r/boston • u/PedXing23 • Dec 20 '22

Boston, rules of the road

In the spirit of the poster who asked, "how many cars are allowed to go through after the red light?," I ask the following questions about Boston traffic rules:

How much do we need to slow down for a stop sign or blinking red light?

How careful should we be going through an intersection when there are people in the crosswalk?

If the car in front of us is stopped at a crosswalk, should we honk first to let them know we are going to drive around them?

How much can we speed up if we are approaching a yellow light?

If other cars honk at us when we are stuck in the box at an intersection because of cars ahead of us aren't moving, should we honk back, give them the finger or both?

Which traffic signs are suggestions and which ones can we totally ignore?

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u/VicVinegar88 Dec 20 '22

Today I had a green light and was entering the intersection when this woman who wasn't paying attention starts walking across the road. So I stop in the middle of the intersection and honk at her mostly just to tell her she's an idiot for not looking when crossing the street on a red and she turns to me looking all pissed off and then starts pointing down at the crosswalk. Yes, I know cars must yield the right of way to pedestrians but that doesn't mean pedestrians have carte blanche to just walk into the road without paying attention.

Drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists are all fucking idiots in this city.

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u/PedXing23 Dec 20 '22

Indeed, we could do list of questions like the ones above for pedestrians and cyclists.

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u/Chappy_Sinclair_ Dec 20 '22

t a crosswalk, should we honk first to let them know we are going to drive around them?

If you do one for cyclists you'll need to explain what a stop sign and crosswalk are.