Massachusetts Drivers are Crazy?

[TomFraser]

In one of my classes the teacher brought up the fact that Massachusetts drivers are crazy compared to the rest of the country.

Other kids from out of state agreed.

One person brought up the fact that in rotaries in the south people tend to alternate, yielding to let cars in. In Massachusetts a rotary is a circle of cars going fast where no one yields and getting in requires timing and a decent acceleration. They called them "Death Rotaries" and avoid them.

The other point brought up was that Massachusetts drivers are proud of being Massachusetts drivers, further worsening the situation.

I enjoyed listening to different stereotypes of different states from everyone, and wonder what people here think.

I'm from Massachusetts, and find nothing wrong with they way anyone drivers here, but this is the only place I've ever driven.

I find that Rhode Islanders are morons (the few times i've driven through it I've been almost run off a highway each time by someone merging into a left lane without looking). In Massachusetts this has never happened. People in MA know you are on the left and will leave you at least an inch or two

I had a great experience in Connecticut. I was coming off a side road and needed to make a left through two lanes of traffic going right, with no lights (terrible road setup, but anyways...) TWO cars yielded for me to go, I was SHOCKED, I was all set to take a right and then turn around when possible, this would not have happened in Massachusetts.

So what experience have you had in Massachusetts, or any other state? Examples? Near death experiences?

 

[karlmk3]

mass drivers are crazy lived in ct and in co now and yall are nuts

 

[Poodles]

They're not called "mass asses" or "massholes" for nothin...

But, as people move around quite a bit, bad drivers are everywhere...

 

[MrClean]

I agreed that bad drivers are everywhere. It depends what type of bad driver you encounter though when going through other states. When passing through wisconsin you could be doing 160 on I94 and a wisconsin driver will decide to pass someone in the right lane and move into the left lane just as you yourself are about to pass them.

Ohio, everyone drives extremely slow and seems to have no idea where they are going.

Minneapolis is similar to Chicago. Lots of people on the road. They all want to get to where they are going adn they want to get there fast....but one little old lady has to get in the far left lane (dubbed the fast lane) and do the speed limit. In Chicago, when merging, NO ONE lets you in. You pretty much have to fight your way into a lane. Sometimes literally.

New York....fucking nuts. End of story.

LA....hell hole from Satan's Anus. End of story.

Iowa and Idaho and Nebraska....most boring drives ever and hardly any people on the road.

Florida....the cubans be crazy. Pulling U-turns in the middle of the road. Not even going up to a stoplight to make the U-turn.

Thats the best I can think of at the moment.

 

[flight doc89]

Yeah, well those Atlanta, GA drivers are the worst. Cut you off left and right and get major road rage if you don't let them cut you off.

 

[dubsupra209]

come to the bay area (ca) everyones got dents on there 09 benz...

 

[FIL]

I didn't think Bay area drivers were too bad.... maybe that says more about my driving than theirs though...

 

[lewis15498]

Its only bad if you go into Boston. Now I just spent new years in NYC and despite the fact that I was walking, I can tell you NYC drivers are 1000% crazier than Boston drivers will ever be.

 

[flight doc89]

I should qualify my earlier comment: ATL drivers are assholes, but not all of them are necessarily bad. Alabama drivers, on the other hand, are not usually assholes but instead can't drive for shit.

 

[mattman]

so im told 97% of all people who hit black ice yell " OH F*$%!!!!" the other 3% are from Michigan.

 

[SupaMan]

so im told 97% of all people who hit black ice yell " OH F*$%!!!!" the other 3% are from Michigan.

:biglaugh:

Im from florida we get a taste of all you assholes every winter :3d_frown:............:icon_bigg

 

[SupraMario]

I do have to say out of the southeast states I've visited and drove in, TN has still the best roads and drivers.

 

[supra90turbo]

I don't think it's that bad, but i'm probably one of those Massholes.
I actually quite enjoy driving into Boston. If you don't know how to merge and act quickly, stay out! It's the people that yield excessively and wait for someone to let them go that makes driving through Boston suck.

 

[Wh1t3T1g3r]

I drive in mass for work every day, the drivers are pretty bad, but I have to agree, NYC is by far the worst. I went there once with a few friends and we were driving on the far most left lane in the middle of the city and a taxi cab passed us on by driving on the sidewalk! Crazy stuff.

 

[RazoE]

So Cal drivers are not bad drivers, just impatient and they hate to wait that half second for you to shift into 1st and start taking off, so they must lay the horn on as soon as the light turns green...

they always seem to be in a rush and will tailgate the shit out of you, even if you're both coasting to a redlight; makes no sense to me......

 

[Tanya]

I'm from Massachusetts. The drivers here in Florida are far worse. It's because they're transplanted from everywhere else, and/or are too fucking old to be driving.

Washington was decent IMO, except for some horrible traffic jams in Tacoma and Seattle.

In Texas, no one changing lanes use their fucking turn signal.

In SoCal, everyone does 90mph.

 

[SupaMan]

I'm from Massachusetts. The drivers here in Florida are far worse. It's because they're transplanted from everywhere else, and/or are too fucking old to be driving.

Washington was decent IMO, except for some horrible traffic jams in Tacoma and Seattle.

In Texas, no one changing lanes use their fucking turn signal.

In SoCal, everyone does 90mph.

/Thread.

 

[TopSecret]

Have you been in BC yet?

As someone who learned driving in Germany... driving in North America is... well... interesting. No matter where you go, really.

Turn signals? What's that?
Slow lane? Everywhere.
Fast lane? Everywhere.
Merging? I was here first, so go @#$% yourself.
Speed limit? Well, if the sign says 50, let's go 40, heck even 30, just to be sure.

Personally it drives me insane. How do people get their licenses in the first place? I wish for the Autobahn and proper education on a daily basis... maybe one day. :nono:

 

[88guy]

I like driving in the states You guys all move along with a sence of ergency! Compaired to the DOMINATE senior citizen population of my little city. And the CRAZY asian's in vancouver lol

 

[mkthree92]

Alabama drivers, on the other hand, are not usually assholes but instead can't drive for shit.

This!