What Should People Know About Driving in Your City?
What idiot transfers the inner loop to the outer one without merging with the HOV strip on red? Why the hell did you drive 101 Broadway at rush hour without a bumper guard in a parallel parking lot? But really, what do we need to know before we go to your city so that we don’t ruin our road with an idiot from the suburbs?
I have a vague feeling that high-altitude cities like Denver really need a powerful engine to get to the grocery store. I know that most streets in Manhattan are one-way, so even though this is a simple grid, you need to plan the last few blocks of your route. I know everyone thinks there are real crazy drivers living in their city, but which cities have polite drivers? Where are the pedestrians crazy?
What else do we need to know about driving in your city? What are the bottlenecks, the narrowest alleys, the famous potholes? What are the shortest cuts, straight shots, really well-groomed roads? What is considered particularly rude in your city? What good can you do for a fellow driver other than letting him in? What’s the stupidest thing that Waze and Google Maps are doing in your area?
We really don’t want to ruin your commute! So give us your own Californian monologue. Tell us how to drive a car in your city. We’ll post our best tips in the Personnel tab below.