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Things get really interesting when there are intersections of multilane highways. For example, an intersection of two 6-lane (3 each way) highways. With 12 lan

Things get really interesting when there are intersections of multilane highways. For example, an intersection of two 6-lane (3 each way) highways. With 12 lanes of cars constantly approaching the intersection, that's a lot to keep track of to figure out who goes first. I saw this recently with Irma in FL. Mostly each set of lanes would start moving roughly together once one person got brave enough to enter the intersection. But it's very hard to adjust to. I even found myself sometimes just going after stopping without fully checking to see if I had the right-of-way or not.

pianom4n 9y ago
There used to be a 4-way stop with 11 lanes that I would frequently drive through. It wasn't the prettiest but it worked better than I would've thought. https://www.google.com/maps/@37.5600363,-122.2845215,3a,75y,236.03h,83.84t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1szQ15q2XgRTOnw8KBayP9Fw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 https://www.google.com/maps/@37.5600363,-122.2845215,3a,75y,...
phant0mas 9y ago
In Iraklio, Greece, this is how you drive. We even have a name for it: "Taliban driving". You assume you always have the right-of-way and you go. If you don't, you will never get anywhere. Anyone says otherwise, you tell him to go woohoo himself. And then people from Crete wonder why so many people die in the road every year!
- js2 9y ago
  Reminds me of a joke: a guy is riding in a car with his friend when the friend zooms through a red light. The passenger exclaims: “what are you doing, you’re going to get us killed!” The driver says: “don’t worry, I learned to drive from my brother and he drives through red lights all the time.” They approach another red light and again the driver zooms through and the same conversation ensues. A few minutes later they come to a green light and the driver screeches to a halt. “Why are you stopping!? The light is green” says the passenger. The driver replies, “Yeah, my brother might be coming the other way!” (I thought this was an early George Carlin joke but I can’t say for sure.)
- nasredin 9y ago
  "Taliban Driving"? In New York we call it driving.
  - cm2012 9y ago
    New York's not that bad :)

pianom4n 9y ago

There used to be a 4-way stop with 11 lanes that I would frequently drive through. It wasn't the prettiest but it worked better than I would've thought. https://www.google.com/maps/@37.5600363,-122.2845215,3a,75y,236.03h,83.84t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1szQ15q2XgRTOnw8KBayP9Fw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 https://www.google.com/maps/@37.5600363,-122.2845215,3a,75y,...

phant0mas 9y ago

In Iraklio, Greece, this is how you drive. We even have a name for it: "Taliban driving". You assume you always have the right-of-way and you go. If you don't, you will never get anywhere. Anyone says otherwise, you tell him to go woohoo himself. And then people from Crete wonder why so many people die in the road every year!

js2 9y ago
Reminds me of a joke: a guy is riding in a car with his friend when the friend zooms through a red light. The passenger exclaims: “what are you doing, you’re going to get us killed!” The driver says: “don’t worry, I learned to drive from my brother and he drives through red lights all the time.” They approach another red light and again the driver zooms through and the same conversation ensues. A few minutes later they come to a green light and the driver screeches to a halt. “Why are you stopping!? The light is green” says the passenger. The driver replies, “Yeah, my brother might be coming the other way!” (I thought this was an early George Carlin joke but I can’t say for sure.)
nasredin 9y ago
"Taliban Driving"? In New York we call it driving.
- cm2012 9y ago
  New York's not that bad :)