Opinion: Let's Get Tough on Bad Massachusetts Drivers
Article by Eric H., at VisitingNewEngland.com Photo: Driver passing on right on a one lane road in the southwest suburbs of Boston (photo by Eric H.) For those who live in the area, the story is all too familiar: Massachusetts drivers are notorious for bad driving. They'll pass you on the right, tailgate you when you're driving 10 miles over the 65 MPH speed limit, and accelerate when you're trying to walk across the street at the crosswalk. They'll text message when driving, look in the car mirror while putting on make-up (mostly women), and use foul language when the car ahead doesn't move when the traffic light turns green after one-fourth of a second. Massachusetts drivers are also known for not using car signals, using certain sign language when impatient, and misinterpreting yield signs as "drive continuously at full speed." Many Massachusetts driver consider it OK to consider the first five seconds of a red traffic light as an extension of the yello...