Fifteen rules of the road when driving in San Diego

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Fifteen rules of the road when driving in San Diego

1.Turn signals will give away your next move. A confident San Diego driver

avoids using them.

2. Under no circumstance should you maintain a safe distance between you and the

car in front of you, because the space will be filled in by somebody else,

putting you in an even more dangerous situation.

3. The faster you drive through a red light, the less of a chance you have of

getting hit.

4. Warning! Never come to a complete stop at a stop sign. No one expects it and

it will result in your being rear-ended.

5. Never get in the way of an older car that needs extensive bodywork,

especially with California plates. With no insurance, the other operator has

nothing to lose. He will just get out and run.

6. Braking is to be done as hard and late as possible to ensure that your IBS*

kicks in, giving a vigorous, foot massage as the brake pedal violently pulsates.

For those of you without IBS*, it's a chance to strengthen your leg muscles.

7. Never pass on the left when you can pass on the right. It's a good way to

prepare other drivers entering the highway.

8. Speed limits are arbitrary figures; given only as a suggestion and are not

enforceable in San Diego 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 San Diego driver flashing his high beams behind you

doesn't think he can go faster in your spot.

10. Always brake and rubberneck when you see an accident or even someone

changing a tire. This is seen as a sign of respect for the victim.

11. Learn to swerve abruptly without signaling.. San Diego is the home of

high-speed slalom-driving along the Hwy. 94 Speedway; thanks to the work of

Caltrans, which puts potholes in key locations to test drivers' reflexes and

keep them alert.

12. It is tradition in San Diego to honk your horn at cars in front of you that

do not move three milliseconds after the light turns green.

13. To avoid injury in the event of a collision or rollover, it is important to

exit your vehicle thru the windshield right away. Wearing your seat belt will

only impede your hi-velocity escape from danger.

14. Remember that the goal of every San Diego driver is to get ahead of the pack

by whatever means necessary.

15. In San Diego, 'flipping the bird' is considered a polite salute. This

gesture should always be returned

~ " We all take different paths in life, but no matter where we go, we take a

little of each other everywhere. " ~

~ " If I could reach up and hold a star for every time you've made me smile, the

entire evening sky would be in the palm of my hand. "