Quote Originally Posted by Jiro View Post
I think the fact that roundabouts are uncommon in the USA explains any stupidity encountered on them. Usually the problem is people entering when they shouldn't, and that is a problem you encounter with all types of intersections anyway.

Mind you, the "always able to turn right at traffic lights" thing in the US is glorious. Too often do I sit at lights waiting to turn left when there is smurfing nothing there.
A: Were I the owner of something rear wheel drive, I would powerslide through every roundabout. Of course, we don't actually have many in NYC...I didn't actually experience one until I went to Gettysburg.

B: That's not a hard and fast rule. Within NYC limits, for example, you can only turn right on red when there's a sign explicitly permitting it.

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Quote Originally Posted by Lionblade View Post
Solution for all bad drivers: make every license test as difficult as the Finns'.

178 Top Gear - Hakkinen Finland by J1MZ - Car Videos on StreetFire
Norwegian license tests aren't too easy either. Or at least, all the lessons required in advance before even taking the final test.
Anything would be an upgrade. I think my road test was five minutes, and consisted mainly of parallel parking. I lost points for "hard acceleration out of a turn." I think the test administrator was just miffed that her previous student had an S Class.