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I thought the DC beltway was interesting. Everybody was going 10+ over even though the police were out there ticketing. Seems like they would all drive fast and if they were pulled over, they just figured it was their turn to be the sacrifical lamb while everyone else got to continue driving fast. really strange to watch.

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Originally Posted by blk90s13 (Post 2226263)

maybe you should stay in NY next time ? :P

I dont drive in NYC nothing beats the NY transit ;)

I used to work in NJ, while living on LI. I did this for 7 years. 30 mile commute involving the Cross Island Expwy, Throgs Neck Bridge, Cross Bronx Expwy, George Washington Bridge, Rt. 80/95 in NJ. Nassau County LI - Queens - Bronx - Manhattan - Bergen County NJ. About 22 miles highway, 8 miles local roads with two toll plazas. My record was 47 minutes (in a Peugeot diesel!), my worst aside from a major snow storm was 1:30. I knew exactly what lanes to be in at what position, I knew every shortcut and every place where I could look ahead to see bottlenecks and bail onto an alternate route. The difference in courtesy getting through the GW Bridge toll plaza (which goes from NJ to NYC) and getting through the Throgs Neck Bridge plaza (going from the Bronx to Queens) was astounding.

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Originally Posted by BobK (Post 2226384)

The few times I have driven in NYC, I liked the drivers there. They were all paying attention and understood that everyone had somewhere they needed to go. Traffic was heavy but they all worked to keep it moving. Two examples I observed:
1. Street is five lanes wide. One on each side for parking and three for driving. Fellow in left curb parking space wants to pull into traffic. Traffic is solid flow. He puts on turn signal and a few cars back, a space about 1.5 cars long magically opens. He dives into space. A few cars later someone else signals and dives into the now open parking space. Traffic keeps moving the whole time.
2. Same street several blocks later. UPS truck stops to make a delivery. He of course double parks in left side traffic lane. He gets as close to parked cars as he can. Drivers in right and center traffic lane see what is happening and immediately squeeze over as far right as they can, making room for traffic in left driving lane to continue around UPS truck. Three lanes of traffic flow are maintained and everybody keeps moving.
These things are all due to EVERYBODY paying attention and making the effort to keep traffic moving at full flow. In Cincinnati, traffic would be backed up for blocks behind the UPS truck and the guy wanting out of the parking space may well have to wait until evening.

That sounds about right, BUT! You had better be on the ball and know what your doing. If you mess up they will correct you!:D

I'd have to say CT on I95 has the worst drivers. We have exploding truck fires almost every day that makes the stuff coming out of Hollywood look like crap!:D