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Re: Lifelong Gripe: VA drivers the worst

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From: Josh Turner
Date: Sun, 28 Jun 1998 00:00
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Eric Silver wrote:
> 
> I am a New York City native, and have lived in Virginia for about five
> months.  New Yorkers are [arguably] the best-trained drivers in the country,
> and I will say that Virginia drivers leave much to be desired, i.e.:

Are you including the cabbies?



> Driving SIDE BY SIDE at 50 mph on the (two-lane) Fairfax County Parkway with
> miles of open road ahead, and miles of frustrated cars behind.

Yes, the rolling roadblock seems to be a particularly prevalent feature
of the landscape around here. 

 
> Following within a foot of my rear bumper -- at 85 mph!

Where'd you get up to 85 mph?! Most of the people I observe seem to have
built in 43 mph speed limiters. Driving around here is like driving in
slow motion.
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