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Tilted Cat Head
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Location: Manhattan, NY
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Originally Posted by KnifeMissile
Well, that's funny. I was taught in driving school, very specifically that, in the province of Ontario and as a matter of law, the driver merging with the highway has the right of way and the people on the highway must yield to them. Do you live in the US? If so, I'm surprised our driving laws can differ this much, considering how free we are to drive across the border.
Oh, and if the guy in front of you slamming the breaks can result in a collision, you were driving too close! |
I know that you're trying to understand the differences of law and reality.. and you can see by the people posting here it's QUITE different from place to place, but yet still the same.
The worst place I have ever seen drivers is in India. When I was growing up in and went to Mexico, I thought that was bad, then I went to the Philippines, wow, that's bad. I thought in Singapore they'd have better drivers, nope. I had the opportunity to go to Bangkok, boy they made the Philippines look like it was organized. Most recently, I went to India, wow, Imagine, 4 lanes of traffic painted on the road, and having 6 lanes. Side mirrors? Tucked in because they can be removed by someone jostling for position. Now, that I've been to India, it explains how the cabbies here in NYC drive.
Oh, and best drivers? Germany and Austria.
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