Worcester, MA Driving Tips
Avoid Kelly Square at all costs. It is a mad house. There are 6 roads that lead into this square and there are no traffic lights, just stop signs. You not only have to deal with people driving straight through to get to the highway but also cars driving through the square to get to the street that i
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s diagonal from the street they are coming from. You have to see it to believer it.
Worcester, MA Buying Tips
I have never bought a car in this city, but all my friends have just purchased their cars from the seller rather than a dealer. Also invest in good winter tires and when purchasing a new car be wary of any rust! This could make the car fail inspection.
Favorite Driving Memory
I like driving at night (like around 9) when there are barely any cars on the roads. During college my friends and I would sometimes get bored of the campus and the area surrounding us known as "main south" and take a cruise. We would typically drive into what people call the "Jewish Labyrinth". Thi
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s is just an area towards Holden that has these sprawling winding private streets filled with Victorian era mansions. My friends kinda knew some of the because they taught at the Hebrew school in that area, but we would eventually get lost. It was fun just talking and driving around trying to remember what way we had actually come. We pretty much treated those cruises as a drive-able sofa.
Favorite Road
Route 9 west
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This is the alternative road to get out to western Mass and the preferable route for me. It is a two lane road that twists and turns through the woods and goes through a ton of towns. There are no tolls and it only adds about 20 minutes on travel time.
Worcester, MA Driving Tips
Plan your route for a time when school is in session. After school gets out for the day, say, between 2:30 pm and 5:00 pm, traffic is at a stand-still on most of the major roads due to the school buses. I'd advise you to take a bus if you only have one or two stops to make, but if you plan on being
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busy, make use of the parking garages downtown and plan to do a little walking.
Worcester, MA Buying Tips
My suggestion for anyone buying a car to drive in this city is to buy a hybrid gas-electric vehicle. The amount of time you will spend in traffic idling makes it worth the money you'll save on gas. Also, it's better for the environment and everyone must do their part.
Favorite Driving Memory
When I need to do errands or get around my city, I sometimes drive and other times I take public transportation. Driving is definitely quicker as you can go from one place to another without waiting for buses, but parking is terrible. Downtown, the streets are clogged with cars parked on both sides
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of the road and you could easily drive 15 minutes just looking for a parking spot. The bus, however, picks me up at the end of my street and delivers me right to City Hall, in the midst of downtown.
Favorite Road
Grove Street.
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Grove street can bring you to many attractions in Worcester. You can get to the stores you need, the Eco Museum and the Armory and my doctor's office is right on the way. It seems that when the rest of Worcester's streets are like a parking lot of backed up traffic, Grove St. traffic is cruising alo
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ng with no problem. There's also plenty of parking.
Worcester, MA Driving Tips
Lock your doors, and be prepared to drive defensively. There are no rules in Worcester.
Worcester, MA Buying Tips
Look outside of Worcester if you're searching for a reliable vehicle. Try Craigslist, or look at dealers in nearby Auburn. Always have it inspected, always go for a test drive, and always ask for a complete accident history.
Favorite Driving Memory
Worcester is a very busy city. On any given day there will be road work, accidents, or detours to deal with. On this particular day, I was driving home from my night class and found that the road I usually take was fully blocked off, with no detour signs telling me where to go. My gps was not workin
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g due to the high stone buildings, so I turned down several side streets, navigating one-ways, double lanes, and endless red lights. I made it back to the main road effortlessly, cementing myself as a true Worcester driver.
Favorite Road
Park Ave
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Park Ave is the "main vein" of the city. Lined with fast food, restaurants, shops, and offices, you can find what you're looking for here. The streets branching off of this avenue will take you where you need to go.
