Driver's Ed. for MA Imports

Everybody takes the same test to obtain a drivers license yet we all drive differently.  If you are Massachusetts born and raised, not an import, there are certain things that are  learned through osmosis.  As a youngster sitting in the back seat on those long Sunday drives, poking your siblings, watching the traffic, paying attention to your folks driving, certain things just stick.  Like the accent there are just some things  you cannot undo.

• We do not travel in the on and off lane, a.k.a “the slow lane”, the lane far to the right, on the highway.  People, it is for getting on and off the highway.  If you are traveling in it we cannot get on of off the highway.
• Directionals are for the weak.  We do not use them.  We know where we are going and it is really none of your business.
• Speed limits are just suggestions.  If you are driving the speed limit or below, you are driving way too slow.  Except of course in a school zone, always, always do the speed limit in a school zone.  (Lesson learned, twice.)
• The speedy lane, the one way to the left, is just that, the speedy lane.  It is not for the faint of heart, so speed up or get out of the way.  
• The “Massternational” sign for get out of the way is headlights on your tail,and  for those of us kicking it old school, the high beam flutter. 
• Please keep up with everybody else.  One slow poke causes congestion and traffic making everybody late.
• Car Clusters: clusters of cars driving to slow to get around and too fast to cut through, not leaving enough room between vehicles to allow for changing lanes.  
• PLEASE STOP THE CAR CLUSTERS!!!  Don’t be scared, separate yourselves.  There is no safety in numbers.  Claim your space and move along.
• Above all else pay attention to your surroundings.  WE know the rules, WE know where we are going, WE are in a hurry and YOU are in the way!