{"id":629,"date":"2011-09-24T16:54:24","date_gmt":"2011-09-24T22:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hippiemommy.com\/?p=629"},"modified":"2011-09-24T16:54:24","modified_gmt":"2011-09-24T22:54:24","slug":"rules-fordriving-in-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hippiemommy.com\/?p=629","title":{"rendered":"Rules for driving in California"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_631\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-631\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hippiemommy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_2020.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-631\" title=\"IMG_2020\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hippiemommy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_2020-300x224.jpg?resize=300%2C224\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-631\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Above: A driver-friendly intersection in San Francisco. Please note that none of these are indicating a U-turn. They are each different roads.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The past few weeks have been a whirlwind. We were sucked out of our life in Colorado and dropped off in Northern California. Since being here, I&#8217;ve learned:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Drivers in the Bay Area put one hand in the 10:00 position on the wheel and the other hand firmly on the horn.<\/li>\n<li>Horns should be used for all occasions: Honk when someone goes slower than you&#8217;d like; Honk when someone goes faster than you&#8217;d like; Honk at pedestrians in a parking lot as you&#8217;re driving past (so as to warn them that you are willing to plow them down rather than slow down and wait for them to cross)<\/li>\n<li>If in doubt, be aggressive.<\/li>\n<li>Never yield; Yielding shows weakness. See #3.<\/li>\n<li>If a light is not operating correctly, floor it and lay on the horn.<\/li>\n<li>If you need to get on the freeway, expect the entrance to be on the side opposite of what logic would tell you.<\/li>\n<li>Intersections should include at least 5 different roads.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>It probably doesn&#8217;t help that our rental van has Alabama license plates (complete with the &#8220;Sweet Home&#8221; tagline on the top.) I think that makes us look like easy victims.<\/p>\n<p>Luckily, my husband (who, in our former life, once <em>considered<\/em> honking our horn, but didn&#8217;t press hard enough on the wheel because he was concerned about the loud noise), has taken to California driving like a pro. He is cutting people off like the best of them. I think we&#8217;ll be OK.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The past few weeks have been a whirlwind. We were sucked out of our life in Colorado and dropped off in Northern California. 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