Comments on: Raleigh Named to Best Driver Cities List http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/11/30/raleigh-named-to-best-driver-cities-list/ The Latest in Retail, Entertainment, and Development in Raleigh Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:18:00 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Justin http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/11/30/raleigh-named-to-best-driver-cities-list/comment-page-1/#comment-27103 Justin Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:46:31 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/11/30/raleigh-named-to-best-driver-cities-list/#comment-27103 Apparently headlights, turn signals, horns or flashers don't factor into good driving criteria. Apparently headlights, turn signals, horns or flashers don’t factor into good driving criteria.

]]> By: Jonathan Hawkins http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/11/30/raleigh-named-to-best-driver-cities-list/comment-page-1/#comment-27097 Jonathan Hawkins Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:11:58 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/11/30/raleigh-named-to-best-driver-cities-list/#comment-27097 Best cities to drive in, worst cities to try and get around any other way in... Best cities to drive in, worst cities to try and get around any other way in…

]]> By: JeffS http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/11/30/raleigh-named-to-best-driver-cities-list/comment-page-1/#comment-27093 JeffS Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:39:48 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/11/30/raleigh-named-to-best-driver-cities-list/#comment-27093 We should be embarrassed to be known as a driving city. And RaleighRob... limit means maximum, not minimum - in case you forgot. We should be embarrassed to be known as a driving city.

And RaleighRob… limit means maximum, not minimum – in case you forgot.

]]> By: Ernest http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/11/30/raleigh-named-to-best-driver-cities-list/comment-page-1/#comment-27089 Ernest Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:36:18 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/11/30/raleigh-named-to-best-driver-cities-list/#comment-27089 I can only say this: I agree with y'all :) I have the same troubles, but I must also say that the drivers here are not bad. One of the issues is that so many transplants come from various areas that differ in terms of driving style. If you live in NYC you adopt to a more aggressive driving style, or you use public transit. Some transplants come from "slower" areas, while other like to drive in the "fast lane". No easy solution, IMO :( I can only say this: I agree with y’all :) I have the same troubles, but I must also say that the drivers here are not bad. One of the issues is that so many transplants come from various areas that differ in terms of driving style. If you live in NYC you adopt to a more aggressive driving style, or you use public transit. Some transplants come from “slower” areas, while other like to drive in the “fast lane”. No easy solution, IMO :(

]]> By: RaleighRob http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/11/30/raleigh-named-to-best-driver-cities-list/comment-page-1/#comment-27084 RaleighRob Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:25:32 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/11/30/raleigh-named-to-best-driver-cities-list/#comment-27084 ^Total agreement there. And of course the worst spot for that is where traffic from Western Blvd merges into the fast lane of I-440. I want to get a time machine and find out what idiot designed that and slap the $#&@ outta him. :-D ^Total agreement there.
And of course the worst spot for that is where traffic from Western Blvd merges into the fast lane of I-440. I want to get a time machine and find out what idiot designed that and slap the $#&@ outta him. :-D

]]> By: Dana http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/11/30/raleigh-named-to-best-driver-cities-list/comment-page-1/#comment-27037 Dana Wed, 02 Dec 2009 03:13:02 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/11/30/raleigh-named-to-best-driver-cities-list/#comment-27037 I feel your pain, Rob. Add my big pet-peeve, people who won't accelerate to cruising speed BEFORE merging! I feel your pain, Rob. Add my big pet-peeve, people who won’t accelerate to cruising speed BEFORE merging!

]]> By: RaleighRob http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/11/30/raleigh-named-to-best-driver-cities-list/comment-page-1/#comment-27012 RaleighRob Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:06:52 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/11/30/raleigh-named-to-best-driver-cities-list/#comment-27012 Sounds like a writer who knows nothing about this area had a deadline for an article so he just whipped out something on paper without proper research. Best drivers? Here? The only way this area could rank high on such a list is if the definition of a "good driver" is driving 10 mph under the speed limit in an oversized gas-guzzling minivan or SUV while taking up more than one travel lane because you're too busy with your cellphone, and never once ever using a turn signal. :-P Sounds like a writer who knows nothing about this area had a deadline for an article so he just whipped out something on paper without proper research.
Best drivers? Here? The only way this area could rank high on such a list is if the definition of a “good driver” is driving 10 mph under the speed limit in an oversized gas-guzzling minivan or SUV while taking up more than one travel lane because you’re too busy with your cellphone, and never once ever using a turn signal. :-P

]]> By: Andrew http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/11/30/raleigh-named-to-best-driver-cities-list/comment-page-1/#comment-27011 Andrew Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:02:07 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/11/30/raleigh-named-to-best-driver-cities-list/#comment-27011 To me, Raleigh won't be a great city for drivers until the stoplights on major thoroughfares are timed better. If we really *are* influenced by NASCAR, why won't drivers accelerate to the speed limit when the stoplight turns green, green, green? As an aside, I've been to the drive-in movie theater. It's a bit of a trip to get there, but it's a fun experience when the weather's good. To me, Raleigh won’t be a great city for drivers until the stoplights on major thoroughfares are timed better. If we really *are* influenced by NASCAR, why won’t drivers accelerate to the speed limit when the stoplight turns green, green, green?

As an aside, I’ve been to the drive-in movie theater. It’s a bit of a trip to get there, but it’s a fun experience when the weather’s good.

]]> By: John http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/11/30/raleigh-named-to-best-driver-cities-list/comment-page-1/#comment-26997 John Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:26:18 +0000 http://www.gogoraleigh.com/2009/11/30/raleigh-named-to-best-driver-cities-list/#comment-26997 Old stereotypes die slowly. There will always be a certain amount of people who will always embrace the picture that they have in their mind. Isn't it interesting that the writer of the article will cite a drive in theater in Henderson while the Census Bureau doesn't even consider a city as close as Durham to be in the same MSA as Raleigh? Old stereotypes die slowly. There will always be a certain amount of people who will always embrace the picture that they have in their mind.
Isn’t it interesting that the writer of the article will cite a drive in theater in Henderson while the Census Bureau doesn’t even consider a city as close as Durham to be in the same MSA as Raleigh?

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