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I decided to start a new column about the way driving goes in Bucharest. This started from the issues I have to confront as a newbie. And there are plenty of those.
I admit I do make mistakes, but the other drivers are as careless and mean as can be and make far bigger mistakes than I do.
Here are my mistakes:
- It happened several times that I passed yellow light, because I had green and then accelerated to go faster and I would immediately get yellow light, but I could no longer stop safely.
- It happened that I accelerated too much and the engine died. This is not a really big mistake.
- It happened, only once, that I did not look well enough, but I used the brakes in time.
- It happens that I signal crossing to the other lane, but do not accelerate enough, I hesitate and others go ahead before I can.
However, I doubt these compare to:
- The fact that some people do not signal switching lanes and just move in front of you out of the blue. I avoided many crashes until now and even I looked after them. It seems weird though that a beginner should protect the “veterans”
- The fact that they go ahead on the streets where they have the stop sign or no priority, as if they have priority - today I once again avoided an crash
- The fact that they switch from lane 3 to lane 1 straight away, cutting you off
- The fact that they honk in second 0,1 after green light
- The fact that they drive on the contrary direction lane
- The fact that they are in great rush. Attention! The most dangerous ones are taxi drivers. They are always in a rush and they never look
- The fact that trophy wives, in fancy cars obviously, when turning left or right, never look and also talk on their cell. I found two of these specimens.
As my adventure in Bucharest traffic jungle continues - for I am sure it will continue - I will write more of what happens.
admin @ April 16, 2009
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