1.You must learn to pronounce the city name. It is "Ewe-stun", not "Huestun." Oh yea, it is pronounced "San Phil-a-pee," not "San Phil-eep" (San Felipe).

2. Forget the traffic rules you learned elsewhere. Houston has its own version of traffic rules...Hold on and pray. There is no such thing as a dangerous high-speed chase in Houston. We all drive like that.

3. All directions start with, "Go down to Loop 610".... which has no beginning and no end.

4. The Chamber of Commerce calls getting through traffic... a "Scenic Drive."

5. The morning rush hour is from 6:00AM to 10:00AM. The evening rush hour is from 3:00PM to 7:00PM. Friday's rush hour starts Thursday morning.

6. If you actually stop at a yellow light, you will be rear-ended, cussed out and possibly shot. When you are the first one off the starting line, count to five when the light turns green before going, to avoid getting into any cross-traffic's way. *You can ask my sister about getting plowed down by a person who strongly believes in this one!

7. Kuykendahl Road can ONLY be pronounced by a native Houstonian.

8. Construction on I-10, I-45, US 59 and Loop 610 is a way of life and a permanent form of entertainment.

9. All unexplained smells are explained by the phrase, "Oh, we must be in Pasadena!!!."

10. If someone actually has their turn signal on, it is probably a factory defect.

11. All old ladies with blue hair in a pink Cadillac have total right-of-way.

12. The minimum acceptable speed on Loop 610 is 85 mph. Anything less is considered downright sissy.

13. The wrought iron on windows in east Houston is NOT ornamental.

14. Never stare at the driver of the car with the bumper sticker that says, "Keep honking, I'm reloading." In fact, don't honk at anyone. *THIS IS NOT A JOKE EITHER*

15. If you are in the left lane, and only going 70 mph in a 60 mph zone, people are not waving when they go by.

16. The Sam Houston Toll road is our daily version of NASCAR.

17. If it's 100 degrees, Thanksgiving must be next weekend.

18. When in doubt, remember that all unmarked exits lead to Louisiana.

19. You don't have to wait for an exit to get off a freeway, just follow the ruts in the grass to the frontage road like everyone else.This is how Houston residents notify Texas Department of Transportation where exits should have been built.

man patiko:
When you are the first one off the starting line, count to five when the light turns green before going, to avoid getting into any cross-traffic's way.
as praeita savaite neskaiciavau iki 5 ir dabar remontuoja masiniuka mano

Na as sveikas gyvas. Gavau i keleivio puses priekinio rato dali. Tai ratas isverstas, sparnas, kopotas, buferis, faros ir t.t. ....

Sveikas ir gyvas! tai ir svarbiausia.

Teoriskai ana puse. Liudininkai mate kad vaziavau per zalia. Anas draudimas atsakimybes dar neprisieme.
Turejau savo pilna draudima, tai tvarkausi per savo draudima, o paskui jei ten issiaiskins.

Nesakyk , eismas cia geras.....vien tai , kad greicio limitas vienodas visiems vaziuojiantiems. O Vokietija buvo pavyzdinga pries 10 m , dabar ten chaosas , neduok diev , vaziuosi greitkeliu nesilaikydamas desnes , tai maksimaliai visi prades 'aukleti' , kad turi pasiduoti i desne. Vaziuosi kaireje puseje ties 180 km/h spidometromo atzyma , is paskos atsiras virtine kuri tau signalizuos ilgosiomis ir primygtinai sius tave po velniu... o ka kalbeti apie greicio palaikymo rezima..Europoje - jis nereikalingas , nes panaudoti nera galimybes
man patiko eismas cia , as keliu ranka uz sia sistema

p.s. o dar tie STOP'ai sankryzose , verti pagyrimo.

Tai čia kaip Gruzijoj pas ką didesnė mašiną to ir pirmumo teisė. Gruzijoj senas džigitas moko jauną džigitą važiuot, sako žiurėk per raudoną gali važiuot nes tu džigitas. Kai užsidega žalia džigitas mina ant stabdžiu, jaunas džigitas nesupranta kame reikalas. Senas džigitas aiškina, matai kita gatve gali kitas džigitas važiuot.
Aš jau penkis metus Hiustone važinėju, nors ir nedideliais atstumais. Progų buvo susikult, bet kažkaip pavyko išvengti. Kaip pripranti prie sistemos tai visai nieko, o va kaip tauta dabar Vilniuj siauromis gatvelėmis be horizontalaus ženklinimo su mechaninėmis greičių dėžėmis važinėja, tai čia vaikeli menas.

O apie Vokietija tai is vis baisu As sedejau salia vyro ir drebejau, kad tik i ora neislektume, nes mat vyras norejo isbandyt tai, kaip vokieciai vazineja Ne man tokia sistema

Dar viena baisi viet tai Italija, ten vie visi prie sviesoforo susikisa kiek masinu telpa, ne pagal gatviu linija ir kaip zalia uzsidega tai kas pirmas sugebes issiversti - bet kas keista avariju nesimato
Ir as sutinku kad Lietuvoje yra baisoka vazineti, visi labai neatsargus ir nervuoti ir pikti(ant gyvenimo) as ten taxsi vazineju
Tiesa dar noriu pasakyti , kad as taip pat esu uz pilna draudima- esam tureja avarija- masina buvo nurasyta ir ikainavo tiek kad nusipirkome lygiai tokia pacia uz tuos pinigus.(buvo All State draudimo kompanija) Taip kad niekad nezinai kas gali atsitikti. Galiu pasiulyti paziureti AAA draudima(man jis gana normalus)