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Rules for Driving in Atlanta



 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 Atlanta 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.
 The driver doesn't have anything to lose.
 
 Braking is to be done as hard and late as possible to ensure that your
 ABS kicks in, giving a nice, relaxing foot massage as the brake pedal
 pulsates. For those of you without ABS, it's 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 Atlanta look
 high-tech and to distract you from seeing the Cobb County 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 metro area 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 an Atlanta 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 Atlanta.
 
 Always slow down and rubberneck 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 gives Adopt-a-highway crews
 something to clean up.
 
 Everybody thinks their vehicle is better than yours, especially
 pick-up truck drivers with stickers of Calvin peeing on a Ford, Dodge
 or Chevy logo.
 
 Learn to swerve abruptly. Atlanta is the home of high-speed slalom
 driving thanks to GDOT, which puts potholes in key locations to test
 drivers' reflexes and keep them on their toes.
 
 It is traditional in Atlanta 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 right and left
 before proceeding.
 
 Remember that the goal of every Atlanta driver is to get there first,
 by whatever means necessary.
 
 Real Atlanta women drivers can put on pantyhose and apply eye makeup
 at seventy-five miles per hour in bumper-to-bumper traffic.
 
 Real Atlanta men drivers can remove pantyhose and a bra at seventy-five
 miles per hour in bumper-to-bumper traffic.
 
 Ice, snow, fog, and rain are no reason to change any of the previously
 listed rules. These weather conditions are God's way ensuring a natural
 selection process for body shops, junkyards, and new vehicle sales.
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