Detroit

[Chris Hibner]

Originally Posted by evanperryg

That, and for those of you who don't know, Detroit's infrastructure is a nightmare. It's reasonably well-maintained, sure, but there aren't left turns. You see, all those things that look like left turn lanes are actually u-turn lanes, so it's all rights and u-turns. I can't wait to see a few hundred trailers and buses driven by people who have never gotten the Detroit driving experience.

The "Michigan left" as the transplants call it, is probably the greatest invention in traffic history. Yeah, it's a little weird to outsiders, but it is amazing how much it helps traffic flow. I'll never forget the time it took me 17 minutes to go about 700 feet getting back to my hotel from the IRI thanks to no Michigan lefts, but I can go about 12 miles in 17 minutes on Telegraph in rush hour with about twice as much traffic.