Submitted By: Toby Wolberg (Oxford)
When giving directions in Florida, you must always start with the words, “take I-75,” “take I-4” or “take I-95.”
When crossing the border into Florida forget all driving rules you ever knew.
If you’re a snowbird or a non-working retiree, you absolutely cannot drive between the hours of 6 A.M. to 10 A.M. and 4 P.M. to 7 P.M. This IS considered to be RUSH HOUR and you are not in any rush. NO EXCEPTIONS. But you will drive anyway.
Freeways can only go north and south … Not east and west except Alligator Alley.
Tolls are a fact of life, the state has to make money, so deal with it.
I-275 (Tampa area) will always be under construction … that’s the law and there is nothing anyone can do about it, period!
‘A1A’ and ‘Alt. A1A’ are the same road. Traffic lights are not timed and never will be. We measure the distance we travel in time – not miles.
If you travel more than 5-10 miles on any road in any part of Florida without seeing an orange barricade, you’re lost!
If you miss your exit on I-75, I-4 or I-275, its perfectly acceptable to BACK UP!
Every street in Florida has both a name and a number (i.e. Adamo = Rt. 60) just for the heck of it – and also for the pleasure we get from reaction of visitors when we given them directions.
Once the light turns green, only 3 cars can go through the intersection eight more go through on the yellow, and 4 more on red.
Know the difference between SunPass, SunFest, SunSentinel and SunTrust.
Your car’s signal blinker means nothing. It should be left on at all times.
English is our first and second language.
