Instructions for Driving in Detroit

[Kathie288]

Detroit, first you must learn to pronounce the city's name. It's "Di-troit", NOT "DEE-troit". If you pronounce it "DEE-Troit" then we will assume you are from Toledo and here for the country Music hoe-down.

Forget the traffic rules you learned elsewhere. Detroit has its own version of traffic rules... Hold on and pray!

The morning rush hour is from 6:00 am to 10:00 am. The evening rush hour is from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Friday's rush hour starts Thursday morning. Weekends are open game.

If you actually stop at a yellow light, you will be rear-ended, cussed out and possibly shot.

If you're first off the starting line when the light turns green, count to five before going. This will avoid getting in the way of cross-traffic who just ran their yellow light to keep from getting shot.

Schoenherr "shay-ner" can ONLY be properly pronounced by a native of the Detroit metro area. That goes for Gratiot "grash-it" too.

Construction and renovation on I-94, I-96, I-696, I-75 and I-275 is a way of life. Just deal with it.

If someone actually has their turn signal on, it is probably a factory defect or they are "out-of-towner's."

All old men with white hair wearing a hat have total right-of-way.

The minimum acceptable speed on I-696 is 85 regardless of the posted speeds. Anything less is considered downright SISSY. Oh, and don't even think of allowing more than one car length between cars!

Never stare at the driver of the car with the bumper sticker that says "Keep honking, I'm reloading."

If you are in the left lane, and only going 70 in a 60 mph zone, people are not waving 'because they are so friendly in Detroit.' I would suggest you duck.

I-275/I-696 is our daily version of NASCAR.

It's not M-10, it's "the Lodge."

That's not a lake, it's a pothole.

If someone tells you it's on Outer Drive, you better hope you have a map.

The left turn is simple. If you want to turn left, go a 1/4 of a mile past your turn, get to the left, then make a left, go a 1/4 of a mile again, then make a right. NOW you have made a "Michigan" left...

[Woodmonkey]

LOL, Kathie! Guess I'll just take a cab if I go to "Di-troit."

[JohnRN]

Nice to see the natives living up to their expectations

[GoddessLindsey]

I'm having technical difficulties..see my response below

[GoddessLindsey]

[quote=GoddessLindsey]How funny and true?!!!

I live close to Gratiot, and my work is off of Schoenner!

It's all true..every single word of it! I have construction on all 3 possible routes to work, so it takes me three times as long. (that's without traffic)

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[conlor]

Kathie, I know how to pronounce Gratiot! We have a Gratiot too.

Lindsey, I didn't know you live in MI. I live in Saginaw.

[GoddessLindsey]

Originally Posted by conlor

Kathie, I know how to pronounce Gratiot! We have a Gratiot too.

Lindsey, I didn't know you live in MI. I live in Saginaw.

My cousin lives in Saginaw I live in New Baltimore