Traffic rules in your country

[mapuc]

Instead of destroying a great thread about Trucking in USA I thought I would start a new thread about traffic rules in our countries.

Lets start with roundabouts.

In Denmark and Sweden the driver who is in the roundabouts has the right and those who approach has to give way for those inside.

How is it in your country ?

Markus

[August]

Originally Posted by mapuc

Instead of destroying a great thread about Trucking in USA I thought I would start a new thread about traffic rules in our countries.

Lets start with roundabouts.

In Denmark and Sweden the driver who is in the roundabouts has the right and those who approach has to give way for those inside.

How is it in your country ?

Markus

Same here. I don't think it would work the other way around.

[mapuc]

Originally Posted by August

Same here. I don't think it would work the other way around.

It was first in the beginning of the 90's Denmark changed the rules-Before a car inside a roundabouts should give way for cars entering the roundabouts.

Why I started this thread is because what I experience while playing ETS2-Here it happens that car/truck enter the roundabouts while I'm in it and I have to hit the break. This happens in Germany, France, Italy and other countries.

Have a little feeling that those who created the game-does not have enough knowledge on traffic rules in different countries.

Markus

[Jimbuna]

Not a great many roundabouts in Holland when I was living there....but an abundance of traffic lights.

[Aktungbby]

Same here. Napa has two new roundabouts off the main highway exits that the natives are adapting to instead of stop-signed intersections. The party in the circle has right of way. I first encountered roundabouts in New Jersey back in my '70's truckin' daze...which later served me well on countryside drives in England, Scotland & Ireland...even as I rigorously coped with right-hand steering on the left side of the road in a rented Audi. Rewiring a 65+ yearold brain to reverse its bigrig/policecar defensive righthand driving acumen of 50 years is mind-boggling; In London , Dublin or Edinburgh, I just use cabbies! Remembering to look right first instead of left when simply crossing the street is also a factor; as vehicles have right-of-way; not pedestrians and lots of Yanks are hit in the the crosswalk as they forget and look left!! My daughter pulled me back a few times in London while strolling about! https://www.nytimes.com/1991/11/25/w...he-street.html

It is a familiar if somewhat chilling scene, played out regularly at intersections across London. A group of tourists approach a busy street, glance to their left and then confidently step off the curb -- and nearly into the path of a bus bearing down on them from the right....according to the United States Embassy here, five Americans have been killed in separate accidents in Britain when they stepped off the curb into the path of vehicles

With its right-hand traffic flow, this city has always been tough on foreign pedestrians, who can often be observed at street corners wearing the slightly startled look of deer edging alongside a freeway. It was for them, mostly, that London officals years ago began painting reminders along curbs suggesting that pedestrians "look left" or "look right" before venturing into the street.

< this helps!!

[Jimbuna]

It is generally accepted that in the UK the pedestrian has right of way and vehicles are expected to drive at a speed and with a level of attention and observation which allows them to safely respond to any reasonably foreseeable hazard.

[Aktungbby]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

It is generally accepted that in the UK the pedestrian has right of way and vehicles are expected to drive at a speed and with a level of attention and observation which allows them to safely respond to any reasonably foreseeable hazard.

Tell that to the London Cabbies!

A common complaint is that cars turning into an intersection will seldom yield to pedestrians already in the roadway, even if they are crossing with the light. "The Highway Code of Conduct says that pedestrians have the right of way," Mr. Howard said. But in practice, he conceded, it usually doesn't work that way.
"The sad fact is that any pedestrians who insist on their rights while crossing a street soon tend not to have anything left at all to argue about," he said.

[Jeff-Groves]

Jeez. You want to know about the USA drivers?
Many States have SIGNS that say Left lane for passing only!
And what do the morons do? They get on the damned phone and pull INTO the left lane and SLOW DOWN!
Then you throw roundy's at them and they don't have a CLUE how they are supposed to work!

And don't get me started on the drivers that fixate on your vehicle!
Instead of watching their speed? They fixate on you and ride your bumper or float beside you! And if you go to pass a slower Richard? The Arse holes speed up! MF'ers!

[mapuc]

Next question - Driving licens.

Here in Denmark and Sweden an ordinary cardriver has a Driving license B and that allow him to drive a car up to 3500 kilogram in total.

Here's an overview of various driving license categories

1. AM (small - moped 30) and AM (large - moped 45)
2. A (large MC), A1 (small MC) and A2 (between MC), A (large MC)
3. B (ordinary car -3500 kg total weight and a maximum of 8 seats in addition to the driver's)
4. B + (Truck over 3500 kg total weight, consisting of ordinary car and trailer with total weight over 750 kg)
5. C1 (Small truck - 7500 kg total weight or passenger car over 3500 kg up to 7500 kg total weight, maximum 8 seats in addition to the driver)
6. C (Large truck)
7. D1 (Small bus - maximum 16 people plus the driver)
8. D (Large bus)
9. E (Large trailer in the combinations: a) B / E, b) C1 / E, c) C / E, d) D1 / E, e) D / E

Markus

[Kapitan]

Originally Posted by August

Same here. I don't think it would work the other way around.

You have never been around the arc du triomphant have you?

On that roundabout people on the round about give way to those coming on the roundabout

You can always trust the French to do things backwards

[Kapitan]

I'm fortunate enough to hold a class 1 license in the UK and Canada so I could if I wanted to drive semi's (lorries) for a full time living.

The bain of any life on our roads regardless of country has to be cyclists or TOTW (T**ts on two wheels), im surprised many can see where they are going with their heads so firmly wedged up their own bottoms.

The differences I & the Mrs have encountered and this is funny with the Mrs yet nearly cost me a fortune in fines.
In the USA and Canada on most red lights you can turn right, took a while for Mrs K to realize you cant do that in England (or Europe).

Stop signs in the UK rarely crop up yet they are everywhere this side of the pond (Canada)

Very few people understand in the UK there are some spots that have minimum speed limits (Dartford tunnel being one) yet its common in the states.

The Mrs had to learn to transition from Left hand drive to right hand drive then back again (this was painful to watch)

People in the UK use the slip road to speed up to mach 2 before joining 30mph traffic and don't forget they must get in front of that lorry.

People in the USA and Canada don't seem to realize that the on ramp is there for you to build up speed and join traffic instead they sit there at 30/40mph then decided to pull out at the last minuet then speed up almost wiping out half a column of traffic.

[Platapus]

Remember that in the U.S. semi trailer rigs have 18 wheels. This means that they can stop much shorter in rain and ice, so don't be afraid to cut Semi's off in bad weather.



When you cut off a semi on poor road conditions, it is customary to pump your brakes while right in front of them. It is a form is saying hello.

[Jeff-Groves]

Originally Posted by Kapitan

People in the USA and Canada don't seem to realize that the on ramp is there for you to build up speed and join traffic

It's caused by the GPS telling them to "merge".

blend or cause to blend gradually into something else so as to become indistinguishable from it.
Many times the 'indistinguishable' ends up being part of a mass pile of crashed vehicles.

[mapuc]

Originally Posted by Kapitan

You have never been around the arc du triomphant have you?

On that roundabout people on the round about give way to those coming on the roundabout

You can always trust the French to do things backwards

I guess this law is national in France-In every roundabouts in France driver inside must give way to those who's entering it.

Let stay in this comment

Another question
In Denmark and Sweden there's this traffic law who says that the must be light on during daytime.
Can't remember seeing it when I drive in USA(Been a while since I drove)

Markus

[Aktungbby]

In California, for some time now, U must have your headlights on when operating your windshield wipers. Both my '05 Corolla and the wife's '15 Subaru have daytime running lights so the point is moot...however the still operational mint-condition '86 Camry LE doesn't; so I gotta remember to turn on the lights when using the wipers. I've yet to see anyone pulled over getting a ticket for non-compliance however.