A lot of people from different countries post here, so I'm a little curious about something that popped into my head when somebody came screaming down from an off-ramp and hopped three lanes to get into the left turn lane, nearly taking my nose off in the process.
Are driving peeves the same all over? As a secondary question, what are some unwritten driver's protocols around the world?
My biggest driving peeve are the people who can't read a street sign without applying the brake. At 25mph, the standard speed for a residential zone (California), you should be able to read any street sign from a reasonable distance without slowing down. If you can't think that fast, you can't think fast enough to drive safely.
The unwritten protocol I was thinking about is the custom of a friendly wave when someone lets you cut in. It's not a law, but it's just good etiquette. It annoys me a little when people don't do it, although I know their minds may be elsewhere.
So I'm curious if drivers are the same all over. Would something that ticks off the English also tick off the Americans? (Aside from the fact that we Yanks drive on the wrong side of the road.) And how do the rest of the roads feel after you've driven the Autobahn?
I'm eager to hear from the rest of the world.
(And contrary to my posts in the sex offenders topic, I don't believe that people who don't use their signal lights should have their steering wheels cut off and get raped by homosexual Volkswagens!
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Are driving peeves the same all over? As a secondary question, what are some unwritten driver's protocols around the world?
My biggest driving peeve are the people who can't read a street sign without applying the brake. At 25mph, the standard speed for a residential zone (California), you should be able to read any street sign from a reasonable distance without slowing down. If you can't think that fast, you can't think fast enough to drive safely.
The unwritten protocol I was thinking about is the custom of a friendly wave when someone lets you cut in. It's not a law, but it's just good etiquette. It annoys me a little when people don't do it, although I know their minds may be elsewhere.
So I'm curious if drivers are the same all over. Would something that ticks off the English also tick off the Americans? (Aside from the fact that we Yanks drive on the wrong side of the road.) And how do the rest of the roads feel after you've driven the Autobahn?
I'm eager to hear from the rest of the world.
(And contrary to my posts in the sex offenders topic, I don't believe that people who don't use their signal lights should have their steering wheels cut off and get raped by homosexual Volkswagens!