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Old 28-05-09, 06:51 PM   #46
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Default Re: Autobahn lunacy

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Originally Posted by busasean View Post
when i lived in germany 1969 - 1986 my understanding was that if you were sitting in the outside overtaking lane and you are hit from behind it is your(!) fault for not getting out of the way. lane discipline and general driving standards are much higher than the uk. you have to go to a goverment approved driving school, none of this getting a mate to teach you. you have to do a minimum amount of hours tuition, a certain amount of night driving and motorway driving along with 1st aid and basic car maintanence.
I so wish this country would adopt something more like this. The standard of driving just gets worse and worse over here. Couple that with the massive lack of traffic police and the only real thing people worry about when it comes to their driving are speed cameras and where they can park
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