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| CHI Rules of the Road |
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- A right lane construction closure is just a game to
see how many people can cut in line by passing you on the
right as you sit in the left lane waiting for the same
jerks to squeeze their way back in before hitting the
orange construction barrels.
- Turn signals will give away your next move. A real Chicago driver never uses them.
- Under no circumstances should you leave a safe distance between you and the car in front
of you, or the space will be filled in by somebody else, putting you in an even more
dangerous situation.
- Crossing two or more lanes in a single lane change is considered going with the flow.
- The faster you drive through a red light, the smaller the chance you have of getting
hit.
- Never get in the way of an older car that needs extensive bodywork. Illinois is a
no-fault insurance state and the other guy doesn't have anything to lose.
- Breaking is to be done as hard and late as possible to ensure that your abs kick in,
giving a nice, relaxing foot massage as the brake pedal pulsates. For those of you without
abs, it a chance to stretch your legs.
- Construction signs tell you about road closures immediately after you pass the last exit
before the traffic begins to back up.
- The new electronic traffic warning system signs are not there to provide useful
information. They are only there to make Chicago look high-tech and to distract you from
seeing the Chicago Police car parked in the median.
- Never pass on the left when you can pass on the right. It's a good way to scare people
entering the highway.
- Speed limits are arbitrary figures, given only as suggestions and are apparently not
enforceable in the Chicago are during rush hour.
- Just because you're in the left lane and have no room to speed up or move over doesn't
mean that a Chicago driver flashing his high beams behind you doesn't think he can go
faster in your spot.
- Please remember that there is no such thing as a shortcut during rush-hour traffic in
Chicago.
- Always slow down and take a really good long look when you see an accident or even
someone changing a tire.
- Throwing litter on the roads adds variety to the landscape, keeps the existing litter
from getting lonely, and give Adopt-A-Highway crews something to clean up.
- Everybody thinks his or her vehicle is better than yours, especially the pick-up truck
drivers with stickers of Calvin peeing on a Ford, Dodge, or Chevy logo.
- Learn to swerve abruptly. Chicago is the home of high-speed slalom driving thanks to
IDOT, which puts potholes in key locations to test drivers' reflexes and to keep them on
their toes.
- It is traditional to Chicago to honk your horn at cars that don't move the instant the
light changes.
- Seeking eye contact with another driver revokes your right of way.
- Never take a green light at face value. Always look left and right before proceeding.
- Remember that the goal of every Chicago driver is to get there first, by whatever means
necessary.
- Real Chicago women drivers can put on pantyhose and apply eye makeup at seventy-five
miles per hour in bumper-to-bumper traffic.
- Real Chicago men drivers can remove pantyhose and a bra at seventy-five miles per hour
in bumper-to-bumper traffic.
- Heavy snows, ice, fog, and rain are no reasons to change any of the previously listed
rules. These weather conditions are God's way of ensuring a natural selection process for
body shops, junkyards, and new vehicle sales.
- In the Chicago area, flipping someone the bird is considered an Illinois salute, this
gesture should always be returned.
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