Gupta Said

Before I start, let me tell my international readers - the base is United States so you can follow.

These are the traffic rules that folks in my part of the country follow. In the beginning, it used to annoy me…now I am simply amused. I now mostly drive in the right most (slow) lane.

1. Drive only in the leftmost (fast) lane - no matter what your speed is and no matter if the other lanes are empty. Let none drive faster than you!
2. Follow the leader - just like ants do! Drive only in one lane so the asphalt on other lanes remains new.
3. When you have two or more people - hog the carpool lane. It does not matter that other lanes are driving faster than you. The signs says CARPOOL LANE - 2 or more ONLY.
4. Support your neighborhood watch program by not allowing any one to pass you. Try to team up with other folks driving slow in other lanes and block the entire highway especially during peak traffic hours of the morning!
5. Utilize your vehicle to its best value - its your personal on-the-go restaurant, manicure, pedicure, grooming station, communication station, movie theater, etc. Believe it or not - a few years back, a lady filing her nails drove her BMW sideways into a gas tanker causing the tanker to roll over pretty close to my office.
6. If someone signals they are changing the lane, that’s your cue to speed up. Don’t let others obstruct your view!
7. If there is a cruiser parked on the other side of the highway, slow down….way slow…give your best smile!

Do folks in your town follow these rules too? Please add unique rules of your town too.