Driving in America - a view from an Englishman.

[janvanvurpa]

I think it's funny that Americans say they use imperial measurements but they have no idea what a stone is in weight.

No 'merikuns say they're using "Standard" measurements... If you say "Imperial" to them they say "Huh?".

[janvanvurpa]

I found that Americans drove very well when you got away from the cities. They still enjoyed to speed but the lane discipline was very good and nobody cut you up.

Yep, away from the cities lane discipline is very strict---they park in the left land and drive for hundreds of miles...Since even rudimentary literacy is rare they can't quite read the WHITE signs --which means OBLIGATORY--which say "Keep Right except to pass" and "slower traffic keep right"......
So they drone along in the left lane...for hours.

Often I have to pinch myself to remember I'm not driving in a RHD country since everything seems reversed, all passing occurring what would be the "wrong" way.. But hey we have more Freedom™ that you.
We even trademarked it.

[veeten]

Aye the Germans are renouned as being sensible drivers. They do 180mph but sensibly. The Italians on the other hand...

surely not pino...