Quote:
Originally Posted by le calmar
I have experienced the german autobahn for the second time today, but first time with a driver who actually want to drive fast. I was not comfortable with it, but he was driving at an average speed of 165-170 km/h, sometimes pushing it to 185-190 km/h. Some cars passed us at 200+.
|
I've driven in Germany a few times. As someone who likes to drive for pleasure... Germany is heaven. I was never in a very powerful or particularly nice car (Opel Omega), so I was only ever really able to hit 190km/h. But, I felt perfectly comfortable doing so.
People know the rules. People follow the rules. People pay attention to what they're doing. People are in control of their vehicles. Sure, some drivers are a bit more aggressive, and some are a bit more timid, but the average level of competency and control just floors me every time.
Calgary: I feel like half the drivers here are barely in control of their car, are barely paying attention to actually driving, and only have the vaguest idea of how to handle pretty basic situations (right of way, merging, signalling, lane discipline, the slightest loss of traction in the winter...). If I had to choose one word to describe Calgary drivers, it's sloppy.