You must learn to pronounce the city name. It's
Dih-TROIT ... NOT DEE-troit! If you pronounce it DEE-troit,
we will assume you are from Toledo and here for
the country music hoe-down.
Forget the traffic rules you learned elsewhere.
Detroit has its own version of traffic rules:
Hold on and pray!
The morning rush hour is from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00
a.m. The evening rush hour is from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Friday's rush hour starts Thursday morning.
Weekends are open game.
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. This will
avoid getting in the way of cross-traffic who just
ran their yellow light to keep from getting shot.
Schoener can ONLY be properly pronounced by a
native of the metro Detroit area. That goes for
Gratiot too... (Remember we were French before
we were American.)
Costruction and renovation on I-94, I-96, I-75 and
I-275 is a way of life. Just deal with it.
If someone actually has their turn signal on, it is
probably a factory defect or they are "out-of-towners."
All old men with white hair wearing a hat have total
right-of-way.
The minimum acceptable speed on I-696 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!
The attractive wrought iron on the windows and doors
in Detroit is NOT ornamental. "DO NOT get out of your
car". Never stare at the driver of the car with the bumper
sticker that says, "Keep honking, I'm reloading."!
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.
I-275 & I-696 is our daily version of NASCAR.
It's not M-10, it's "the Lodge."
That's not a lake, it's a pothole.
If someone tells you it's on Outer Drive, you better
hope you have a map. The 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 a right. NOW you have
gone left.
Enjoy Your Trip To Detroit!
