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BASIC RULES FOR DRIVING IN
NEW YORK
1) Turn signals will give away your next move. A
real New York driver never uses them.
2) Under no circumstances should you leave a safe
distance between you and the car in front of you or
the space will just be filled in by somebody else,
putting you in an even more dangerous situation.
3) The faster you drive through a red light, the
smaller the chance you have a getting hit.
4) Never, ever come to a complete stop at a stop
sign. No one expects it and it will result in you
being rear-ended.
5) Never get in the way of an older car that needs
extensive body work. New York is a no-fault insurance
state and the other guy doesn't have anything to lose.
6) Braking is to be done as hard and as late as possible
to ensure that your ABS kicks in, giving a nice, relaxing
foot massage as the brake pedal pulsates. For those
of you without ABS, it's a chance to stretch your
leg.
7) Never pass on the left when you can pass on the
right. It's a good way to scare people entering the
highway.
8) Speed limits are arbitrary figures, given only
as a suggestion and are apparently not enforceable
in New York during rush hour.
9) Just because you're in the left lane and have
no room to speed up or move over, doesn't mean that
a New York driver flashing his high beams behind you
doesn't think he can go faster in your spot.
10) Always slow down and rubberneck when you see
an accident or even someone changing a tire.
11) Learn to swerve abruptly. New York is home of
the high-speed slalom driving thanks to the State
Highway Department, which puts pot holes in key locations
to test drivers' reflexes and keep them on their toes.
12) It is traditional in New York to honk your horn
at cars that don't move the instant the light turns
green.
13) Remember that the goal of every New York driver
is to get there first by whatever mean necessary.
14) In the New York area, "flipping someone
the bird" is considered a polite New York salute.
This gesture should always be returned.
THANK YOU & HAVE A SAFE JOURNEY!
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