Comments on: What Is Traffic?

By: Andy Cline

Andy Cline — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:58:56 +0000

Chip… I think Alex means to indicate that a guy feel off a truck. Which would, I think, then put it in rule #1 So, Alex, we need clarification.

By: ChipSeal

ChipSeal — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:49:14 +0000

So let me get this straight, Alexander. Rule one: Avoid hazards in the road. Rule two: Intentionally aim for pedestrians and cyclists. Do I have that about right?

In your list of items in rule one, you have “dodge the man”. By that do you mean pedestrians? I don’t understand how one rule says dodge pedestrians while the second rule says to aim for them.

Perhaps you mean dodge the police? Are they common roadway hazards?

I think your conception of the rules in Houston need some sorting out.

By: Andy Cline

Andy Cline — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:55:02 +0000

Alex… What happened to the dude?

By: Alexander

Alexander — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:07:54 +0000

The author is delusional. There are only two rules of the road in Texas.

1) Dodge the man, goat, semi-truck tire, lawn-mower, and chest of drawers that just fell off the truck in front of you on the highway (and yes, I have dodged ALL of those things in the last year in Houston, the goat actually didn’t make it, but fortunately I wasn’t the one who hit it going 80).

2) Run down anyone on foot or bike. (And yes I’ve seen that happen twice.

maybe those are just the road rules in Houston… who can tell…