How to drive in Destin....

1. Do your homework before you head out. Nothing worse than a lost tourist stopping in the middle of 98 trying to make a right hand turn from the left hand lane...

2. Buy a GPS unit....actually saw a lady stopped in the middle of 98 in the right hand turn lane reading a map!

3. When you pull out on 98, step on the gas a little....

4. Keep the traffic flow MOVING!

5. Use signals, stop at traffic lights, and pay attention to what you%26#39;re doing! Destin is like only 10 minutes from one end to the other, so you can see it again on your way back....

6. Don%26#39;t speed, just keep moving forward at a smooth and quick pace- I%26#39;m seeing around 3-4 wrecks every time i run from one end to the other.

7. Oh, if you have a wreck, and nobody%26#39;s hurt, move it off the side of the road! it%26#39;s the law, and we don%26#39;t need a family reunion in the middle of 98.....

How to drive in Destin....

Kind of negative there, aren%26#39;t ya?

I find it ironic someone from Texas would be lecturing on driving.

Peace out!

How to drive in Destin....

These rules could apply to driving anywhere in any circumstance with only one addition - turn the damned cellphone off while you drive.

For those of you who think that ted%26#39;s suggestions are obscene and / or negative, I submit to you this top ten list of things to do to get the most bang for your buck on the nation%26#39;s highways this summer.

1) even if you%26#39;re traveling at well below the speed limit, be sure to slam on your brakes when you see a cop on the side of the road - it keeps the driver behind you attentive

2) same scenario as #2, but on the other side of a divided highway - after all you%26#39;re supposed to yield to emergency vehicles no matter how impractical it may seem

3) three car lengths of following distance is two car lengths too many

4) when merging into traffic on an on-ramp, make sure you%26#39;re going at least 30 mph slower than the traffic you%26#39;re merging with

5) why is the left lane called the passing lane again?

6) in conjunction to #4 %26amp; #5, it is your civic duty to dictate how fast everyone else is allowed to drive

7) always carry on engaging conversations with your passengers, or better yet use your mobile phone - after all they were invented to keep you from getting bored while driving...

8) always disengage the cruise control in conjunction with #7

9) lending special considerations and courtesy to drivers of large commercial vehicles is just foolish... it%26#39;s a well known fact that any accident they%26#39;re involved in is automatically their fault

10) above all else remember that you%26#39;re the only person on the road who hates being stuck in traffic...

People are the #1 reason for traffic problems. Strictly speaking, people are the only reason for traffic problems. Taking the notion that any statement to this effect is negative is simply denial.

great suggestions ted and phat b. But who will listen?

Oh Al, I will! I will! I never knew how to drive before. Thanks to these enlightened souls, I now do!!!

YAY!

i figure you are a good driver anyway dear.

Well, hon, there%26#39;s driving...and then there%26#39;s driving.

Take my advice,eat before 4 or after 8 and if possible get on 98 at a light .98 is not called bloody 98 for nothing.

i live here.....

the problem is that there%26#39;s normally 12,000 people that live here, and the roads aren%26#39;t designed to handle the traffic. it%26#39;s get%26#39;s really frustrating when people stop in the road to read a map, do a u-turn in the wrong places, etc. we see an unusual amount of wrecks do to inattentive tourists, etc. ( not to mention the wild locals (natives) in the pickup trucks.) saw a horrible wreck on saturday when a local was driving at a high rate of speed in a turn only lane and plowed into a tourist... they carried her off on a body board.....and i see this stuff 4-5 times a day on about a 5 mile stretch of road.... yeah i%26#39;d say it%26#39;s a little different compared to most places....

maybe they need to work in the infrastructure a little more Ted. Have you looked into joining the planning and zoning commission?