Super Bowl XL - Detroit Driving Tips

[The Gun Of Bavaria]

SUPERBOWL DRIVING TIPS FOR DETROIT......................

For all out of state visitors coming to Super Bowl XL, please read and learn. It may save your life.

1. First, you must learn to pronounce the city name. It's Deh-troit. NOT DEE-troit. If you pronounce it DEE-Troit then we will assume you are from Toledo and here for the country Music hoe-down.

2. Forget the traffic rules you learned elsewhere. Detroit has its own version of traffic rules... Hold on and pray!

3. The morning rush hour is from 6:00 am to 10:00 am. The evening rush hour is from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Friday's rush hour starts Thursday morning. Weekends are open game.

4. If you actually stop at a yellow light, you will be rear-ended, cussed out and possibly shot. If you're first off the starting line when the light turns green, count to five before going across the intersection. This will avoid getting in the way of cross-traffic who just ran their yellow light to

keep from getting shot.

5. Schoenherr (Shane-er) can ONLY be properly pronounced by a native of the Detroit metro area. That goes for Gratiot (Gra-shut) too.

6. Construction and renovation on I-94, I-96, I-75, I-275, I-375, The Lodge and The Southfield Freeways are a way of life and forever. Just deal with it.

7. If someone actually has their turn signal on, it is probably a

factory defect or they are "out-of-towners"

8. All old men (or women) with white hair wearing a hat have total right-of-way.

9. The minimum acceptable speed on I-696 and I-275 is 85

regardless of the posted speeds. Anything less is considered downright SISSY. Oh, and don't even think of allowing more than one car length

between cars!

10. That attractive wrought iron on the windows and doors in

Detroit is NOT ornamental. DO NOT get out of your car to take pictures.

11. Never stare at the driver of the car with the bumper sticker

that says "Keep honking, I'm reloading", he/she is.

12. If you are in the left lane, and only going 70 in a 60 mph

zone, people are not waving because they are so friendly in Detroit. I would suggest you duck.

13. I-275 and I-696 is our daily version of NASCAR. Either run with the pack or die, your choice.

14. It's not M-10, it's "the Lodge".

15. That's not a lake, it's a pothole.

16. If someone tells you it's on Outer Drive, you better hope you

have a map.

17. The 'Michigan Left' turn is simple. If you want to turn left, go

a 1/4 of a mile past your turn, get to the left, then make a left, then

make another left, then make a right when you get back to the intersection where you wanted to turn left in the first place. NOW you have gone left.

18. What are those 2 really ugly arches over Telegraph Rd on I-94???? DON'T EVEN ASK!! WE DON'T HAVE A CLUE!!!!!

WELCOME, ENJOY YOUR STAY, BUT AVOID EYE-CONTACT WITH THE LOCALS!!!!!

[Smizzy]

1. Shoot first.

2. Duck

3. go home ASAP

[stormshadow19]

Ewwwww... the Lodge.... ewwwww

Oh, and one more tip...

Don't expect to find anywhere to park. You'll drive around for hours, looking for a spot, just not to find one.

And eat a Coney dog.

[Green DNA]

Is Guns trying to make a late run at the post of the year honors?

[NJ]

One other quick one - if you're wanting to move into the far left lane on any of the interstates - make sure you've got enough room in your lane to increase your speed by 40% - or that next closest car to you in the left lane is a 1/2 mile in back of you. They'll be doing 95mph minimum.

[JetCane]

Is Guns trying to make a late run at the post of the year honors?

Yeah, that's good stuff.

[Bugg]

Ford is celebrating the Super Bowl in it's HQ town by laying off 30,000 Americans. Enjoy! Nothing like Detroit in February.

I understand that the auto industry gets this as a payoff for all the ad revenue they lavish on the NFL. But these cold weather Super Bowl sites are a bad idea. And even living in New York had the WSS goen thorugh, having the Super Bowl in a cold weather site is stupid.

[afosomf]

Anyone know why birds fly upside down over Detroit?