April 14, 2008 at 2:59 am
#621952
Ken
Participant
I was a cab driver in Boston Late 70’s. There is only one traffic law.
Most expensive vehicle yields right of way.
I drove a 4000 lbs checker cab with a winch fore and aft, and railroad tie for both front and back bumpers. All I had to do to change lanes was glance at the driver currently occupying the lane I wanted too be in. The body did not have a single square foot without a dent in it. (I paid the fleet mechanic extra to make sure and add some to the trunk when the lid got replaced.)
It is something like docking a fishing boat to make a u-turn and park on 4 inches of packed snow/ice on Mass Ave but it never ceased to amaze/frighten the tourists.