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In Massachusetts both in suburb and city we have almost complete chaos. I'm almost sure we do no have the "grid" nor "curvilinear" nor "cul-de-sac" (my house
by agentgt 10y ago
In Massachusetts both in suburb and city we have almost complete chaos.
I'm almost sure we do no have the "grid" nor "curvilinear" nor "cul-de-sac" (my house is older than all of those designs by ~130 years). What we have is streets that follow natural features (e.g. the Charles River).
The irony is Massachusetts despite its urban legend of having horrible drivers is one of the safest states to drive in [1] (there are many more references).
[1]: http://www.autoblog.com/2014/07/23/traffic-accident-death-odds-by-state/ http://www.autoblog.com/2014/07/23/traffic-accident-death-od...
- xkcd-sucks 10y agoIt seems like many states are known for having the worst drivers, while none are known for having the best
- jessaustin 10y agoThe states that have a distinctive "style" of driving, which isn't close to the "average" national style, are known for having bad drivers, by visitors who aren't yet comfortable with the local style.