The country's best drivers

That would be us Massholes, Beth proclaims. No, really:

... People in Boston, I would wager, boast the quickest reflexes and sharpest navigational skills of any city in the country--they have to. There's no time to think or plan or, God help you, pull over. Boston drivers improvise. They learn by trial and error. They know exactly how far they can push things. They can time routes and make split-second moves. If anything, Boston drivers are too good for the rest of the general populace--the fact that they can't keep up, and can't catch a break, are what fluster them. ...