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Originally Posted by jolinar of malkshor
I use to think that Alberta had a lot of bad drivers. I am just finishing up my trip here in Europe where I have been driving in France and Italy for the last 2 weeks. I have to say that Canadian drivers are saints compared to these yahoos. People over here are just seeking a way to kill themselves.
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It's the way they drive. That's how they've always driven and that's likely how they'll continue to drive.
It's not that they're BAD drivers, it's that they're used to it. It'll be almost the same thing when you go to a lot of places in Asia as well.
It's not as easy to get a driver's license in Europe and Asia as it is here, they're taught much more thoroughly and the testing is much more intense.
The North American way of driving is very defensive, then you throw a regular North American driver to Europe/Asia, they will be scared sh**less because they drive much aggressively. Then all the locals there will be thinking this guy is a bad driver because they don't know how to drive properly (properly being the way they do things). Which is why when those drivers come here, we peg them as bad drivers because we're not used to their aggressive driving style.
A lot of drivers should learn adaptive driving. Driving differently depending on situation and location.