Driving in Miami (Pembroke Pines, Century Village, Century: insurance, home, dangerous)

[rose.pal]

This is a brief explanation of driving conditions here. Enjoy!!

Driving in Miami 101



1. Turn signals will give away your next move. A real Miami driver never uses them.

2. Under no circumstance 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.

3. The faster you drive through a red light, the smaller the chance you have of getting hit.

4. Never, ever come to a complete stop at a stop sign. No one expects it and it will result in you being rear-ended.

5. Never get in the way of an older car that needs extensive bodywork, especially someone from Florida or Georgia. With no- fault insurance the other guy doesn't have anything to lose.

6. 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.

7. Never pass on the left when you can pass on the right. It's a good way to prepare for people entering the highway.

8. Speed limits are arbitrary figures, given only as a suggestion and are apparently not enforceable in any County during rush hour.

9. Just because you're in the left lane and have no room to speed up or move over doesn't mean that a Miami driver flashing his high beams behind you doesn't think he can go faster in your spot.

10. Always slow down and rubberneck when you see an accident or even someone changing a tire. This is seen as a sign of respect for the victim.

11. Learn to swerve abruptly. Florida is the home of high-speed slalom driving.
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12. It is traditional in Miami to honk your horn at cars that don't move the instant the light turns green.

13. Remember that the goal of every Miami driver is to get there first by whatever means necessary.

14. In Miami, 'flipping someone the bird' is considered a polite salute. This gesture should always be returned.

THANK YOU & HAVE A SAFE JOURNEY

[CiXeL]

a friend of mine who moved to orlando told me before she left

in miami turn signals are a sign of weakness

[Chelito23]

That post sounds like a joke but it is sooo real! Especially about the turn signals, leaving a distance between you and the car in front of you and the speed up for the red light ones.

[vpcats]

That was cute rose pal and pretty accurate.

I've driven in a lot of places, including Europe and South America and Miami is probably a good mix of every country's nuances and habits. You just have to deal with it if you have to drive but I feel very badly for the older and not so quick to react reflexes.

[vpcats]

My son, who is a young adult by the way, told me many, many years ago when we were still in NY: red = stop, green = go, yellow = GO FASTER.

[rose.pal]

I am glad that you all enjoyed it.

[doggiebus]

I want to add also...

For most of the country the left lane is used for passing or people driving faster than the rest of traffic, but in Miami the left lane is considered the slow lane.

Oh, and when you see a car in your rear view mirror, hauling butt behind you, you need to speed up to the car in the lane next to you, so you can block the guy driving fast from passing you.

[doggiebus]

sucamelo_ You sound just like someone called striker who got banned, he too is from the SF Bay area, maybe you two have met. hummmm.....

[doggiebus]

Originally Posted by sucamelo

Why was he banned?

I don't know actually, he is out in SF Bay also, if you bump into him, could you ask him what happened?

[lauralei2]

Rose.pal you had me giggling, but my are your sentiments so true. Also, at times elderly drivers will stop for a green light especially near Century Village--Pembroke Pines. And making a right hand turn from the left hand turn lane....is encouraged!!