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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2007 11:06:58 GMT -5
on Yahoo's homepage today. GREAT NY is #2!! WOOHOO, considering someone cut me off last night and I flipped them the bird!!!!! ;D (My comments in parenthesis!)
The list, ranked from those reporting the most incidents of road rage to the fewest:
1. Miami (I can see that. The early bird special is a HUGE deal! ;D)
2. New York (Needless to say, I'm proud! ;D)
3. Boston (Well, if they'd quit yammering on about their World Series win, they might drive better! ;D)
4. Los Angeles (Sure, it's tough when you're racing to be the next Hollywood wonder! ;D)
5. Washington, D.C. (Well, yea, I'd be cranky if I had Dubya in my city too! ;D)
6. Phoenix
7. Chicago
8. Sacramento, Calif.
9. Philadelphia (Passed thru quickly, Kathy would have to verify this)
10. San Francisco
11. Houston
12. Atlanta
13. Detroit
14. Minneapolis-St. Paul
15. Baltimore
16. Tampa, Fla.
17. San Diego
18. Cincinnati
19. Cleveland
20. Denver
21. Dallas-Ft. Worth
22. St. Louis
23. Seattle-Tacoma
24. Pittsburgh
25. Portland, Ore.
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Post by inuvik on May 15, 2007 11:12:40 GMT -5
on Yahoo's homepage today. GREAT NY is #2!! WOOHOO, considering someone cut me off last night and I flipped them the bird!!!!! You'd think with you there doing that, it would definitely be #1.  |
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2007 11:47:19 GMT -5
on Yahoo's homepage today. GREAT NY is #2!! WOOHOO, considering someone cut me off last night and I flipped them the bird!!!!! You'd think with you there doing that, it would definitely be #1. Hey. He cut me off!!! I yelled out "you're racing to go NOWHERE!!!" (since there was traffic) and he made the rude gesture first. I was like "OH NO HE DIDN'T" and drove up next to him and reciprocated. After all, it's the only polite thing, right? HEHE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Post by Chris on May 15, 2007 11:50:04 GMT -5
VERY polite, no doubt!!!! - Chris  |
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2007 12:05:03 GMT -5
VERY polite, no doubt!!!! - Chris LMHO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;D |
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Post by doobrah on May 15, 2007 12:11:10 GMT -5
Where were you? On the L.I.E., chock-a-block?
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2007 13:47:17 GMT -5
Where were you? On the L.I.E., chock-a-block? Karma for that - yes I was! |
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Post by krissie on May 15, 2007 14:07:19 GMT -5
Where were you? On the L.I.E., chock-a-block? I know that the best way to kill a joke is to ask for an explanation. I apologise... but I can't resist asking, anyway. Krissie <currently feeling humour impaired> |
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2007 14:10:30 GMT -5
Where were you? On the L.I.E., chock-a-block? I know that the best way to kill a joke is to ask for an explanation. I apologise... but I can't resist asking, anyway. Krissie <currently feeling humour impaired> haha! It's okay - after all, would I know specifically what Scotland Yard is? (Police?) L.I.E. - Long Island Expressway in New York. Notice the initials? LIE - because it's a BIG FAT LIE - there's traffic morning, noon, night, holiday, no holiday, flood, snow storm, Flag Day, Groundhog Day, Arbor Day, Yom Kippur, Christmas, Kwanzaa - you get the point? ;D |
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Post by krissie on May 15, 2007 15:03:54 GMT -5
I know that the best way to kill a joke is to ask for an explanation. I apologise... but I can't resist asking, anyway. Krissie <currently feeling humour impaired> haha! It's okay - after all, would I know specifically what Scotland Yard is? (Police?) L.I.E. - Long Island Expressway in New York. Notice the initials? LIE - because it's a BIG FAT LIE - there's traffic morning, noon, night, holiday, no holiday, flood, snow storm, Flag Day, Groundhog Day, Arbor Day, Yom Kippur, Christmas, Kwanzaa - you get the point? ;D Yep, I get the point! Thanks! I feel enlightened.  To be honest, I find Scotland Yard a tad confusing, too. Yes, it has to do with the police. (It's the HQ of the Metropolitan Police, in London.) I've never quite figured out why, in drama series, detectives working for Scotland Yard end up trying to solve crimes all over Britain. (Inspector Lynley Mysteries, anyone?) Maybe I'm missing something obvious here. On an almost related topic... Is it legal in the US and Canada to drive while using a mobile phone handset? (And, am I right in thinking that you would say 'cell phone', rather than 'mobile'?) A friend and I were watching a film at the weekend. The story was set somewhere in North America, though quite where was never specified. The overall theme dealt with issues surrounding dangerous driving, and the survivors' campaigns for more responsible driving. Fine, but every time we saw one of the characters in a car, they'd be driving along with their mobiles in one hand, clamped to their ear. Now, my friend and I found this very odd because driving while using a handset is illegal over here, and has been for several years. From our point of view, if the film's makers wanted to get the message about safe driving across to viewers, this wasn't the way to do it! If the police caught anyone using a mobile in that way, the driver would be fined or prosectuted... never mind road rage. So... can anyone shed any light? Krissie |
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Post by mlm828 on May 15, 2007 15:26:31 GMT -5
On an almost related topic... Is it legal in the US and Canada to drive while using a mobile phone handset? In some places it is, in other places it isn't. Each of the 50 states makes its own laws on such things. (And, am I right in thinking that you would say 'cell phone', rather than 'mobile'?) Yes. On the original topic, I was surprised to see San Diego was "only" 17th on the list! While not as bad as LA's, our traffic has gotten pretty "gnarly, dude" in recent years. And for my money, Boston is the absolute worst place to drive -- awful roads plus truly terrible drivers.  |
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2007 15:28:44 GMT -5
LOL! New York is a HORROR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And traffic laws? Yea, right. Krissie - it is cell and New York passed the no cell while driving (unless you have a headset) law. Do I abide? NO! |
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Post by inuvik on May 15, 2007 16:18:54 GMT -5
On an almost related topic... Is it legal in the US and Canada to drive while using a mobile phone handset? In some places it is, in other places it isn't. Each of the 50 states makes its own laws on such things. Same with Canada, it's provincial legislation. This is from Transport Canada's (federal) website: 4. Is using a cellular phone while driving illegal anywhere in Canada? As of April 1st 2003, it is illegal in Newfoundland and Labrador to use a hand-held cellular phone while driving. Currently no other Canadian jurisdictions ban the use of cell phones while driving, although some jurisdictions are considering legislation.
A driver who causes a collision by using a cellular phone or who is observed driving unsafely while using the device could be charged under a number of other provincial, territorial or federal laws including, but not limited to, those related to dangerous driving, careless driving and criminal negligence causing death or injury.The big movement here is to make all cell phones illegal, including the hands-free ones. Research shows it's the talking and thinking about things other than driving that is distracting and dangerous. It's not so much that a hand is off the wheel. |
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Post by Chris on May 15, 2007 17:15:06 GMT -5
New York passed the no cell while driving (unless you have a headset) law. Do I abide? NO! We have that law here in Denmark as well and do people abide? Just like Barb, NO!!!!  The big movement here is to make all cell phones illegal, including the hands-free ones. Research shows it's the talking and thinking about things other than driving that is distracting and dangerous. It's not so much that a hand is off the wheel. This is debated as well here and I'm sure that in a few years talking in a cell while driving will be illegal, hands-free or not. I'm not sure but I believe it is already illegal in Sweden, no talking on the cell if you are driving up there. - Chris |
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Post by Katryna on May 15, 2007 17:55:57 GMT -5
on Yahoo's homepage today. GREAT NY is #2!! WOOHOO, considering someone cut me off last night and I flipped them the bird!!!!! ;D (My comments in parenthesis!) 9. Philadelphia (Passed thru quickly, Kathy would have to verify this) Sorry, I can be no help whatsoever with this. Although I live the same distance from Philly as I do from NYC, I NEVER go to Philly. Have no desire to. Whereas NYC...... |
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