Reasons to stay away from America

[Sundae]

Originally Posted by classicman

not just Boston (and it pisses me off.)

I don't need to come to the States for that, it's all over here.
And streets very often change their names at intersections - just when you are busy negotiating traffic.

"I'm on Shooters Hill Road, just going past the hospital."
"What? If you're going past the hospital you're on Old Kent Road! Turn around, you've gone way too far!"

[Gravdigr]

Originally Posted by Sundae

I don't need to come to the States for that, it's all over here.
And streets very often change their names at intersections - just when you are busy negotiating traffic.

"I'm on Shooters Hill Road, just going past the hospital."
"What? If you're going past the hospital you're on Old Kent Road! Turn around, you've gone way too far!"

The street that my residential street empties onto changes names arbitrarily three different times. None of those name changes are at an intersection.