Driving in the Bay State

I have been a licensed driver in three states of the union. Over the years I have also driven in about a third of the 50 states. But the drivers in Commonwealth of Massachusetts take the prize as the worst drivers I have had the pleasure of driving with.

I have down loaded the Driver's Manual from the Commonwealth's web page just to make sure the rules of the road have not been updated, but alas the problem is not with the rules. The problem is with the idiots with their hands on the steering wheels.

The rules of the road are pretty clear and in most places people go by them. But up here in the Bay State people tend to be so "nice" that they will just stop when they have the right of way to let you proceed. Just today while I was coming home from the supermarket I experienced someone trying to be nice. In the town center of Billerica the roads have a town center to circle, most of the time it is pretty straight forward. As I sat waiting to make my u turn, yielding to all traffic, someone driving a mini van decided instead of following the rules of the " I'll be nice and let that 1992 Chevy pick-up go first". As the mini van stopped all the traffic behind it stopped. Since I have learned to drive by the rules of the road I wait, then seeing that if I do not go all hell will break out I gun it and make my turn.

It all stems from how people think around here. How will Johnny feel if we tell him he did something wrong. Instead of correcting Johnny when he did something wrong.

South Carolina is number two in my book of bad drivers.

Spare the rod spoil the idiots.