Odd Driving Customs
Sep 10, 2006, 12:01 pm
#121
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Originally Posted by snorkmaster
I do think the "flashing red ultimately changes to a green arrow" that's found in Michigan isn't something that I have seen elsewhere.
Flashing red--stop. You don't have the right of way but you may go if the road is clear.
What's the problem?
Sep 10, 2006, 6:23 pm
#122
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Whoa, tiger. 
All I said was that I haven't seen it anywhere else I've lived.
All I said was that I haven't seen it anywhere else I've lived.
Originally Posted by Loren Pechtel
Green arrow--you have the right of way. Go.
Flashing red--stop. You don't have the right of way but you may go if the road is clear.
What's the problem?
Flashing red--stop. You don't have the right of way but you may go if the road is clear.
What's the problem?
Sep 12, 2006, 7:24 pm
#123
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Originally Posted by badtrav
In Pakistan: Not using lights while driving at night. Which is very helpful considering that people also will walk in the middle of the street at night, even if there is a sidewalk.
) but it is against the law and strictly enforced that you may NOT have your head lights on during the day time.
Sep 12, 2006, 8:56 pm
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The center turn lane seems to be a mystery to New England drivers.
Center turn lane is striped as follows:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Citystreet.png
Center turn lane is signed as follows:
http://www.mcdot.maricopa.gov/manual...igns/R3_9b.htm
Lane is designed for drivers to turn left (off main road onto side street) without blocking traffing behind them.
Although illegal, an accepted use for these lanes (out West anyway), is to use these lanes to stop and wait for on-comming traffic to clear when turning left off the side street onto the main street.
ie, if the traffic going one direction is clear, but the other side is not, you pull into the center turn lane and wait for the other direction to clear.
This moves baffles New Englanders completely. The like to yield to you, and give dirty looks since they are too polite to use the horn.
Center turn lane is striped as follows:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Citystreet.png
Center turn lane is signed as follows:
http://www.mcdot.maricopa.gov/manual...igns/R3_9b.htm
Lane is designed for drivers to turn left (off main road onto side street) without blocking traffing behind them.
Although illegal, an accepted use for these lanes (out West anyway), is to use these lanes to stop and wait for on-comming traffic to clear when turning left off the side street onto the main street.
ie, if the traffic going one direction is clear, but the other side is not, you pull into the center turn lane and wait for the other direction to clear.
This moves baffles New Englanders completely. The like to yield to you, and give dirty looks since they are too polite to use the horn.
Sep 13, 2006, 11:56 am
#125
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Originally Posted by warreng24
The center turn lane seems to be a mystery to New England drivers.
Center turn lane is striped as follows:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Citystreet.png
Center turn lane is signed as follows:
http://www.mcdot.maricopa.gov/manual...igns/R3_9b.htm
Lane is designed for drivers to turn left (off main road onto side street) without blocking traffing behind them.
Although illegal, an accepted use for these lanes (out West anyway), is to use these lanes to stop and wait for on-comming traffic to clear when turning left off the side street onto the main street.
ie, if the traffic going one direction is clear, but the other side is not, you pull into the center turn lane and wait for the other direction to clear.
This moves baffles New Englanders completely. The like to yield to you, and give dirty looks since they are too polite to use the horn.
Center turn lane is striped as follows:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Citystreet.png
Center turn lane is signed as follows:
http://www.mcdot.maricopa.gov/manual...igns/R3_9b.htm
Lane is designed for drivers to turn left (off main road onto side street) without blocking traffing behind them.
Although illegal, an accepted use for these lanes (out West anyway), is to use these lanes to stop and wait for on-comming traffic to clear when turning left off the side street onto the main street.
ie, if the traffic going one direction is clear, but the other side is not, you pull into the center turn lane and wait for the other direction to clear.
This moves baffles New Englanders completely. The like to yield to you, and give dirty looks since they are too polite to use the horn.
Sep 13, 2006, 12:01 pm
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Originally Posted by FliesWay2Much
Finally, I wish US cars had rear fog lights like European cars.
Sep 13, 2006, 12:24 pm
#127
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Originally Posted by ALARISstl
It took six months after I bought my Mercedes before I figured out what this was. My wife always has it on, she thinks she has only turned on the front driving lights. They are both on the headlight switch.