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Article #14441Re: Lifelong Gripe: VA drivers the worst
From: Josh Turner
Date: Sun, 28 Jun 1998 00:00
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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