Fl Laws of the road....maybe a sticky should go up

[perdidochas]

*I for Interstate although I'm not sure what the big deal is about an interstate highway, especially one entirely in the state. Florida has four, total. Little, itty-bitty Massachusetts, in comparison, has sixteen.

Florida has 1470 miles of Interstate. Massachussetts just 570.

 

[goofy4tink]

PSA!!! IF you find yourself in any lane on a multiple laned highway (or interstate) and you feel that you are being followed too closely by the car behind you, you should be responsible and move over..get out of their way. It is not up to the public to enforce the speed limit.

This whole thing is getting ridiculous. I am not a know it all. But I am an adult who has been driving for close to 50 years. I get it. I know how to drive. I know how to merge. I know how to change lanes. And I know what to do if I'm being tailgated. I do not need a tutorial here. I do drive in Florida. I am fairly conversant with their particular rules of the road...almost exactly the same as here in Mass. My father, my son and my brother-in-law/sister-in-law all live in Florida. I have seen nothing different there than I have seen here. Period.

 

[goofy4tink]

Florida has 1470 miles of Interstate. Massachussetts just 570.

True...and I'll tell you what....not even 128 at rush hour prepares you for 95 headed through the Palm Beach area...talk about nutty drivers.....80 mph, bumper to bumper.....
Give me 1A from now on...sheesh.
And Tampa??? Do all those commuters really love their jobs that much??? Kinda peppy over there as well...and the lane changes they make, and all those left lane exits/entrances???? Oh dear God!!!

I asked my step-sister, the Broward Cty cop why Floridians drive like such nuts. Her response???? The major thoroughfares are so straight, and there are no hills or rises, that it's an invitation to speed and shoot in and out of lanes. The drivers have a false sense of security. And when you add the many left side entrances and exits off these streets??? If you aren't paying attention, you're in trouble. And believe me.....I've seen some really close calls. Give me hills and curvy roads any day.

 

[sam_gordon]

Give me hills and curvy roads any day.

Do they come with yellow lights?

 

[kaytieeldr]

Florida has 1470 miles of Interstate. Massachussetts just 570.

Massachussetts is less than 1/6 the size of Florida, yet has over 1/3 as much interstate highway? http://m.wisegeek.com/how-big-are-the-states-in-america.htm. Cool

But this thread isn't about whose state is better The little digs about "interstate" are only due to the OP's repeated insistence in reminding readers that the "I" in I-4 stands for interstate... despite that information being unnecessary.

 

[chartle]

Florida is less than 1/6 the size of Florida, yet has over 1/3 as much interstate highway? http://m.wisegeek.com/how-big-are-the-states-in-america.htm. Cool

But this thread isn't about whose state is better The little digs about "interstate" are only due to the OP's repeated insistence in reminding readers that the "I" in I-4 stands for interstate... despite that information being unnecessary.

Might want to fix that.

 

[kaytieeldr]

Might want to fix that.

Not only might, but did! Thanks for the catch, chartle!!! eta: if the two states were the same size, Massachusetts would have 3,551.1 miles of interstate

But again, it's not about what the highway's designated

 

[chartle]

Massachussetts is less than 1/6 the size of Florida, yet has over 1/3 as much interstate highway? http://m.wisegeek.com/how-big-are-the-states-in-america.htm. Cool

But this thread isn't about whose state is better The little digs about "interstate" are only due to the OP's repeated insistence in reminding readers that the "I" in I-4 stands for interstate... despite that information being unnecessary.

Pennsylvania has more than Florida and Massachusetts, where do I collect my prize.

 

[gmeh1]

My issue is, the OP keeps stressing (for those of us who must not know?) that "I satnds for interstate" - which appears to actually have little, if any, importance in the actual incident or discussion. More accurate and informative may have been that it's a limited access highway.

I'd still like to know why this excellent and experienced driver didn't use her directional when merging into the highway, and what happened to that fourth lane. Oh, and I'm also not clear on where, exactly, she saw the other driver's headlights. In her rear view mirror seated in her natural/normal driving position, great; any other way - straining to see in the rear view, using a side view mirror, craning her head left? Nope.

Limited access works. Yep, there is a 4th lane in that area and the only left exit that I can recall in that area is the one around Universal. There are not very many left exits or entrances on I (we know what that means, don't we, lol )4 in the Orlando/Disney area. You make some excellent observations.

 

[goofy4tink]

Limited access works. Yep, there is a 4th lane in that area and the only left exit that I can recall in that area is the one around Universal. There are not very many left exits or entrances on I (we know what that means, don't we, lol )4 in the Orlando/Disney area. You make some excellent observations.

Please...don't encourage her...she'll be unbearable!!

 

[seashoreCM]

...not on interstates.. do you not get what I am saying.. did you not read all of the statue? I went to college in NY so when you are joking about education, guess NY is a joke too then ...

I won't tell you exactly where the hidden Mickey is on it so you will have to read the entire statue in the middle of the traffic circle* in front of Cinderella Castle.

Disney hints: http://www.cockam.com/dismick.htm#mkscav

* If we need to make a sticky regarding traffic rules, they should be traffic rules for pedestrians, manually powered vehicles (strollers, etc.) and motor vehicles (scooters, etc.) inside the parks.