11-30-2015, 01:37 PM
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In the Sin Bin
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I have admittedly only three days experience driving in LA, and near as I can tell, there are *no* rules.
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11-30-2015, 01:43 PM
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#42
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Memento Mori
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Originally Posted by polak
They're nicer but they drive more aggressively I find. They just don't care that you cut them off and forced your way into their lane cause they'd do the same thing.
Everyone just gets it done.
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Here, the guy trying to change lanes will furtively turn his blinker on, then immediately brake, let three cars pass in the lane he wants to get in, then the fourth car in that lane will slow down, and then finally the person will take 15 seconds to get in that lane.
Then he will give the hand wave. And promptly rear end the car in front of him.
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11-30-2015, 01:44 PM
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#43
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Calgary
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LA is fun to drive in, never had any problems on the I405 or I5.
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11-30-2015, 02:26 PM
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Calgary's driving culture comes from a combination of impatience and lack of expertise. The first is probably because this is a young city full of people chasing dollars, and everyone wants everything done yesterday. The second is owing to the large number of people who move here from smaller communities. I don't expect you get a lot of experience merging and changing lanes at high speeds if you grew up in Brandon or Sherbrooke.
The single most useful thing the province could do is an education blitz on merging. Most drivers don't seem to be aware of the difference between a merge and a yield, which is why you almost never see the drivers in the lane being merged into moving left into the lane next to them - which they are obliged to by law (a merge is a merge of every lane, not just the merge lane and the single lane it's merging into).
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11-30-2015, 10:02 PM
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A Fiddler Crab
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Chicago
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Originally Posted by GirlySports
I've been to Bangkok too, signalling is important and traffic just flows.
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What part of Bangkok were you in? I've never experienced traffic jams like the ones I got stuck in in Bangkok.
One of the classic signals in Cambodia is to leave your turn signal on, to indicate that people behind you should overtake you on the side to which you are signalling.
Anyway, I gotta jump on my Yamaha YB-1 50 and go get some lunch. Wish me luck!
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11-30-2015, 10:37 PM
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Not a casual user
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: A simple man leading a complicated life....
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I feel more comfortable driving the freeways of large American cities as opposed to say the Deerfoot in Calgary.
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12-01-2015, 06:43 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Oshawa
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Originally Posted by driveway
One of the classic signals in Cambodia is to leave your turn signal on, to indicate that people behind you should overtake you on the side to which you are signalling.
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Oddly enough, this is also common in Outback Australia. I'm not a huge fan, there have been a couple times I wasn't entirely sure that the guy wanted to turn right in front of me rather than signal for me to pass.
Also, Bangkok traffic is the worst. Out of all the major cities Ive driven in, I think Adelaide is the easiest to get around in. Very well planned city. Hilarious hearing people there complain about traffic.
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12-01-2015, 09:54 AM
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#1 Goaltender
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LA is great driving. I was there during the crazy rainfalls in 2010 and it was absolutely dumping. I was coming back into LA after a week touring through San Francisco, Monterey, and Big Sur area on Highway 1. The most amazing thing about it, was once I was back on one of the major highways, people drove normal despite the rain. It wasn't like here in Calgary where everyone slows down because the road is a little wet, they just drove. Pouring rain, wipers going crazy, and everyone is just doing their thing. It was heaven.
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12-02-2015, 09:43 AM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by woob
LA is great driving. I was there during the crazy rainfalls in 2010 and it was absolutely dumping. I was coming back into LA after a week touring through San Francisco, Monterey, and Big Sur area on Highway 1. The most amazing thing about it, was once I was back on one of the major highways, people drove normal despite the rain. It wasn't like here in Calgary where everyone slows down because the road is a little wet, they just drove. Pouring rain, wipers going crazy, and everyone is just doing their thing. It was heaven.
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This is a huge issue here. Tiny bit of rain or snow and people think they need to be crawling along. Toss in people who have zero confidence behind the wheel, morons who think they are the police and that they are responsible for enforcing TSA and its a mess.
I'd be 100% in favor of removing testing from the private sector and yearly mandatory retests for people new to Canada and new to the province for the first five years of being licensed. Testing at ten year intervals for everyone and at an increased rate once you hit a certain age.
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