Here I present to you the scene yesterday at the corner of Huntington Avenue and Ruggles St. near Northeastern University.
Note the green light. I should have been rolling forward at this point, but I wouldn't have gotten very far. Look closely at the four layers of cars and how each layer is going in a different direction. In my experience, this is a uniquely Boston phenomenon, caused by unclear, ambiguous, or even nonexistent traffic markings. Boston drivers, of course, view traffic signs and markings as nothing more than suggestions, and treat them accordingly.
In a way, Boston drivers have a certain laissez-faire attitude to driving. You do your thing, they do theirs, and if nobody hits each other who gets hurt? It's that kind of driving that results in it taking me 45-50 minutes to drive the five miles to work on a good day.
Note the green light. I should have been rolling forward at this point, but I wouldn't have gotten very far. Look closely at the four layers of cars and how each layer is going in a different direction. In my experience, this is a uniquely Boston phenomenon, caused by unclear, ambiguous, or even nonexistent traffic markings. Boston drivers, of course, view traffic signs and markings as nothing more than suggestions, and treat them accordingly.
In a way, Boston drivers have a certain laissez-faire attitude to driving. You do your thing, they do theirs, and if nobody hits each other who gets hurt? It's that kind of driving that results in it taking me 45-50 minutes to drive the five miles to work on a good day.
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