Okay, so I grew up in Illinois near the border of Iowa. I remember my dad saying that the drivers over in Iowa were, generally speaking, pretty bad. It is clear to me now, however, that my dad obviously never came down to central Illinois. In the time I've been here, I have determined that the rules of the road are different from every other place I've lived/been. Here are my findings:
-Those white lines on the road? They're suggestions of where your car should be. However, if the road curves (even more so for S-curves) then they're just decoration.
-Those yellow lines on the road? That's the guideline for where your front left tire should be.
-Green lights mean go.
-Yellow lights mean go faster.
-Red lights mean Jesus Christ! What the fuck is wrong with you?! Go! Go now! You waited too long and now the light is red! Fucking hurry man before the other cars start moving! You can still get two or three cars through the intersection! Go go go go go!
-Turn signals are just a car decoration to make lights blink on the back of your vehicle. Either ignore them, or leave them on all the time at your preference.
-The numbers on the Speed Limit signs are not actually the speed you should be driving at. 10 over or 10 under, pick one.
-If a vehicle is closely behind you (also known as being a tailgating motherfucker), that is the way for other drivers on the road to signial that you are not driving 10 MPH over the posted limit, and to please speed the fuck up.
-Road construction is not an event, but a way of life.
-Help your fellow drivers keep their reflexes sharp by making a right turn out of a driveway or other street just in front of them.
-While driving a vehicle, wearing a seatbelt is manditory.
-While driving a vehicle, disposing of your trash/cigarettes out the window is also manditory.
-While driving a vehicle, using a cellphone is especially manditory.
-In order to promote interactions with other members of your community, any and all side roads will not be visited by snow plows. Especially if said side road has a hill or any slope to it.
So much hate.