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> If you remain a typical, more laid-back American driver, you could have problems. You also need to be alert and pay even more attention to the road than requi

> If you remain a typical, more laid-back American driver, you could have problems. You also need to be alert and pay even more attention to the road than required in the US. I've driven around the US & Germany. There is no "typical" US driver. They vary based upon what kind of area in the US they live in, the time of day & the amount of traffic. I do prefer the semi's & large trucks on the far right rule & the pass only on the left rule. This is sometimes applied around the US but plenty of cities have people passing in every lane which seems to slow down traffic overall.

0x54D5 7y ago
This Driving in the United States is very region dependent. In cities it's everyone for themselves. Lots of speeding and general shenanigans. Especially Boston, Philly, NYC, Baltimore, SF, LA, DC, and Miami. In the mid west drivers are generally more laid back and follow the speed limits more. In rural parts of the Northeast like upstate NY and PA you'll find drivers a lot like Germans. Stay right, pass left. PA turnpike has a speed limit of 70 but it's normal to see people doing 80-85 especially on I-80. But I-95 near Philly is even worse. Posted speed limit of 55. People doing 80 regularly in the left lane. This is basically almost autobahn speeds. For the non-mericans: 80 MPH ~= 128.748 KPH American roads are all over the place as far as maintenance goes. The interstate road between NYC and Philadelphia is extremely high quality and you can easily hit 120 MPH (193.121 KPH).