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| A few notes to anyone driving to Texas: 1) you may notice there are two double-lines on the two-lane highways. You will also notice how clean the sides of the road are and how comfortably wide they are. The sides are called 'burms' and they are intended for you to drive on. Why? So if someone is coming up behind you and wants to pass and there aren't any oncoming vehicles you can move over to the side and allow them to pass. If you don't do this... and it just so happens they are truck drivers (the big rigs)... well, please just be polite and move over so the faster drivers can pass. 2) speed limits on the long stretches of road are nominally 70mph (65mph at night). For those of you used to slower speed limits this may seem ridiculous, but get used to it and the fact that the state troopers will stop you for going slower --people who are being 'extra careful' who are from out-of-state are often targeted as possible drug-runners. 3) the small-town cops will also stop you for going 5 miles over the speed limit, which is nominal for any small town anywhere in the world. Think of it as a way of reminding you that yes, they mean it. You'll find this law is a maybe and maybe-not situation in the big cities where 10mph over the speed limit is normal. 4) Mexican girls are really cute, but make sure they can prove they are 18 years of age or older. Otherwise, you'll need to go south of the border with enough cash to bribe the police. |