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Pit Stop No. 2
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following-Him
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So which way do you go round a roundabout then? I think you don't have many of those in the U.S.?
Have a couple here and there, mostly in old towns in New England. I drove from Gatwick into the city (by Victoria Station) and was amazed to try to figure WHAT TO DO hitting those evil devices.
And what do you call those speed bumps to blow the shocks out? Another odd name.
Have you guys never understood the concept and stop and go lights?
And what do you call those speed bumps to blow the shocks out? Another odd name.
Have you guys never understood the concept and stop and go lights?
following-Him
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In general most people seem to understand the traffic lights. Unfortuately there are some, taxi drivers for example who think these rules don't apply to them. Only this week I was at a crossroads in the village and a taxi driver went thru the red lights. Something similar happened outside uni last week.
Here's a joke for you. I don't do many jokes:
The European Union accept it as a directive,
The English observe it,
The Spanish take it as a suggestion, and
The Italians see it as Christmas decorations.
What is it?
Traffic lights.
Here's a joke for you. I don't do many jokes:
The European Union accept it as a directive,
The English observe it,
The Spanish take it as a suggestion, and
The Italians see it as Christmas decorations.
What is it?
Traffic lights.
That IS Funny!
Always interesting to Drive in Jerusalem. Light is red and then comes the yellow - which means GET READY TO GOOSE IT because green is coming. Light turns and everyone accelerates.
Here is the USofA (and other semi-civilized places) the light is gree and then comes the yellow - which means GET READY TO STOP because red is coming.
Guess different cultures . .
Hey didn't Great Britain used to run things in Israel? Maybe THEY are at fault!
Always interesting to Drive in Jerusalem. Light is red and then comes the yellow - which means GET READY TO GOOSE IT because green is coming. Light turns and everyone accelerates.
Here is the USofA (and other semi-civilized places) the light is gree and then comes the yellow - which means GET READY TO STOP because red is coming.
Guess different cultures . .
Hey didn't Great Britain used to run things in Israel? Maybe THEY are at fault!
following-Him
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The traffic lights (robots) in South Africa really got to me. I was at a cross roads one day with Rob, as a pedestrian and when it was our turn to cross, when the lil green man was lit, I nearly got run over because it was also for the cars turning left to go as well. Have never understood that one.
Of course, stop lights in Casper mean little anyway.
As do turn signals (or lack of same).
Or the odd thought of actually dimming your lights on your F-350 that shine eye-high in everyones face.
Or speed minimums (not LIMITS, but minimal amount you MUST go or be passed by everyone!)
As do turn signals (or lack of same).
Or the odd thought of actually dimming your lights on your F-350 that shine eye-high in everyones face.
Or speed minimums (not LIMITS, but minimal amount you MUST go or be passed by everyone!)
Y'all ought to try and drive in New York City sometime.
Best keep moving - even if you have a flat tire - for if you leave your car parked on the edge of the road - when you return - you won't have to worry about a flat - because all four of your tires will be gone - along with the doors - and any other thing that can be removed!
Best keep moving - even if you have a flat tire - for if you leave your car parked on the edge of the road - when you return - you won't have to worry about a flat - because all four of your tires will be gone - along with the doors - and any other thing that can be removed!
Years ago, I was driving in Chinatown and parked (illegally on the street) for a few minutes and went into a store. When I came out I found a parking ticket on my windshield for an extreme amount of money. I don't remember the exact amount, but I do remember it floored me.
The traffic in NYC is horrendous.
Have a nephew on the island and he no longer even owns a car. Just walks, public transit or cab.
Flies out and gets a rental car. Now, I can't imagine living that way. How do you get groceries? Or a load at Costco? Or just get OUT of the congestion and people into the REAL WORLD?
Flies out and gets a rental car. Now, I can't imagine living that way. How do you get groceries? Or a load at Costco? Or just get OUT of the congestion and people into the REAL WORLD?
Truckers rule the highways of Wyoming, for certain sure. I-80 is an ugly, flat stretch from Nebraska to the Utah line, then drops down 3500 feet through the Wasatch to Salt Lake.
Don't think those wimpy logging truckers would have a chance agains the cowboys who corral those rigs across 400 miles of wind, ice and snow, then hit the downslope at about 90.
I have literally driven on the shoulder to let a stream of them flow by . . knowing the WHP will just wave at them as they pass.
Don't think those wimpy logging truckers would have a chance agains the cowboys who corral those rigs across 400 miles of wind, ice and snow, then hit the downslope at about 90.
I have literally driven on the shoulder to let a stream of them flow by . . knowing the WHP will just wave at them as they pass.
Most of you foreigners (anyone who doesn't live in New York State) think of New York State in terms of New York City.
There is an indescribable difference between the two. Upstate New York is a wonderful place to live (except for the taxes). A four story building in my area would be considered a sky-scraper.
Dan
There is an indescribable difference between the two. Upstate New York is a wonderful place to live (except for the taxes). A four story building in my area would be considered a sky-scraper.
Dan
True, Dan. We paint with a broad brush. And even New York CITY would be a wonderful place, if New Yorkers didn't live there.
I remember a trip with choir going across upstate NY and stopped at a State Park with a HUGE waterfalls, pine forests, etc. Think it was between Buffalo and the Finger Lakes stretch - and it rivaled Minnesota or Wisconsin for rustic woods and beauty.
We were ALL looking at each other and wondering why we never knew about THIS part of New York!
I remember a trip with choir going across upstate NY and stopped at a State Park with a HUGE waterfalls, pine forests, etc. Think it was between Buffalo and the Finger Lakes stretch - and it rivaled Minnesota or Wisconsin for rustic woods and beauty.
We were ALL looking at each other and wondering why we never knew about THIS part of New York!