05-14-2006, 12:00 AM
Racer X Wrote:
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> My bad, didn't know that. I know that they are
> far more strict about drivers there, but they need
> to be.
I spent many hours in the right lane behind slower cars because our car didn't have enough power to pass quickly (limited rear sight distance.)
I still remember one time being on a long straight away and moving into the left lane to pass. Not a few seconds go by and the driver freaked out and yanked wheel to the right. At the same time I hear a loud roar and was completely confused. A split second later a red blur showed up in the left lane where we just were. We were probably doing 90mph, but a Ferrari going the same direction was going MUCH faster.
I looked back to see how far we could see, and it had to be at least a half mile. The driver of our car guessed the Ferrari was doing about 250kph.
If you really want to scare a German, pass on the right. A friend of mine was over here and I was driving down I-5. I was in the left lane, and moved to the middle to pass. He pushed himself back in his seat and with a panicked voice said "what are you doing??!" He said that one of the worst traffic offenses is to pass on the right. This is because it's the job of the car in front of you to move over to the right, and that if you try to pass on the right you could hit them as they try to move over.
I wish we had their traffic laws.
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> My bad, didn't know that. I know that they are
> far more strict about drivers there, but they need
> to be.
I spent many hours in the right lane behind slower cars because our car didn't have enough power to pass quickly (limited rear sight distance.)
I still remember one time being on a long straight away and moving into the left lane to pass. Not a few seconds go by and the driver freaked out and yanked wheel to the right. At the same time I hear a loud roar and was completely confused. A split second later a red blur showed up in the left lane where we just were. We were probably doing 90mph, but a Ferrari going the same direction was going MUCH faster.
I looked back to see how far we could see, and it had to be at least a half mile. The driver of our car guessed the Ferrari was doing about 250kph.
If you really want to scare a German, pass on the right. A friend of mine was over here and I was driving down I-5. I was in the left lane, and moved to the middle to pass. He pushed himself back in his seat and with a panicked voice said "what are you doing??!" He said that one of the worst traffic offenses is to pass on the right. This is because it's the job of the car in front of you to move over to the right, and that if you try to pass on the right you could hit them as they try to move over.
I wish we had their traffic laws.