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-Short Attention Span Theater-
Boston - We're #1 (for worst place to drive)!
2004-08-04
Via FARK. Yes, I've finished work for the day...
Finding your way around Boston can drive you crazy (like no one else - Ed.). It's the most challenging city to navigate in America, according to Avis, which based it decision on driving factors such as street layouts, rampant jaywalking, congested freeways, squealing rubber from a white '96 Intrepid with bald tires, days of rain and snow and nuance complexity of directions needed to get from the airport to the city center. Meanwhile, Bakersfield, California, is the least-challenging city for driving, along with Anchorage, Alaska; and Fresno, California.
It's not a challenge, it's FUN!
Posted by:Raj

#10  You people simply do not know how to drive.
Posted by: Mark Espinola   2004-08-04 9:51:37 PM  

#9  heard you had to pay for a fire hydrant to be moved to get a parking space, too :-)
Posted by: Frank G   2004-08-04 8:39:12 PM  

#8  I lived there 2 years. Was scared shitless on the roads the whole time.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2004-08-04 8:12:50 PM  

#7  I learned to drive in northern New Jersey, just outside NYC (NJ Combat Driving Certificate, 4th Degree, with Dent Cluster) and thought I'd seen the worst.

But driving in Boston is absolutely insane. I mean, I'm used to people driving recklessly and aggressively-- to get somewhere. But drivers in Boston seem to be propelled simply by sheer hatred.
Posted by: Dave D.   2004-08-04 7:49:26 PM  

#6  I know all the sign language. And several different dialects...
Posted by: tu3031   2004-08-04 7:49:23 PM  

#5  Never make eye contact.
Posted by: Mr. Davis   2004-08-04 4:14:28 PM  

#4  Yup, after learning to drive in Mass, the rest of the world was a piece of cake.
Posted by: Steve   2004-08-04 4:04:03 PM  

#3  1967. Vacation. Father driving rental car. Sounds like nothing changed.
Posted by: BigEd   2004-08-04 3:39:22 PM  

#2  "Boston Drivers: Putting the "~hole" into "Mass~" for generations...."

Posted by: Carl in N.H   2004-08-04 3:25:29 PM  

#1  Sign language is the key.
Posted by: Matt   2004-08-04 3:15:36 PM  

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