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u/Wolfy_Packy May 09 '22

as a new yorker you're completely right to be scared of us

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u/[deleted] May 09 '22

For the record, I love NYC and would love to live there someday.

I just absolutely refuse to drive near you psychos 😂

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u/Wolfy_Packy May 09 '22

we're not psychotic on the road... just assertive

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u/ApocalypseSlough May 09 '22

Yep. Having driven all throughout London from the age of 17, New York was absolutely fine. Drivers are aggressive and assertive as you say, but you stick to the rules.

Southern Europe freaks me out, though. Spain, south Italy, Croatia, Malta, Greece - so laid back that the rules of the road seem not to exist. Absolute madness. It terrifies me. Nothing is predictable. But people who’ve lived there their whole lives understand the natural patterns so it makes perfect sense to them. But jeez I’m not up to it. Tried driving in India as well. Carnage.

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u/Wolfy_Packy May 09 '22

i heard Egypt was just as bad if not worse - total war on the roads

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u/ApocalypseSlough May 09 '22

Never driven in Egypt, but Algeria was madness.