When it comes to motor vehicles and driving, Massachusetts has some of the most rigorous laws in the country, behind only Alaska and Oregon. Massachusetts’ rules of the road seem especially strict when in comparison to some states like say Florida, where you can basically put anything with wheels on the road.
Some rules of the road are unspoken, meaning they might not technically be laws, but it’s common sense or common courtesy to follow them. Most of the driving “rules” you know were probably picked up from your parents, either spending time with them as a young passenger or learning how to drive.
My mom was big on having our hands out the window. She would YELL if she even saw a finger out of that thing, followed up by a lecture about how dangerous it was and that we would lose a limb if we were in an accident…