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<blockquote data-quote="Northeast Stinger" data-source="post: 922728" data-attributes="member: 1640"><p>I tend to agree with all of this. My wife and I used to say that Massachusetts traffic was like a giant amoeba, shifting and morphing its shape. Drivers rarely had to break speed and, as you said, the space always opened up for a car that needed that space.</p><p></p><p>I could also comment on the different driving styles around the country. The style I like the least is Atlanta. Too many drivers are way too aggressive for traffic conditions. In the 70s and 80s people still were fairly courteous and had a mindset that “everybody has somewhere they have to be so I’ll accommodate other drivers the way I would want them to accommodate me.”</p><p></p><p>Now a particular scenario on the downtown connector goes like this. A driver is in a middle lane going 55. Another driver is going hundred weaving in an out of packs of cars. That driver comes all the way across from the left lane (because the car in front of them was only going 80) and are surprised to end up behind the guy who is going 55. They then swerve in a split second between two other cars to get around this slower pack almost clipping three different cars. What bothers me about that scenario is that way too many Atlanta drivers seem to think that is good driving. Aggression and getting to your destination 56 seconds sooner feels like a victory to them. </p><p></p><p>And don’t get me started about the different things I’ve seen fall off the back of trailers or pick up trucks. Then add rain to the mix.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Northeast Stinger, post: 922728, member: 1640"] I tend to agree with all of this. My wife and I used to say that Massachusetts traffic was like a giant amoeba, shifting and morphing its shape. Drivers rarely had to break speed and, as you said, the space always opened up for a car that needed that space. I could also comment on the different driving styles around the country. The style I like the least is Atlanta. Too many drivers are way too aggressive for traffic conditions. In the 70s and 80s people still were fairly courteous and had a mindset that “everybody has somewhere they have to be so I’ll accommodate other drivers the way I would want them to accommodate me.” Now a particular scenario on the downtown connector goes like this. A driver is in a middle lane going 55. Another driver is going hundred weaving in an out of packs of cars. That driver comes all the way across from the left lane (because the car in front of them was only going 80) and are surprised to end up behind the guy who is going 55. They then swerve in a split second between two other cars to get around this slower pack almost clipping three different cars. What bothers me about that scenario is that way too many Atlanta drivers seem to think that is good driving. Aggression and getting to your destination 56 seconds sooner feels like a victory to them. And don’t get me started about the different things I’ve seen fall off the back of trailers or pick up trucks. Then add rain to the mix. [/QUOTE]
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