MissEmma, if you do come to Cleveland, I'll PM you all my contact details, no worries. I hate driving in Cleveland as well - everyone is so SLOW...
The city fundraisers, aka police are indeed very harsh on speeding, but still...
My messages to Cleveland drivers:
- when the light is green, it means you can go through... do not brake, no, no, NO... green .. damnit, red...
- when the light is yellow, it means stop if you can safely do so, and slamming on the brakes is not safely doing so...
- you can turn right without fully stopping. physics allows it. you can do it. try. just slow down and turn the wheel and once you're turned accelerate again - no biggie...
- yeah I know... I passed you and I was doing 60, and now you can't figure out why I'm slowing down to 40? because there's a traffic camera you tool! it's MARKED, it says Automatic Traffic Enforcement or is this too complex semiotics for you?! good, pass me, get the ticket, I'll be back to my regular speed 50 feet later and I'll pass you again - what's WRONG with you????
- I stop. I am stopped... you are trying to merge in... I wave at you... I flash... I honk... you don't go in... what can I do?!!! Why are you showing me the finger now, what am I supposed to do wait until you get off your frggin' cell phone?!!
- no... you're WRONG.. the headlights are not for YOU to see, I know you can see fine without them because the street is lit, they are for ME to see YOU, ......! Cleveland drivers need automatic headlights, seriously...
- no, there is not a linear relationship between speed and safety; it's is NOT SAFE to do 30 on the interstate with lights out at night!
There's more, but I'll just stop now...