Boston Daily Discussion Thread, Friday December 30

Submitted by AutoModerator t3_zyvubf in boston

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bbqturtle t1_j289pfw wrote

Drove someone to the airport at 4:30am - the roads are still hard to drive without any other cars. None of the lights are timed, and still you are turning every 3 seconds to go a new direction.

And yet, the usual 35 minute trip took 15 minutes. Not bad. If normal Boston driving is a 3/10 driving at 4:30am is a 7/10.

Though on storrow there was an ambulance with its lights on going 30. We were all a little confused about that. Do we pass it? I mean, I didn't. But we were going 45-55 before catching up to it! The problem solved itself when the speed limit on storrow increased to 40 and the ambulance sped up to 50.

It makes me wonder what an ambulance going down jamaicaway is like!

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RhaenyrasUncle t1_j28r468 wrote

Replying to bbqturtle (#1,176,638)

Yellow flashing = ROW

Red flashing = yield to cross-traffic

Ambulance without emergency lights on is to be treated as just a regular vehicle. 30mph is the speed limit in most places, so they should be going 30mph.

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Yak_Rodeo t1_j28yrar wrote

anyone going to the winter classic plaza today? curious how it is

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jacketoffman t1_j2a2w7z wrote

I made it almost 3 years without getting covid but I finally got it Tuesday and it was no joke for a couple days there.

I am double vaxxed but never got the booster (I know, it was stupid) and I was deeply regretting that Tuesday night when I had a 101 fever and severe body aches.

It’s going around again. Be careful. Keep your hands clean, take your vitamins and get your damn boosters. I’ll be getting mine in 90 days.

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seekheart2017 t1_j2breo7 wrote

Just wondering, anyone else seeing cars going well past the speed limit past few days? I find it very strange... as I'm driving around cars go like 60 on a 40mph limit and like well past 55mph on the highway...

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