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You should leave space between you and the car in front of you (always), at least one car-length, so if you follow this, it's easy to see when someone is blinki

• michaelteter 4y ago
  You must live in a civilized land. What you describe is how things should work, but in practice it's not that way in many countries. I've driven in many countries, and what you describe has only been common (in my experience) in Netherlands. But even there, it doesn't always work. Parallel street parking is very common. The car wanting to reverse into a parallel spot will pull past it, put on the hazard lights, and then back in. Usually cars behind, if they are not already following too closely (which does happen a lot), will stop short to give you space to back in. But even in NL, this is less common in a parking lot that is nearly full. People are circling, desperate for a place to park (since the nearest next alternative could be a long way away), and will absent-mindedly or intentionally swoop into a spot that you just passed by.
  • capableweb 4y ago
    > You must live in a civilized land. As noted elsewhere, my driving experience is in Europe, South America, North America (sans US) and Asia, some places more civilized than others. I've never driven in Netherlands though (closest been Belgium), mostly North, South and East Europe.