Post by Arivis on Nov 17, 2005 20:30:48 GMT -5
Detroit Driving Tips for our Superbowl & All Star Game Guests:
>
> 1. First, you must learn to pronounce the city name. It's Deh-troit.
> NOT DEE-troit. If you pronounce it DEE-Troit then we will assume you
are
> from Toledo and here for the country Music hoe-down.
>
> 2. Forget the traffic rules you learned elsewhere. Detroit has its
own
> version of traffic rules... Hold on and pray!
>
> 3. The morning rush hour is from 6:00 am to 10:00 am. The evening
> rush hour is from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Friday's rush hour starts
Thursday
> morning. Weekends are open game.
>
> 4. If you actually stop at a yellow light, you will be rear-ended,
> cussed out and possibly shot. If you're first off the starting line
when
> the
> light turns green, count to five before going across the
intersection.
> This
> will avoid getting in the way of cross-traffic who just ran their
yellow
> light to keep from getting shot.
>
> 5. Schoenherr can ONLY be properly pronounced by a native of the
Detroit
> metro area. That goes for Gratiot too.
>
> 6. Construction and renovation on I-94, I-96, I-75, I-275, I-375,
The
> Lodge and The Southfield Freeways are a way of life and forever.
Just
> deal with it.
>
> 7. If someone actually has their turn signal on, it is probably a
> factory defect or they are "out-of-towners"
>
> 8. All old men (or women) with white hair wearing a hat have total
> right-of-way.
>
> 9. The minimum acceptable speed on I-696 and I-275 is 85 regardless
of
> the posted speeds. Anything less is considered downright SISSY. Oh,
> and don't even think of allowing more than one car length between
cars!
>
> 10. That attractive wrought iron on the windows and doors in Detroit
is
> NOT ornamental. DO NOT get out of your car to take pictures.
>
> 11. Never stare at the driver of the car with the bumper sticker
that
> says "Keep honking, I'm reloading", they are
>
> 12. If you are in the left lane, and only going 70 in a 60 mph zone,
> people are not waving because they are so friendly in Detroit.
> I would suggest you duck.
>
> 13. I-275 and I-696 is our daily version of NASCAR.
>
> 14. It's not M-10, it's "the Lodge".
>
> 15. That's not a lake, it's a pothole.
>
> 16. If someone tells you it's on Outer Drive, you better hope you
have a
> map.
>
> 17. The Michigan left turn is simple. If you want to turn left, go a
1/4
> of a mile past your turn, get to the left, then make a left, then
make
> another left, then make a right when you get back to the intersection
> where
> you
> wanted to turn left in the first place. NOW you have gone left.
>
> 18. And those 2 real ugly arches over Telegraph?
DON'T EVEN ASK!!
WE
> DON'T HAVE A CLUE!!!!!
>
> WELCOME, ENJOY YOUR STAY, BUT AVOID EYE-CONTACT WITH THE LOCALS
>
> 1. First, you must learn to pronounce the city name. It's Deh-troit.
> NOT DEE-troit. If you pronounce it DEE-Troit then we will assume you
are
> from Toledo and here for the country Music hoe-down.
>
> 2. Forget the traffic rules you learned elsewhere. Detroit has its
own
> version of traffic rules... Hold on and pray!
>
> 3. The morning rush hour is from 6:00 am to 10:00 am. The evening
> rush hour is from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Friday's rush hour starts
Thursday
> morning. Weekends are open game.
>
> 4. If you actually stop at a yellow light, you will be rear-ended,
> cussed out and possibly shot. If you're first off the starting line
when
> the
> light turns green, count to five before going across the
intersection.
> This
> will avoid getting in the way of cross-traffic who just ran their
yellow
> light to keep from getting shot.
>
> 5. Schoenherr can ONLY be properly pronounced by a native of the
Detroit
> metro area. That goes for Gratiot too.
>
> 6. Construction and renovation on I-94, I-96, I-75, I-275, I-375,
The
> Lodge and The Southfield Freeways are a way of life and forever.
Just
> deal with it.
>
> 7. If someone actually has their turn signal on, it is probably a
> factory defect or they are "out-of-towners"
>
> 8. All old men (or women) with white hair wearing a hat have total
> right-of-way.
>
> 9. The minimum acceptable speed on I-696 and I-275 is 85 regardless
of
> the posted speeds. Anything less is considered downright SISSY. Oh,
> and don't even think of allowing more than one car length between
cars!
>
> 10. That attractive wrought iron on the windows and doors in Detroit
is
> NOT ornamental. DO NOT get out of your car to take pictures.
>
> 11. Never stare at the driver of the car with the bumper sticker
that
> says "Keep honking, I'm reloading", they are
>
> 12. If you are in the left lane, and only going 70 in a 60 mph zone,
> people are not waving because they are so friendly in Detroit.
> I would suggest you duck.
>
> 13. I-275 and I-696 is our daily version of NASCAR.
>
> 14. It's not M-10, it's "the Lodge".
>
> 15. That's not a lake, it's a pothole.
>
> 16. If someone tells you it's on Outer Drive, you better hope you
have a
> map.
>
> 17. The Michigan left turn is simple. If you want to turn left, go a
1/4
> of a mile past your turn, get to the left, then make a left, then
make
> another left, then make a right when you get back to the intersection
> where
> you
> wanted to turn left in the first place. NOW you have gone left.
>
> 18. And those 2 real ugly arches over Telegraph?
DON'T EVEN ASK!!WE
> DON'T HAVE A CLUE!!!!!
>
> WELCOME, ENJOY YOUR STAY, BUT AVOID EYE-CONTACT WITH THE LOCALS
