each state seemed to adhere to, and told me I really should write a blog about them. So here are the state-by-state traffic laws that my husband feels y'all should be aware of:
Florida: You must, at all times, hog the middle lane, and preferably at a speed lower than that of the traffic in the far right lane. Never, ever, relinguish that middle lane position.
Georgia: Maintaining your lane is a sign of weakness. You must change lanes as often as you can, thus engagging in a game of highway leapfrog. This game entails such rules as: pass on the right, slow down in the middle lane, and wait to be passed when in the left lane.
Tennessee: The locals of this state are never in a hurry to get anywhere. In fact, many of them haven't really decided where they're going yet.
Alabama: You must also never be in a hurry to get anywhere, but you do have to know where you're going. Well, sort of.
Kentucky: I may put the ten commandments on my truck, but I sure as heck ain't gonna let you merge in front of me.
After thus insulting almost every state in our area, I think my husband felt a little guilty, especially considering driving in Europe is so much worse. Hence, he also came up with a list of rules for some of the European countries we have driven in:
The Netherlands: Do your best to control the flow of traffic by manouvring and positioning your car so others, who are not driving according to your standards, cannot bypass you
Germany: All rules must be obeyed at all times. We will gladly post every single one of these on the side of the road using tiny and complicated signs.
France: Rules are for Germans. We just like to express ourselves freely.
Any additions to this list are very welcome!
7 comments:
Very Funny!!!
Especially Tennessee and the French one ;-)
The one about the Dutch is so true, the French one made me laugh out loud.
New Jersey; pass as fast as you can, then cut in front to catch the next exit.
New York; no bad driving there :)
Belgium: Can't decide which rules to use. Dutch, French or German. Does some serious tailgating to gain thinking time. ;->
What about England? They write down every rule instead of using symbols, put their country full of roadsigns (never seen more anywhere else) and even have texts like "look right" on the pavement. What if you are dyslexic or can't read English?
Hahaha, zo herkenbaar! We hebben gisteren nog een tocht door de Kempen gemaakt waarbij ik de nieuwe verkeersregels verzon die sinds 1 juli van kracht zijn. Ik baseerde me voor deze nieuwe verkeersregels op het weggedrag van de andere chauffeurs.
West-Virginians -- My pickup truck only drives in the left lane, slower traffic keep right does not count in our state.
Washingtonians -- turn signal? Never heard of it (especially good at ignoring it when someone wants to merge in)
Northern Virginians -- Got (democratic) bumperstickers? I'll stick them on my (luxury) car (along with a whole slew of other holier than thou messages)!
Southern Virginians -- Traffic lights, we got none in our town, they scare me, so I stop way before the stopline.
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