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What's the craziest thing you've seen on a map? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Like weird place names on Google Maps, as an example.

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[–] mo_ztt 13 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Not a map, but things I've seen on the roads in Boston:

Left turn only from left lane, straight or left from 2nd lane, straight or left from 3rd lane
Green light and perpendicular traffic coming to me on the cross street, also going, because they also have a green light
Two lanes, surprise! Lane markers go away it's one lane, not defined who yields, you guys can work it out

[–] grabyourmotherskeys 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Navigated Boston a few times using only a road map (long time ago). My spouse and I always cite it as proof our relationship can handle anything.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

~~Were you able to find car parking in Harvard Yard?~~

[–] grabyourmotherskeys 3 points 9 months ago

Couldn't even find Havard.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

I'm from Boston and this is painfully accurate. Especially the last line. My last job was a delivery job and me and the other person were constantly questioning if it was one lane or two.

[–] weeeeum 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

God I hate driving in Boston, it's goddam awful

[–] mo_ztt 1 points 9 months ago

I actually love it now that I'm used to it. It's just a totally different driving mentality from anywhere else in the country, that's all. Everyone pays attention, everyone's assertive about getting where they're going, everyone takes responsibility. If you want things to be friendly you will have a real bad time, but it's actually one of the safest driving cities in the country. It's just hard to get used to at first.

Related story, a friend of mine was turning onto a 4-lane undivided road in California, and he butted out into one lane of traffic and waited for the traffic in the other lane to clear so he could go. To him from Boston this was normal. Every single lane of traffic came to a complete stop because of this crazy guy sideways in the middle of the road. he thought it was pretty funny.