Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version Vortex 1.0 6/6/83; site vortex.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!vortex!lauren From: Lauren WeinsteinNewsgroups: net.flame Subject: Driving in Boston Message-ID: <85@vortex.UUCP> Date: Wed, 10-Aug-83 00:18:31 EDT Article-I.D.: vortex.85 Posted: Wed Aug 10 00:18:31 1983 Date-Received: Thu, 4-Aug-83 08:42:40 EDT Organization: Vortex Technology, Los Angeles Lines: 28 I was born and have lived my entire life in various parts of Los Angeles -- of course I learned to drive here as well. When I first drove in Boston, I was impressed at how quickly my regular driving habits had to be discarded to successfully drive in the city and surrounding areas. Within about 15 minutes I found myself thinking of the other drivers as "the enemies" and I was driving in a rather "offensive" (as opposed to "defensive") manner. I wonder what sort of side-effects long-term exposure to such driving has on people's general attitudes, habits, and sexual behaviors? I was also most impressed with the lack of arrows on roadmaps which might have made working my way through the one-way street maze just a bit easier. I was sometimes within a block or two of a street I needed to reach -- but I could never get to it since the connecting one-way streets would always be pointed in the wrong direction. However, I guess that's about what I should expect from a city whose street planners were cattle in search of greener pastures 200+ years ago... (chuckle) --Lauren-- P.S. The last time I was in the Boston area, I got smart and was able to take a copter from Logan to my final destination. It all looks so *easy* from the air... --LW--