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detroit superbowl driving trips for out of towners SUPERBOWL DRIVING TIPS FOR DETROIT......................
For all the visitors, from other than Michigan, coming to the Super
Bowl
in 2006.
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 can ONLY be properly pronounced by a native of the
Detroit
metro area. That goes for Gratiot 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.
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. And those 2 really ugly arches over Telegraph? DON'T EVEN ASK!!
WE DON'T HAVE A CLUE!!!!!
WELCOME, ENJOY YOUR STAY, BUT AVOID EYE-CONTACT WITH THE LOCALS!!!!!
For all the visitors, from other than Michigan, coming to the Super
Bowl
in 2006.
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 can ONLY be properly pronounced by a native of the
Detroit
metro area. That goes for Gratiot 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.
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. And those 2 really ugly arches over Telegraph? DON'T EVEN ASK!!
WE DON'T HAVE A CLUE!!!!!
WELCOME, ENJOY YOUR STAY, BUT AVOID EYE-CONTACT WITH THE LOCALS!!!!!
11-06-2005, 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by ta12sec
SUPERBOWL DRIVING TIPS FOR DETROIT......................
For all the visitors, from other than Michigan, coming to the Super
Bowl
in 2006.
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 can ONLY be properly pronounced by a native of the
Detroit
metro area. That goes for Gratiot 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.
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. And those 2 really ugly arches over Telegraph? DON'T EVEN ASK!!
WE DON'T HAVE A CLUE!!!!!
WELCOME, ENJOY YOUR STAY, BUT AVOID EYE-CONTACT WITH THE LOCALS!!!!!
For all the visitors, from other than Michigan, coming to the Super
Bowl
in 2006.
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 can ONLY be properly pronounced by a native of the
Detroit
metro area. That goes for Gratiot 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.
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. And those 2 really ugly arches over Telegraph? DON'T EVEN ASK!!
WE DON'T HAVE A CLUE!!!!!
WELCOME, ENJOY YOUR STAY, BUT AVOID EYE-CONTACT WITH THE LOCALS!!!!!
11-06-2005, 08:36 PM
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Originally Posted by 72firebird
Is it already sold out? If not where can I get tickets? I'd like to go see the Colts too.
11-06-2005, 09:28 PM
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Originally Posted by SmokedOutZ28
Try ticket master, im not sure if it's sold out or not... but you 2 guys are going to be waiting awhile before you see the colts in the superbowl there track record for playoffs Suck.. My Guess is the Broncos VS Giants or Cowboys
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The Colts problem in the playoffs, and in fact through the whole season, was their defense. They finally got a decent defense and they're gunna own everyone on their way to the superbowl. In my opinio there isn't a better offense in the NFL than the Colts, and their defense I would say is a little above average.
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Well IMO the colts havent played anyone this yr worth a damn, there next 9 games besides Houston,Arizona,Tennesse should prove who they really are. And in the NFL anything is possible hell the bears could go undefeted in the division and make the playoffs. Hell the Bucks got beat by the 9ers last week and who would of thought that the bengals would be in top of there division.
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The part about the yellow lights and getting shot is 100% true! everyone in detriot has a gun.... I would watch that 6 year old on the corner cuz he is probily working on the underground for a drug dealer and has a damn gun.
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Originally Posted by SmokedOutZ28
Well IMO the colts havent played anyone this yr worth a damn, there next 9 games besides Houston,Arizona,Tennesse should prove who they really are. And in the NFL anything is possible hell the bears could go undefeted in the division and make the playoffs. Hell the Bucks got beat by the 9ers last week and who would of thought that the bengals would be in top of there division.
IMO i thought the bucs were a joke from day one, they rode on cadillacs back and i figured that would eventually collapse. as far as the bengals go i'm still not impressed. 
they have only played a good team in the steelers. and lost. Nov. 20th at cincy will show how superior the colts are they have the No. 4 Def. and No. 4 Offense in the league. i'm just glad we have a QB in peyton that's more worried about wins and not his numbers, he'll keep giving hte ball to edge if that is what defenses keep giving us, but when they start playing run again like last year.....well 
peyton manning touchdown express will take flight. think about it the offense has an answer for any Defense in the NFL. and our defense is sick right now in it's own right. i'm kinda opinionated on this but i say colts = undefeated = superbowl champs. 
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OMG that **** is hilarious and VERY true,you can be doin' 90 on 696 and people are straight flyin' past you....so be careful there....and the arches?? I live down Telegraph a few miles and have no Idea WTF they are supposed to be.
Roads!! are HORRIBLE!!
If you happen to get lost,and it's dark dont stop at deserted intersection stop lights.
Roads!! are HORRIBLE!!
If you happen to get lost,and it's dark dont stop at deserted intersection stop lights.
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That's some funny stuff. Me and my woman had a great time laughing while reading the list of rules for traveling to Detroit. I'll be there when the Colts are playing, believe that!
