Out and about
In Michigan, we're used to madness behind the wheel of a car. Blame it on the drivers. We weave in and out of traffic, signal after we've begun our lane change and follow too closely (our hallmark maneuver if you ask me).
So I thought, growing up as a Detroit driver, that I'd have no problem on the mean streets of the Washington suburbs. Oops.
In just a few short hours exploring today, I was honked at twice, flipped off and, I'm sure, called many many names. The problem here isn't the drivers (who are rather responsible, actually) but the roads. They intersect at strange obtuse angles, so you're never sure if you're turning left or going straight. You cut someone off in a last-ditch attempt to get into the left lane only to discover that all SIX lanes of traffic are allowed to turn left. And there are so many cars here. So many. Sure, Detroit's the motor city, but only because everything is still on the assembly line. Our roads back home are clear.
And just when you think "Well, no problem, I'll come back the way I came," ... NO! Do Not Enter.
Thank God for the Metro.
posted by Editored at 2:43 PM
2 Comments:
Hey Ed, it's Darin. You'll eventually get used to the horns, in fact, I found that the Boston road rage has rubbed off on me at home. You'll start wanting to honk your horn 0.0005 seconds after the light turns green and no one moves. Anyways, hope you're enjoying MD, besides the hellacious drivers.
p.s. Me and Adrienne were wondering what city you actually lived in, we were trying to YahooMap it from Boston to there.
Darin,
I'm in Silver Spring. E-mail me and I'll give you the address... don't want to post it here, for obvious reasons. You can get my e-mail from Adrienne if you don't have it.
Ed
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