Adventures with a borrowed car
It's been so busy around here; I feel like I need a vacation already! :) But luckily, in between all the annoying errands, the papers to be filled out, and the endless unpacking and settling in, Rick and I have really been enjoying ourselves
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Only in the US, and nowhere else in the world, right-of-way rules are merely set by "whatever road looks bigger". In the real world, right-of-way rules are preset and don't depend on subjective circumstances, like here. 300 million do it like you, 5.6 billion do it like the majority.
Only in the US, and nowhere else in the world, do they use two different colors of paint on the roadways. Yellow is used to denote temporary markings during road constructions. 300 million do it like you, 5.6 billion do it like the majority.
Only in the US, and nowhere else in the world, do people get their driver license without knowing how to drive a stick. 300 million do it like you, 5.6 billion do it like the majority.
I'm looking forward to your next post on those pesky "kilometers", "degrees celsius" and "liters". Remember, 300M, 5.6B :)
And last but not least: please don't forget, no turning right on red :)
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Just for your information: I think the yellow lines on the road and the right-turn-through-red are a really good idea.
And my guess for the 'small-road-right-of-way' thing is that they want to force you to drive slow on the big road, since you have to be prepared for traffic the whole time. Makes you more attentive? And I think the "big roads" are still only 50kph/30mph roads, on the 80kph/50mph roads, you're usually on a right-of-way-road.
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Actually, that makes a whole lot of sense. There seem to be a lot more potential hazards around here in addition to the sneaky little hidden roads-- bicycles everywhere, people on horseback, tons of pedestrians-- and the roads are more twist-y, so you really have to drive carefully and pay attention. Not like most of Texas, where the roads are perfectly (and boringly) straight and bicycles/horses/pedestrians/etc. are few and far between.
I'm simply terrified of driving here because I know that my crappy American driver's education course in no way prepares me to drive here in Holland. Evidently the Dutch government agrees with me, since I can't just trade in my American license for a Dutch one like many nationalities can; I apparently have to take an exam. :-P
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