OT: driving (Re: [ILUG] grokdoc The Newbie Viewpoint )

[kevin lyda]

On Mon, Apr 19, 2004 at 09:39:45AM -0700, Justin Mason wrote:
> Moving from Dublin (good public transport) to Orange County (public
> what?), I've had to learn how to drive over here; on several occasions
> I wound up explaining to my driving instructor that whatever he'd just
> done would have resulted in his failing the Irish driving test ;)

otoh roads in the states have a minimum width for a lane...

> PS: didn't Ireland bring in a written test for the provisional license? in
> that case, it's now the same as the US (apart from Ireland's
> over-difficult test and the massive test queue).

not exactly.  at least in ny a learners permit required you to have a
licensed driver with you.

> PPS: anyone who thinks that Irish drivers are worse than those in the US,
> hasn't had the pleasure of dealing with LA's freeways.  My favourite
> move? The tinted-window SUV performing a sudden, no-indicator, 3-lane
> swerve. niiice.

depends on where you live.  bad habits vary by region.  i think drivers
in galway are much nicer then those in dublin - though the signal left,
turn right crowd are more common here.  boston drivers would get on well
in dublin.  drivers in kansas are very good - though roads tend to be
much straighter for much longer - how much can you do wrong?

kevin

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                         in that simplistic world-view progressives and
                         liberals are "us" while bush and bin laden are
                         "against us."
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