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I live in Aomori, I have been commuting every single day for the last 6 years, and I totally agree with you. There are three more points that make me mad: - St

I live in Aomori, I have been commuting every single day for the last 6 years, and I totally agree with you. There are three more points that make me mad: - Stopping in the middle of the road whenever they feel like it. Just turn on the blinkers and boom, the road became a parking slot! And they don't care if it is a straight segment or the middle of a curve. - Overtaking other cars on the left at an intersection. I don't know here, but in my home country that is illegal, because it is very dangerous. I have seen many near misses because of it. - They don't turn on the lights as long as there is a tiny sliver of light in the sky. Every day I see people driving with the lights off after sunset, or during heavy rain or snow! Seriously, who drives with the lights off during a fucking blizzard with less than 10 meters of visibility?!?

Dalewyn 2y ago
>Just turn on the blinkers and boom, the road became a parking slot! Taxis and occasionally even limousine buses are notoriously guilty of this...
- pezezin 2y ago
  They are. Heck, one time I even saw a truck driver just taking a nap! Like, he decided to stop in the middle of the road and sleep! Sure, better than falling asleep and crashing, but come on, all the konbinis around here have parking slots big enough for trucks.
- nottorp 2y ago
  I wonder what subtle differences are there between road codes across countries. For example, in my romanian road code you are not permitted to turn right at a red light unless there is a separate green blinking arrow pointing that way (and no, the blinking green isn't always there). I know that in the US the default is you can turn. How about stopping on the side of the road? Here it's permitted anywhere it's not explicitly forbidden. And I think taxis have an exception and they can really stop anywhere for a few moments to pick up/drop people. They may get cursed at but it's legal.
  - Dalewyn 2y ago
    >I know that in the US the default is you can turn. Here's a little mind twister: In the US there are Right Arrow signals. A Red signal indicates you can turn right if it's safe just like ordinary Red signals. A Green signal indicates you can turn right, obviously. Wait, what? You see, this Right Arrow signal exists alongside ordinary signals at an intersection. Specifically when the ordinary signals are Green (so you can go straight ahead or turn as appropriate) but the Right Arrow signal is Red, you cannot turn right. Usually this is because someone is crossing the intersection and you would risk running them over. This specific arrangement is very rare.
    - nottorp 2y ago
      Hmm here there would be a normal 3 color light specifically for turning right, with 3 right pointing arrows. Never saw single red lights. Just the blinking green when it's permitted. Btw blinking green implies yield to other cars, pedestrians or anything else that's in your way.

Dalewyn 2y ago

>Just turn on the blinkers and boom, the road became a parking slot! Taxis and occasionally even limousine buses are notoriously guilty of this...

pezezin 2y ago
They are. Heck, one time I even saw a truck driver just taking a nap! Like, he decided to stop in the middle of the road and sleep! Sure, better than falling asleep and crashing, but come on, all the konbinis around here have parking slots big enough for trucks.
nottorp 2y ago
I wonder what subtle differences are there between road codes across countries. For example, in my romanian road code you are not permitted to turn right at a red light unless there is a separate green blinking arrow pointing that way (and no, the blinking green isn't always there). I know that in the US the default is you can turn. How about stopping on the side of the road? Here it's permitted anywhere it's not explicitly forbidden. And I think taxis have an exception and they can really stop anywhere for a few moments to pick up/drop people. They may get cursed at but it's legal.
- Dalewyn 2y ago
  >I know that in the US the default is you can turn. Here's a little mind twister: In the US there are Right Arrow signals. A Red signal indicates you can turn right if it's safe just like ordinary Red signals. A Green signal indicates you can turn right, obviously. Wait, what? You see, this Right Arrow signal exists alongside ordinary signals at an intersection. Specifically when the ordinary signals are Green (so you can go straight ahead or turn as appropriate) but the Right Arrow signal is Red, you cannot turn right. Usually this is because someone is crossing the intersection and you would risk running them over. This specific arrangement is very rare.
  - nottorp 2y ago
    Hmm here there would be a normal 3 color light specifically for turning right, with 3 right pointing arrows. Never saw single red lights. Just the blinking green when it's permitted. Btw blinking green implies yield to other cars, pedestrians or anything else that's in your way.