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Once again, it was amazing. I had a crappy little Nissan Micra with a 1.0L engine and NO passing power. I got it up to 160km/hr with a tail wind on a downhill stretch. The left lane practices in the Czech Repubic were on par with what I've experienced in Germany, Italy, Switzerland, and Austria. It was simply wonderful. People there know how to drive. If only the bus and service vehicle traffic at Paris CDG airport could get it together... Yowza.
In California I tend to use what I call "The California Fast Lane", a.k.a. the right-hand lane. So many morons just won't move over, so I slip by in the right lane.
I have to say that in the year I've spent in Canada (mostly Ontario), they're only slightly better than the US. The left lane stuff seems very similar, but they do tend to drive a good clip faster.
As for cops with speed traps, I'll never understand. I don't know why they crack down so hard and tell us it's for safety. It's revenue generation, pure and simple. Thankfully the state budget in CA is low, and the state is huge. We don't have the same problems as those in OH, PA, IN, and NY (notorious speed trap states from my experience).
Having returned from eastern europe, I see more than ever how the cops and government like to limit us here in the USA. Over there they take a much stronger stance on important issues (drunk driving) and let the day to day stuff be a little more reliant on common sense and training. Perhaps it's culture. Hell, they have porn in daily news papers and young drinking ages. But that doesn't mean the country is going to hell in a handbasket. Try that here and see what people have to say about it.
Randy
Posts in this Thread:
- The American Driver, thor-in-2004, Wed, 30 Nov 2005 04:43:49
- In the U.S. it does depend on where you are.., Noel, Thu, 1 Dec 2005 06:23:51
- Re: The American Driver, TML , Wed, 30 Nov 2005 18:31:07
- waxing poetic, ryanathp, Wed, 30 Nov 2005 17:55:24
- Re: The American Driver, George on the Cape, Wed, 30 Nov 2005 13:38:10
- American Driver's Ed?, Bill H., Wed, 30 Nov 2005 13:34:22
- Europe, Lolke Bijlsma, Wed, 30 Nov 2005 11:05:38
- "Obliviousness, Sloth and Self-Righteousness", RS , Wed, 30 Nov 2005 10:33:59
- Peter Egan,...easy to relate, 91Aero.jr, Wed, 30 Nov 2005 10:19:16
- Sounds pretty accurate., WFVIGGEN, Wed, 30 Nov 2005 10:04:06
- The Next Generation American Driver, JimN, Wed, 30 Nov 2005 09:56:41
- Well some Canadian drivers are ignorant too ..., MailOrderSupplies, Wed, 30 Nov 2005 09:36:02
- he's right for the most part, Canadian_Saab, Wed, 30 Nov 2005 09:00:28
- Just back from Europe yesterday...., Randy Thatcher , Wed, 30 Nov 2005 08:54:38 <-- Viewing This Message
- True that Illinois is an embarrasment to Ike ->, michael p, Wed, 30 Nov 2005 08:10:13
- not really american specific, jp, Wed, 30 Nov 2005 07:01:44
- good observation about interstate highways, Erik, Wed, 30 Nov 2005 07:00:05
- So true... Driving lessons should be manadory, LeoNL, Wed, 30 Nov 2005 06:41:17
- Re: The American Driver, yaofeng, Wed, 30 Nov 2005 06:12:15
- Re: The American Driver, SeeVTSaab, Wed, 30 Nov 2005 05:29:13
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