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Five Kinds Of Masshole Drivers

Thursday, April 26, 2007

The author of this blog, a fellow named Robert Rittman, has a few things to say about the five kinds of Massholes he encounters on his daily commute. (via Universal Hub)

I can think of a few other types he didn't include:

1. The Horny Guy -- this is the guy who starts leaning on his horn before the light finishes changing from red to green, as if your foot should already be on the gas, and who, if you don't start moving within 2 nanoseconds, will roar around you at top speed and flip you off as he does it.
2. The "Because I Can" Guy -- it's 1:00 in the morning and you and this guy are the only two cars on the road, and he STILL needs to pass you and then cut you off.
3. The "I'm Going First" Guy -- you have the right of way at the intersection, but he's going to pull out so far into the road that you have no choice but to stop and let him through. There's also a 50% chance (or better) he's just going to go anyway.
4. "First Three Cars After The Red Light Still Get To Go Through The Intersection" -- this isn't so much a type as it is an immutable "Law of the Road"

I'm sure there are other examples.

Oh, and I also really liked his post called "101 Ways To Tell If You're From Massachusetts". I think I need to start reading this guy's blog.

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Comments:

101 Ways...? Too funny. I may not be from Massachusetts, but apparently close enough for a lot of it to have rubbed off.

Posted by Tony [URL] at 04/26/07

Hah, funny.

Drivers in Melbourne seem to be overwhelmingly polite; much more so than those in other Aus cities. Partly I think it's because traffic tends to go slower here, because it's more congested. The concept of a "lane" is somewhat fluid, but that's probably influenced by having to deal with trams. The other thing of note is the Melbourne u-turn, which can occur anywhere, at any time.

That said, I still got an air horn for my bike.

Posted by flerdle [URL] at 04/26/07

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