Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Use your blinker, fool

I don't know how to say this any other way: everyone in my state drives like complete assholes.

It's a known fact that driving along Route 95 is a death wish. People speed in and out of lanes like they are in a movie. I've seen nothing like it anywhere else. Boston wasn't bad becuase there was so much traffic, people simply couldn't go anywhere fast. But here it is much different. The traffic is steady, but moving. This causes a big problem because people use this opportunity to drive like jerks. I have seen countless accidents on 95, cars flipped over, smashed against the jersey barriers, on top of other cars, you name it and it has happened on 95. It took me a few months to figure out what the problem was, but I have now discovered the reason: there are NO cops on the road. None. I think I have seen 2 police cars on 95 and both times they were looking for single drivers trying to sneak onto the HOV lanes. Come on, there are people driving like idiots all over the road and they are looking for HOV sneaks?? I don't get it.

Another thing that makes me insane is that NO ONE uses their turn signals. I am used to it now, so I know how to spot the crazies who are going to shoot into another lane without signalling, or the loser who decides to make a quick right-turn into McDonalds with no signal whatsoever. It's a big deal to drive anywhere.

The most appalling part of all this mayheim is that my state is a no-fault state. What that means is that no matter who caused the accident, both parties pay the price. I doesn't take a rocket scientist to point out the huge flaw in this system. Add that to the fact that you don't need to get your vehicle inspected here and you're left with a bunch of rusty cars driving 100mph down 95, crashing into each other. I hope the police someday catch someone sneaking into the HOV lane. Hopefully they will at least use their signal.

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