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Breaking the law for real (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago by ickplant@lemmy.world to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works

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[–] Xanis@lemmy.world 17 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (3 children)

You, sir, have clearly never driven a car in your life if you think there is nothing painful or dangerous about entrance and exits. The idea is simple, the execution by about 80% of existing drivers is just dreadful. Both the ones using them and the people who refuse to acknowledge that someone is using them.

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

He's right, and you're probably American, meaning you're not entirely wrong either. You two are just talking about different systems.

Here in Europe it is taught you drive on the right most lane, as entrance and exit lanes are built separately. So if there are two lanes, there will be a third one at exits and entrances, or if there's three lanes there will be a fourth lane for when there's an entrance or an exit.

So it'd be rare to drive to a highway ans and be able to keep the lane you entered on, as it will merge with the normal amount of lanes, and then begin again when there's an exit coming up.

I'm a taxi driver in the third gen, btw. Or "was"? Hard to say.

[–] Silentiea@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I'm in the US, and that sounds like most highways here. Sometimes, the road gets larger and a lane is added for now than just an exit or entrance lane, and sometimes the road gets smaller and a lane becomes the exit lane or otherwise has to merge left. When that happens, you're obviously not expected to remain in the lane that is leaving the highway. That's not "the rightmost lane" any more

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Whatever the specifics, I think this is rather about miscommunication online, not actually that either of you are bad drivers in any way.

Driving rules, road infrastructure and "cultural norms" vary somewhat betweeen NA and Europe, afaik.

[–] Xanis@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

You're right. I should have clarified originally. Thank you for stepping in.

[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

Holy shit I think you're right on that 80% figure for onramps. The onramp is for accelerating to highway speed. Not 20 under. Not 10 under. People don't realize how dangerous going slow really is.

[–] BorgDrone@lemmy.one -3 points 7 months ago

Well. You keep to the middle lane then. You know it comes with a €270 fine, right?