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| plannin a trip to the d? here some safety tips for ya = | |
| Body: | 1. First, you must learn to pronounce the city name. It's Deh-troit. NOT DEE-troit. If you pronounce it DEE-Troit then we will assume you are from Toledo and here for the country Music hoe-down. Deh-Twat is also acceptable if you live in the suburbs. 2. Forget the traffic rules you learned elsewhere. Detroit has its own version of traffic rules... Hold on and pray (I recommend praying 1st)! 3. The morning rush hour is from 6:00 am to 10:00 am. The evening rush hour is from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Friday's rush hour starts Thursday morning. Weekends are open game. 4. If you actually stop at a yellow light, you will be rear-ended, cussed out and possibly shot. If you're first off the starting line when the light turns green, count to five before going across the intersection. This will avoid getting in the way of cross-traffic who just ran their yellow light to keep from getting rear-ended or shot. 5. Schoenherr can ONLY be properly pronounced by a native of the Detroit metro area. That goes for Gratiot too. 6. Not even locals can pronounce Lahser. Switch the s and the h if you wanna fit in. 7. It's not M-10, it's "the Lodge". 8. Construction and renovation on I-94, I-96, I-75, I-275, I-375, The Lodge and The Southfield Freeways are a way of life and forever. Just deal with it. 9. If someone actually has their turn signal on, it is probably a factory defect or they are "out-of-towners". 10. All old men (or women) with white hair wearing a hat have total right-of-way. 11. The minimum acceptable speed on I-696 and I-275 is 85 regardless of the posted speeds. Anything less is considered downright SISSY. Oh, and don't even think of allowing more than one car length between cars! They dont call it the Michigan Autobahn for nothing. 12. If you travel anything less than 5mph over the posted speed limit, and you are not over the age of 70, you will be pulled over for suspecion of drunk driving. Only drunk drivers follow the speed limit and don't swerve out of the way of pot holes. 13. If you are in the left lane, and only going 70 in a 60 mph zone, people are not waving because they are so friendly in Detroit. I would suggest you duck. 14. I-275 and I-696 is our daily version of NASCAR. 15. If someone tells you it's on Outer Drive, you better hope you have a map. 16. That attractive wrought iron on the windows and doors in Detroit is NOT ornamental. DO NOT get out of your car to take pictures. 17. Yes, people do still live in the half burnt out houses. There is probably a half million in guns, drugs, and cash in side too. 18. When you see a $80k car parked outside a $20k house, just remember that you can live in your car, but you can't drive your house. 19. Never stare at the driver of the car with the bumper sticker that says "Keep honking, I'm reloading", he or she probably is. 20. That's not a lake, it's a pothole. 21. Whats theat smell you ask? Before you look for something old and rotten in your car, you should probably realize that you wont find anything. It is the smell of the city. And even though the smell is more intense at the Walmart, it has been around long before Walmart has. 22. The Tigers didn't really need a new stadium. They couldnt get rid of the smell from the mens bathrooms. 23. The people mover does not move people any where. And the Smart bus is not a Smart way to travel either. 24. The Michigan left turn is simple. If you want to turn left, go a 1/4 of a mile past your turn, get to the left, then make a left, then make another left, then make a right when you get back to the intersection where you wanted to turn left in the first place. NOW you have gone left. 25. And those 2 really ugly arches over Telegraph on I94???? DON'T EVEN ASK!! WE DON'T HAVE A CLUE!!!!! WELCOME, ENJOY YOUR STAY, BUT AVOID EYE-CONTACT WITH THE LOCALS |
