meauxna

heh.. your tax dollars at work!

augigi

Well there's aren't trams "as well" - they are the whole point of the hook turn.. you can't sit in the middle of the road to turn right when trams come down the middle of the road so you turn from the left.

We have the "Pittsburgh left" turn - where someone turning left who is waiting at a red light goes before the oncoming straight-going traffic: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_Left

S Folinsky

This history of the California car tax is another topic.

Ay-Brevard

Just moved here 5 weeks ago, biggest thing is they have no concept of stopping distance..

traceym

It's hard to judge stopping when your txting on one phone, talking on the other, putting your mascara on, eating a McD's, drinking a Starbucks and reading the paper you know!

fatbrit

They're not taught observational skills. If it doesn't appear in a 20 degree, forward facing arc within 100 feet of them, they never notice it.

meauxna

Survey says.. you live in Florida!

Ay-Brevard

Yes I do, it's getting worse now the snow birds are coming down from up north and they are even worse that the locals.

meauxna

shhh, lots of them are Canadian. Don't want to start a war now, do we.

Ay-Brevard

Sorry now have a certain South Park clip in my head.

meauxna

You're welcome, no extra charge!

Hubcaps

And absolutely NO idea of how to behave at a roundabout (ok I know there's not many of them but the one near me has been there for a very long time).

I only managed to drive over here by getting used to being on the RHS of the road...by being driven everywhere. When we first got here I never thought I would be able to do it (especially as I've only been driving at all for just over 5 years). I also never thought I could get used to an automatic.
Basically every time I went anywhere in the car I would study the roads, the junctions, the lights, turning right on red, giving way to pedestrians and I would always say "if it's me I would go in "that" lane" or "turn into that lane" etc. The actual driving was really easy in the end I only struggle with not really knowing where I'm going so which lane I should be in. Drivers here are very accommodating and if you signal to change lanes I always find the car behind will allow you to move in. Can't comment on this being true in other states though

Neko128

I can say with absolute certainty that this varies from area to area. There are some cities and states where, if you aren't an assertive driver, you *will* repeatedly miss exits and fail to get into turn lanes, at least at heavy-traffic times of day.

Hubcaps

Heavy traffic is where people seem politer here and more willing to let you swap lanes. Something else I noticed when trying to get over my fear of driving over here at all.

Bob

Aye, it's a sign of weakness in Mass and you'll get slaughtered