Driving in New Jersey

Being an entertainer my whole life, I have been driving for many years throughout this great country and have noticed that drivers in certain states have traits of their own that are individualistic to themselves. For example, everyone knows that in Florida people drive very slowly. That’s its own characteristic as New Yorkers drive like they’re in a race.

Everything is a competition on the roads. They may not always drive fast, but if you try to pass them, they speed up. It becomes a game. Pennsylvania drivers drive me crazy. I love the people there very much, but they can’t drive a lick. They move slowly and do not move. If you have three lanes, they spread out and they all drive at the same speed, slowing down traffic. Thank goodness I don’t have a gun in the truck, that’s all I can say. But let me write about what this article is really about … Driving in New Jersey!

My God, where do I start? New Jersey has the most roads and the most cars on those roads per square mile of any state in the union. I love this state, especially the Jersey shore, and the people here are wonderful fun-loving citizens, but whoever built the roads here must be drawn and quartered, tarred and feathered … how about getting shot? What a really screwed up highway system. The Garden State Parkway is one of the most beautiful roads in the country, but if you drive north there may be an exit for a major highway, and if you drive south there may not be an exit for the same highway. This means you have to make an illegal turn on the Parkway or drive to the next exit, turn around, and come back. That could take you about half an hour more on your way. Good planning guys!

The people of this beautiful state also love nonsense. What that means, in case you don’t know the term, is that motorists will slow down or even stop to see something happening on the side of the road. This could be an accident, someone changing a tire, someone fishing off a bridge, people talking on the shoulder, a deer feeding, or just someone peeing in the bushes. It doesn’t matter what the reason is. Suffice it to say, everyone is so nosy.

By the way, if you are in North Jersey, don’t count on the road signs. Either they are completely missing or the kids have turned them in the wrong direction, just to make their ride a bit longer. pleasant!

Now let me say that I really respect and like the older generation and I really appreciate what they have done for our country and what they have sacrificed to give us our freedoms, but when it comes to driving, most of them shouldn’t be close to the road. . I live in Toms River and there are a lot of seniors out on the roads that they shouldn’t be. You never know what they’re going to do out there and neither do they. They may be in the left lane and suddenly decide to turn right into a mall. I suppose they at least keep the rest of us on our toes, but it’s already an obstacle course and we don’t need any more confusion. I think after a certain age everyone should take a driving test again to see if they qualify. After all, we are dealing with people’s lives and cars are potential weapons, especially in the wrong hands.

How about those fantastic juggles? Who invented these brilliant abominations? You cannot turn left in this state. If you want to go to a certain business on the other side of the road you are on, you have to go to the traffic light and go around the crank and then wait for the traffic light. Then you cross the road and turn into another jughandle and come to another traffic light. You are now on the right side of the road from the business you originally wanted to get to, but by the time you get there it may be closed. Sometimes it takes you around three or four traffic lights just to get through them because traffic gets so stuck on these things that you might as well pack a lunch if you intend to do this trip.

Now comes the best of the best of total mistakes when it comes to planning Jersey’s roads … The traffic circles. What were they thinking when this occurred to them? I have seen so many people panic when they enter these merry-go-rounds. No one seems to know who has the right of way in these things. Is it the people on the right entering them or the people already driving? The fun part is watching people trying to get out of these perpetual motion roundabouts! It is a virtual ‘Put the tail on the donkey’ for motorists. People go around in these circles and then come out the other side dizzy and disoriented. In Massachusetts they call them Rotary but they cause the same chaos. Whatever name they really should be called for what they are, ‘How the hell do I get out of this?’ I think if you had a roadside food stand you could charge money for this kind of entertainment. It could be my next adventure.

Anyway, driving across the country can be fun and very scenic, but be aware of the dangers you may encounter. Remember, if you are in New York, prepare for a contest, if you are in Florida or Pennsylvania, I hope you are not in a hurry because they It will not be and if you are in New Jersey, prepare for the trip of a lifetime. Oh yeah, and if you’re in Connecticut, prepare for construction delays. That the highways of the states have been under construction for more than 30 years and the end does not seem to be in sight. Whichever company has that contract has maximum job security.

Good luck on your travels, excursions, and frustrations on the roads of America, especially in New Jersey.

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