American reacts to Why American Highways are So Slow and Dangerous
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As a german, I would never even consider passing someone on the right. On top of being very illegal, it's just plain dangerous.
Passing is different from overtaking. Overtaking is dangerous and illegal
Pretty sure its illegal in europe to pass or overtake from the right unless the traffic is very slow@@Maria-js9ou
The same goes for passing, unless in cities
But I bet you have no problem being a Mittelspurfahrer right? Germans pretend like their driving is so good, but anyone that drives in germany knows this is not as true as they like to think.
Passing on the right is possible the no1 cause of accidents on highways. In most European countries it is considered reckless driving and could cause you to lose your driver's license.
I was just about to say the (almost) same thing. Highly illegal in most EU countries.
That’s not true. It is illegal to overtake on the right, not to pass on the right on highways.
@@mattiematt9607 On highways it's illicit to travel on the left ad a speed that is lower than the vehicles on your right.
@@mattiematt9607 Please explain the difference as you see it.
@@derekallen3979 passing and overtake have different meaning in my country by the rules. First is Just switching lane and passing car (no matter sides), second is going in incoming traffic lane and overtake car then return on your lane. So you cant overtake right, becouse its offroad
I'm from the UK, I can confirm that driving in the USA is a scary experience...cars literally driving around whilst falling apart, sofas on top of vehicles, nobody gives a shit what lane they are in... nightmare.
Most past there test in a car park so what do you expect 😂
@@selina.c true 😂😂😂
But UK is exacly the same you have lorries and people driving like 55-60mph in the left lane then you have people hogging the middle lane and then you have people doing like 90-100mph in the right lane.
the main reason for this problem in the us is the lack of driving education, if you learn how to drive from your parents that dont know how do drive propperly themself you wont learn it yourself. in most of europe its mandatory to learn to drive from a licensed driving instructor
Yes, in UK you are not allowed to drive on the motorway until you have passed your driving test but you will likely be asked questions about such driving in the theory part of the test.
in Belgium it isn't and people drive "ok". But the exams are apparently super difficult. So a lot of people still take lessons
@@Phiyedough Agreed, and also in much of the UK there are major A roads and ring roads which are similar enough to motorways to make practicing on them relevant.
Everything about America sounds dangerous not just the highways
probably not quite as dangerous as it seems but also kinda dangerous!
@@ryanwuzer you live there so you think its normal. Its not. Spend some time in an other country you would see the difference.
@@ryanwuzerare you sure cause my country has an active travel warning out for only 4 countries, ukrain, afghanistan, sudan and the us ....sounds pretty effing dangerous to me
6:28 congested??? CONGESTED??? That is not congested, omg, that road is near empty. Not sure he'd survive our roads...
I was thinking the same thing, there's hardly any cars 😂
Seriously! And they can barely handle merging with these traffic volumes! 🤣
To be fair he clearly didn't meant congested as alot of cars being there. He said congested with alot of exit and entrances. I had been told that the right lane was to exit and enter safely and leaving middle lane for cruising. That make a two lane highway with extra long merging zones...
In Belgium, you can get fined like 150 euros for driving in the middle for no reason.
There's still a lot of people that do it. The majority of drivers stay middle, but when I flash my lights they get over because they know they shouldn't but they just drive autopilot.
Maybe they are staying out of the inner lane with the slow moving trucks?
@@papalaz4444244 when there's no trucks in sight?
Obviously this rule doesn't apply if you're passing anyone, trucks or not
You can't just hold up all traffic because there could potentially be a truck a mile down the road you could potentially pass. You can move to the left when you approach the truck. This mentality causes more traffic, more accidents and is the reason why police have been increasingly strict on middle lane driving...
The right lane is not "the truck lane"
I don't know the rules in Belgium, but in The Netherlands you may not flash your lights, with only a few very minor exceptions. And signalling behind a car in the middle lane is not one of them. It will get you a similar fine if caught.
@@wannes9125NOw you have added a lot of details you didnt specify the first time. The missing data was "Middle lane and no other traffic"
@@papalaz4444244 "middle lane for no reason" doesn't imply that?
What do you think "for no reason" means lmao
Also even without that it should've been clear with the context of what this vid is talking about
A typically American approach - "norms should be respected, but they do not apply to me", "I have a relaxed approach to them". Is it simple selfishness or just antisocial behavior?
💯 true, US drivers did not learn the rules and don't care for the rules. The result is danger and less flow of traffic. Good job US...😣
The Land of the Free ... to piss off everybody else ...
Government told them to do it like that, and they don't like government telling them what to do.
It's an asocial society where people get shot waliking up to someone's door.
Or there was the attitude of the driver---"Laws apply to everyone else but me."
3:42 - No, the problem with that driver was not the speed they were merging at, it was that they merged over the solid line instead of waiting for the broken line, like the video author did.
Oh no he drove over the white line, what a bad person. Some people are such npcs. There was nothing wrong with that since he didn't block or endanger anyone else.
@@devterij528 - I guess you've never heard of a thing called rules...
Here in Portugal that "harmless" manoeuvre would cost you between 50 and 250€.
@@devterij528didn't you see the other car haphazardly moving out of the way into a different lane, because the guy merged early?
in the Netherlands you can get fined 160 euro's if you stay on the left lane way too long.
Same in Denmark, 135 euro
In Germany it is cheaper (as long as it didn't caused an accident) - I'm not sure but I think it was up to 80€
160? I wish, it's 270 euro's
@@Shr1mp2KNot half enough!
@@DSP16569 80-100€ but you also get a point in the register, at 8 points you lose your license
In Italy and France you do encounter people in the middle lane but many times, when you get close to them from behind, they move out of your way into the right lane..
Here in the UK, our Highway Code forbids "undertaking" on any road.
Incorrect Rule 268 does include some exclusions, such as your lane is moving faster when it is congested.
thats the reasons most dont care for it...
its like to tell a Tory that bribes are bad but he/she/it loves them so much!
he/she/it will still accept bribes!
Yes, undertaking. As in, being in one lane, moving to the inside to go past someone, and then moving back towardsthe outside, that is illegal. However, if you are on the inside lane, and someone in the middle lane is going slower than you, you are permitted to pass them, you do not have to slow down just because they're not going fast enough. For example, you are doing 70 in inside lane, middle lane person is doing 60, you are permitted to continue past them at 70.
@@juliaw151. Taken direct from the UK Highway ode, Rule 268
Do not overtake on the left or move to a lane on your left to overtake. In congested conditions, where adjacent lanes of traffic are moving at similar speeds, traffic in left-hand lanes may sometimes be moving faster than traffic to the right. In these conditions you may keep up with the traffic in your lane even if this means passing traffic in the lane to your right. Do not weave in and out of lanes to overtake.
@@davidcousins5493 yes, which is what I've written.
After driving on US interstates, I can confirm that it is a slow and dangerous experience. At least, compared to most of Europe.
Not a direct quote, but Ryan's "I pass on the right due to my lack of patience" is part of the problem. Another problem is the ease that US citizens get their driving licence with.
And then he tries excuses to cover for his lack of intelligence.
passing on the right aka "undertaking" is prohibited in most if not all of Europe.
some quick additions to the video: 1. Blinkers, they show your intention so it's good to use them but remember that they don't give you the right to change lanes without insuring the lane you change to is free; 2. Always accelerate when merging on the highway to match the speed of traffic on the highway (merge like a zipper); 3. Passing means accelerating to make the pass in order to not disrupt traffic coming fast from behind (I'll give you that you can pass at your cruising speed only if there is no one coming from behind); 4. Don't be distracted and always focus on your driving, always check all your mirrors to be aware what everyone else around you is doing and always check several cars in front in order to predict traffic flow changes; 5. it doesn't slow you down at all if you drive 5-10 miles slower for 20 seconds in order to move with the flow of traffic, you'll drive 5-10 miles faster in some other section of highway (I doubt it will biologically affect the size of the penis if that happens)
blinkers are to tell you... go away, i am coming NOW!
A lot of people believe that you use the blinkers when you pass another vehicle and you only turn it off when you're done. This is wrong. You use it to indicate that you want to change lanes and as soon as you're on the other lane, you turn it off. Even though we all learned this when we did the theory part of our drivers license, I see a lot of people keeping the blinker turned on until they're done passing and when they're back to their lane!
@Andrei2patrU Didn't you realise what make of car he was driving? All BMW's don't have a stalk on the side of the steering wheel anymore. When the manufacturers needed to save construction costs, they noticed that nobody was using indicators/blinkers so thought they would save money by omitting them. Mercedes and Audi are also starting to omit indicator stalks, as they too are noticing the fact that they are excess to requirement. Lol.
Blinkers is such a childish name to begin with.
They are actually called Indicators,as they allow you to indicate which direction that you wish to travel in.
This allows other drivers to adjust their speed /timing to allow you to perform that particular manoeuvre.
@@stevepage5813Only in the US.
Everyone else in other countries actually use their Indicators (blinkers).
i drove in the USA....
as a European, i still wonder why they still alive...
shoulder check is unknown to them... i got mirrors, but I use them only for my makeup!
safe speed in bad weather......... why, i got a pickup with huge wheels...
keeping you distance.... i got airbags, i dont need seat belts...
driving with foresight...... did i drove over something??
Some states also have no mandatory vehicle inspections so there are real deathtraps on the roads.
Reason number 876 why I don't want to visit US although I would love to see Rocky Mountains in Colorado, Cascade Range in Washington, Monument Valley and of course Grand Canyon in Arizona.
@@IQEGO this, wanna see a lot of interesting place and some ppl too, but there's just so much stuff I'd be anxious of.
An old trucker used to drive my team places, would often point out bad driving 6-8 cars ahead of us - reason being if something happened between us and it went were already in the accident zone but could avoid potential problems further ahead.
@@IQEGO i been to the USA around 10 times, one time Canada....but i will not go there again..
the locals went from slightly crazy to insane stupid!
In the UK lorries are not allowed in the fast lane, they can only overtake in the middle lane, also you aren't allowed to undertake (overtake on the inside).
An important note for people from places like America. Not only is undertaking not allowed, it is heavily enforced by our police because it is so dangerous.
but for your Beamer drivers its the norm to undertake everywhere!
There is no such thing as a fast lane.
@@Phiyedoughexactly, especialy on m25 where when its down to 50 all lanes go 50😢 I as a eu lorry driver wanting to go 55 not giving 2 f for 50 am amazed how all lanes can be blocked nobody moving to the left😂
@@Phiyedough hm, maybe only in the USA, but outside, it does....
but you also using a inferior measure system!
so no wonder you dont have it!
"When everyone else does it, then..... meh!" is exactly the attitude he's talking about / complaining about. If EVERYONE does the wrong thing, it all goes to sh*t.
Passing on the right is prohibited in most US states, most of Europe and the UK (although it's passing on the left for us, as we're on the other side of the road.)
The old saying "two wrongs don't make a right" applies. You should not be passing on the right. The guy hogging the centre lane is in the wrong, but that doesn't mean you must also do the wrong thing. Like this guy said, you have to move over 2 lanes to get past on the left.
The issue is obviously Americans aren't taught to drive. This guy is saying he doesn'y understand what Tedward is talking about, yet he has a driving licence. How can you have a driving licence and not understand the basic rules of the road? If you had been taught how to drive then you'd be fluent with it.
They basically give them away.
Americans don't have the intelligence to pass a proper test.
This American dude isn't signalling that he's changing lane either
It's a BMW driver. Signals are optional.
he does
He does, though, you can clearly hear it blinking away.
Yes, he is, you can hear the ticking of his indicators.
@@juliaw151 I couldn't hear it nor could I see his hand moving the indicator, but I also noticed he moves two lanes in one go which is a big no-no for me too.
In Europe, sit in the middle lane when the "slow" lane is empty and you will get abuse from other drivers and possibly the police. Its not difficult to do it right.
i feel sorry for ryan, the more videos he watches the more he realises why the rest of the world view USA like we do. its just bad at SO many things and doesnt give a damn about its citizens
While accidents per capita is a bit higher in the US vis a vis Germany (and by "a bit" I mean like 80% higher), serious injury and death from accidents are astronomically higher in the US, even though the speeds in Germany is higher. Like, almost 300% higher.
In New Zealand we have (we drive on the left , so lanes from left to right) 'the lane no one uses' , 'the middle lane' and the cruising lane.
The average idiot only drives in the middle lane and the cruising lane. If you want to make progress outside of rush hours you use 'the lane no one uses' .
In rush hours all the lanes are used and the highway is used as a car park.
Even in the early hours of the morning when there might be 3 cars on the highway , the average NZ driver will enter the highway and immediately move to the cruising lane (even if there are 5 lanes!).
Sometimes you will encounter 3 drivers driving abreast in each of the lanes at 20km/h below the speed limit , forming a rolling road block .
In Britain there is a term for passing on the passenger side. It is called "undertaking" and you can be fined for doing so.
Can be deemed dangerous driving so can lose licence as well.
Undertaking is not an offence in it own right, it could be used to prove careless driving, which is an offence.
Legal in Poland. However only on multiple lanes going all in the same direction.
Which is honestly funny, or rather sad, because you literally wouldn't be able to do it if they folloed the rules and turned into right lane. If you are able to undertake, the car being undertaken is at fault there.
@@IQEGO two wrongs don't make a right.
Ryan I've driven in many countries, including the USA, Mexico, Iran, Germany (and all over the rest of Europe), North Africa etc. The US in particular, with its enormous dependence on cars, millions of petrolheads, and extensive road network, stands out as being a first-world country with 3rd-world road safety standards, and resultant very high road death/injury statistics. Getting a driver's licence in some states is stupidly easy. Other states allow any kind of self-build vehicle on the road. Lane discipline is optional. There are states with no vehicle safety (road-worthiness) checks. Some places use loony-tune tests for DUI instead of calibrated breathalyzers or drug swabs. It seems any small amount of rain (or long hot dry periods) causes a lot of cars to lose traction - cheap useless tires ? - worn-out suspension ? And the lack of some driver's skills, insight, and consideration is astounding. I saw a lady in Houston who went across all 6 lanes ahead of me, miraculously without incident (also without signalling), and when I passed her I could see she was doing her face make-up in the sun-visor mirror and steering with one elbow. And your lawmakers don't care. They call it freedom maybe ? The freedom to get you, your family and/or your friends killed or injured by very preventable accidents.
@terryross1754 The lawmakers know exactly what they are doing in USA. The safer they make the roads etc.... the less the hospitals/health care (not) get used, so less money coming in to the government. Profit over any sort of caring or compassion is the norm in all aspects, in such a materialistic/capitalistic country.
I remember driving in Eastern Europe being quite an experience. Sometimes on a narrow two-way mountain road one car overtake the one in front and they'd barely make it back onto their lane before cars from the other direction were coming too close.
In the UK undertaking (on the left for us) is illegal and liable for a fine + 6pts on your licence (points stay on your licence for 3 years and if you accumulate 12pts you will get a 12 month driving ban.
But passing isn't.
@@juliaw151 passing on an overtaking lane is perfectly legal, but undertaking (I.e. passing a car which is hogging an overtaking lane by using a lower lane), is illegal as well as dangerous and attracts a fine and points on your licence. Hogging an overtaking lane when the inside lane has space to re-enter is also an offence in the UK.
Then you get confusing chaos. That’s the reason EUROPEAN drivers. Are the best. !!1
the Brits driving on the wrong side and that also very terrible!
@@ArltratloThere are 11 countries in the world that drive on the left side.
@@gerardflynn7382 and how its make them better drivers, i know for a fact that this countries have the most terrible drivers, beside the USA!
and how many hundreds of countries are not driving on the wrong side???
the Swedish needed only a single day to change that...
they are really smart....
and then you see the Brits,
everyone knows since 2016, they are plain stupid!
@@Arltratlo safest drivers in the world.
@@Arltratlo They at least pass on the right side legally.
I got accultured to German driving rules, but live in the US now.
I try to practice much of the German lane rules/etiquette I am used to even in the US, but there are exceptions.
One of them that if there are three or more lanes in my direction I hardly ever use the right lane - for the reason mentioned in the video: merging and exiting traffic.
In Germany any exit to an off-ramp has a long enough deceleration lane to allow exiting traffic to get out of the through lane and slow down; any onramp has an acceleration lane long enough to allow people to match their speeds to traffic- and drivers have been trained to actually use them that way. Additionally the onramp acceleration lanes are clearly marked to yield to through traffic if needed.
In the US (at least in where I am) merging lanes sometimes can be arbitrarily short and don't always clearly indicate when merging becomes necessary. They also don't clearly indicate right of way and many people have not been trained to accelerate enough before merging - if there even is space to do so. Exits to off-ramps can be super short with no space to safely decelerate. Many of the people who were cruising in the middle lane cut across the right lane at the last moment to hit the exit, braking massively as they do so. As a result the right lane on a large freeway in an urban area (with frequent on- and off-ramps) feels like an unsafe place to drive where I constantly have to look out and slow down for people braking to exit or merging slowly.
The other exception is that sometimes passing on the right is the way to go, even if though it is less safe than passing on the left. It also is legal in many (most?) states if there are even just two lanes of traffic in the same direction. I do that if it seems safe and it avoids weaving across multiple lanes and back to pass a car that is going slow in the middle (or #2) lane. I also do it to get past people who hog the left lane going slower than the traffic I am flowing with...
That BMW driver is facing an uphill battle...
In Europe people would get mad if u hog the middle lane but passing on the right lane is a big no no. It’s very dangerous because nobody expects it and might no look right before going to the right lane, and this would be a big offence you might get a huge fine
It´s funny to hear, that it is called lane "etiquette" in the US. Here it is just the law. And in a 3-lane highway the rule sais, that you allowed to stay there, as long as you are ocassionally passing another car (which translates to tens of seconds between passing, not minutes, so, those cars actually have to be there), whilst in a 2-lane situation, you have to return to the right lane after every passing (as long, as that is safe). And, no, if someone else does not swich lanes fast enough, that does not make it legal, to pass them on the right.
You don´t get decent traffic, unless this stuff is part of the driving education and at least now and then enforced by the police.
The system tends to fail in Germany too, if traffic gets very dense and more and more people fear to get boxed in, if they stay on the right lane, not everything is perfect here, but I have never seen such a mess like in that video anywhere in Europe on such an relativly empty highway.
Rechtsfahrgebot: Not really an idea, but the law. And it is not only about lane utilization, but about the general rule, that you have to drive as far to the right, as is reasonable (at your speed). It even applies, if there are no other lanes in your direction (actually, that´s where the exceptions from the rule start). So faster cars can easier pass by slower ones. It does not apply in the limits of a settlement
5 lane highways: I think, we don´t have any of those in Germany. The Autobahn is usually 2 or 3 lanes wide and very rarely you have 4. If people almost always move to the right, when it is free, more lanes are usually not required or helpful.
If you pas a car in the right lane in Sweden and I think in Europe you get a big ticket 😅 And here is never exit to the left but there are exits to the left but not on mototways
That sign is not "no speed limit", it is "removal of all restrictions".
Btw in many countries right lane is more damaged because heavy vehicles are only allowed to ride the right lane so middle lane is mostly used by regular auto.
As it should be, trucks belong in the right lane and nowhere else. 🙂
In Europe, people are taught to be permanently active when driving and this translates into habits when they get their license. I cannot drive without taking a look at my mirrors every 3 or 4 seconds and my head and eyes are always moving. Lazy driving is not tolerated and anyone who would try that during their driving exam would never get the license.
Qualification required to drive in America, played Mario cart for 2 hours.
In 2021 in the US there were 42,939 driving related deaths for the year (217 per day) and this included 13,384 alcohol related driving deaths (37 per day - 32 % of all driving deaths).
YES YES YES. I’m so happy this video by Tedward is finally getting recognition and more publicity. I really hope this reaches the people that need to see it
If everyone's driving on the second lane to the left you can have 6 lanes and still be congested cause everything has to slow down constantly.
@Alias_Anybody Yes and when vehicles slow down, this causes a wave effect. One vehicle slows down and the vehicles behind have to slow down slightly more and so on. Five kilometers/miles back, as a result of cumalative error build up, the vehicles are either moving very slowly or are at a complete standstill. A long time ago, when this happened, I used to think that there must have been an accident or something. For a while now, here in UK, the speed limit is reduced when the motorway is congested. This is in an attempt to keep the flow of traffic moving constantly, albeit at a reduced pace, but more efficiently than stop start progress.
It's all about the way you learn how to drive. If you are obligated to learn driving in a driving school, like in most of Europe. And have a severe & expensive exam , everyone picks up the same way of driving.If you learn it from your parents, these little flaws are also passed down every generation. Now I must admit I do think most of Europe , exams are too expensive. But when I lived in the U.S for a few years ( many, many years ago) I didn't have my Dutch licence yet, so I took an exam for an American driver licence . A few questions, a drive around the block and I had my licence. It was cheap, and I could drive around a bit. But when I returned to Europe, it was obvious I picked up a lot of bad habits and had to start allover again ;)
All of Europe. Not most.
What do you have to do to get your drivers license in the US?
I'm from Luxembourg and here, you have to take a minimum of 12 hours of theory classes and then you pass the theory exam. If you fail, you have to take at least 6 more hours and try again.
When you're done with the theory, you start driving. You can't just ask your parents to show you how to drive, it must be an instructor from an official driving school (which isn't cheap!). You need a minimum of 16 hours and then you pass your test with your instructor sitting next to you and some guy who makes these tests sitting in the back. That guy will tell you where to go. You really need to be careful because he will test you and tell you to turn right on the next intersection, for example, even though you can't turn right there. When this happens, you have to say "Sorry but I can't turn right there".
If you fail, you have to drive for a minimum of 8 additional hours with your instructor and then try again. Back in the day, some people got upset when they failed the exam and beat up the guy who failed them. To avoid that, now, they don't tell you right away if you passed or failed, you get a letter in the mail.
What the guy in this video is saying about merging, about always using the lane on the right except for when you're passing, even if there are 3 lanes or more, these are all things that you learn when you're passing your drivers license. Don't you guys have to learn this in the US? How does it work over there?
@Sadlander2 I'm from Uk and our system is fairly similar to yours from what you say. I think the problem with USA drivers generally is the fact that they are typically North American's and also that they are taught how to "drive" by their somewhat ignorant parents only. I wouldn't be surprised if some states allowed so called tests to be carried out in parking lots/carparks.
We usually don't have many drivers sticking to the left lane in germany but there's plenty of people just staying in the middle lane and it's just as dangerous and infuriating
I have been driving in many countries around the world ...USA competing with India to be the most scary place
Drove in California last year, and the number of trucks "undertaking" me from the right is scary as hell. Such impatience. And they are like monsters. Lane discipline and speed limits are non-existent.
Passing correctly is part of driving lessons and the test in UK and elsewhere in the EU. A good example is the Autobahn in Germany which no speed limits for long stretches and has a very high safety record.
This is only possible by following good lane etiquette
In Denmark you are fined for left lane hugging. The police actually have regular campaigns just focused on not pulling to the right when there is space. We also have forced merge into highways meaning you have to yield for people from the on ramp as a one-in-one zip style. You have to let at least one car in in front of you- If you don't your fined.
Morally/ethically, I don't have a problem with passing someone on the right (or on the left here in the UK) if they are hogging the lane and I'm just continuing straight - it's a bit different if I have to change lanes to pass them on the right - *but* it's a risky manoeuvre, because the driver you're passing or other drivers might not expect you to be there, and if there is an accident as a result then you are likely to be held at least partly to blame, so it isn't something I would generally recommend doing.
The US really has an "if everyone else can do it, so can I". When it's something you feel wrong about. If you want things to work more efficient, work towards it.
@irissupercoolsy But freedom (The Land Of The Free) allows you to do anything you want. The fact that it might be dangerous or cause harm to others, either physically or mentally, is neither here nor there. North America is very centric as regards the World outside of itself, the citizens are the same in that they are selfish to say the least. The UK has some of the safest roads in the World - mainly because we have manners and a little bit of something called consideration for others.
@@stevepage5813 yeah
If USA had a more comprehensive driving exams they would be better drivers in general!!
You said you don't have the patience to wait behind 2 left lane hoggers and you would overtake on the right.
However maybe ask yourself why you get frustrated so easily, the time you gain is next to nothing. Maybe a few seconds on the trip.
Is it worth making your trip more dangerous? Is it worth risking a ticket?
A lot of people focus on the driving of others as well and get frustrated while driving, but it is better to focus on your own driving. Focus on how to deal with traffic situations in the safest way possible. If you focus on other people's mistakes you will never see your own.
Undertaking here is illegal and you'll get a fine and points. The fact America has no yearly test to see is a vehicle is road worthy is absolutely ridiculous and dangerous
7:10 "You could just overtake on the right". No bro. Don't do that. Who tf watches his right side constantly. When I drive, I check my left side like every 10sec and my right side nearly never. And who cares who's at fault when I end up in hospital because that mf switched lanes when I passed on his right.
Just to mess with your head and make you feel at home. In Australia it is legal to undertake as long as you are on a multilane highway.
America just needs to invest in European traffic road radars ahah. Those can track speeding, seat belt, eating / drinking / doing other things, being on your phone, being on the wrong lane, passing on the wrong lane, not stopping at traffic lights or stops, etc.
Besides bad driver training this really is a result of speed limits in general... In Germany on the unrestricted parts of the autobahn you quickly learn, that no matter how fast you go, there is always someone going faster, so you always move to the right if possible (Rechtsfahrgebot=keep right requirement).
Unlimited speed is only on a limited amount of stretches on the Autobahnen. Most of them have speed limits.
I think most people don't think they are slow drivers and therefore don't believe they should be driving in what is called the 'Slow Lane'.
1. Unlimited speed on the Autobahn is largely a myth. There's always work going on and you have to reduce speed frequently. 2. Passing on the left and unnecessary driving in the left lane should be prohibited. The human brain isn't designed to focus on many things at the same time. 3. The exit and entrance lanes in the US are way too short. You can't adapt to the speed of traffic in the main lanes in such a short time. 4. In Europe you cannot make a u-turn on highways. 5. In the US you can get a license for 5 bottle caps.
Overtaking, on the right. Is often a fine. There are cameras everywhere. That is also a tool for everyone. The rules of the traffic law. to follow. Your place is on the right. And no other activities than "driving a car". When you are seen, on a camera with a phone in your hand. You will then receive the photos at home. With the matching bill! Greetings from Spakenburg, Netherlands.
12:00 There is a list on Wikipedia "List of countries by traffic-related death rate" (Source: World Health Organization). You can sort the columns, e.g. "per 100,000 inhabitants" or "per 1 billion vehicle-km"
Yes, I often refer to that. It's an eye-opener.
dont confuse Americans with facts....they dont know how to use them properly!
I heard a lady on CZcams say she passed her driving test in a parking lot and that was in miami. So are you surprised that Americans have no idea?
14:47 Also fairly funny that he stayed in the middle there too :D
UK you can get fined and points if you hog a lane. Lane hogging and tailgating both fall under the offence of careless driving with police officers having the power to hand out on-the-spot fines of £100 and three penalty points, meaning failing to keep left on the motorway and close following could hit people in the pocket. and in the news this month this headline , Middle lane hogging targeted by national campaign like this headline 11th this month Motorist arrested after being 'caught lane hogging on M60 he was stopped and also drug test. another one Essex Police shared described how they spoke to 'middle lane hoggers' on the couny's roads at night, with some drivers stopped and reported for careless so 3 points and fine. another one M4 middle lane 'hogging' leads to driver's car being seized. Police have seized an unqualified driver's car after they were spotted hogging the middle lane of the M4 in Wiltshire. many more news storys but lot big highways now have cameras what read number plates so if the caught by normal cameras they can easy get the 3 points and fine in the post/mail. not sure when this one was but lot news storys above and below are 2015 , Van Licence Not a Licence to Hog the Middle Lane due to being a goods vehicle prob why bigger fine and points The driver received five penalty points and fines totalling nearly £1,000 after he was caught hogging the centre lane on the M62. ... Cheshire Police inspector. im glad they starting to teach these entitled people cannot stand them and we drive on the left so passing on the left could get you a careless or dangerous driving charge just as bad if not worse, its not illegal but if it dangerous you get in trouble for that so if they in lane 3 your in lane 1 you have a lane between you so you have chance fighting that as you took extra care to pass safe. if busy you can just go with the flow and pass on the left. hopefully people start to learn, feel all country's should have add campaign on tv explaining the rules and tell them if you do not comply this will happen
Hello there. I am an European and have driven in almost every European country many many times. Just came back from my holidays/vacations in Florida, spent there more 3 weeks there driving around for more than 2 thousend miles. From Miami to Orlando, Tampa, West Palm Beach, Key West.... What an experience. Loved every minute of it. Yes, It is a totally different ball game driving in the US of A and it's not for a fainthearted people especially when you got used to driving in Europe but you shouldn't beat yourself up over it. Yes it is true in Europe you tend to drive on the right and only move to the left when you about to overtake but driving in Germany is one thing and driving in the rest of the European countries is another. Try Sicily, Naples, Italy, Greek Islands and the mainland, Spain, France, cental and Eastern Europe... and you 'd be surprised. There so many things you cannot do I mean forbiding sighns, forbidden, forbidden ...,you can't park, you can't go cos this is for pedestrians, cyclists,boo!....., not enough parking places in a big cities, narrow roads.... so I'd rather drive in America , wide straight rodes, many lines, and driving one of those big American cars , big engine and the bigger the better than one of those, they try to sell us here 1 liter 3 cylinder crap they call an environmentally friendly vehicle! that consumes more petrol on a weight to weight ratio vs big American car, and way, way smaller. So for me America sorta wins and yes it'll be safer if everyone were to drive on the right and use the left line.... but it is what it is. And as usual the devil is in details. Thanks anyway.
In lithuania we dont have specific rules for staying in the left lane. We use the right lane as a slow and truck lane and the left lane as the fast lane. In the left lane people will move to the right lane to let you pass.
_"In lithuania we dont have specific rules for staying in the left lane. We use the right lane as a slow and truck lane and the left lane as the fast lane. In the left lane people will move to the right lane to let you pass."_
The safest, most sensible option for all concerned.
16:36 then you stay it the right lane until it's time to go to the left lane for the "exit" simple as that
16:51 it's not a highway anymore if it has traffic lights and turn lane
17:16 you go from right most lane to the left most lane. Simple as that
when your talking about suddenly a left lane turning into a off ramp off in the middle of a highway then thats just bad road design in europe you never see a left side off unless the highway merges right into another highway so people on the right go >>> and left stays left to keep going or go into a city from there.
Driving in the US is so frustrating coming from europe. Flashing lights in the fast lane means you get brake checked... Everything is just so chaotic. To drive the speed limit you have to constantly undertake.
In UK we have paired cameras that calculate your average speed from the times you pass. No point slowing for the cops.
That would be "against their rights" 😂
People tend to forget there is a big difference between passing and overtaking. You are not allowed to overtake a vehicle using the right lane. Passing is when you're driving on a lane and pass (overrun) vehicles driving slower on another lane without you changing lanes at any moment.
You can drive faster than the car on the left and pass it but you cannot overtake a car on the left lane.
in europe we also have Autobahn with 3 lanes, no problem with it, the right one is mostly frequented by trucks and cars, the middle lane is for passing the ones on the right lane and the left one is for passing the ones in the middle, after passing on left lane u change back to middle lane or, the right one, if it is free .... that is total simple.
The problem in the USA is probably due to the driving skills of American drivers, or simply due to the one circumstance "I come first, and then everyone else" and if everyone thinks like that, it is understandable why it doesn't work in the USA
I think just looking at the car accidents per capita is not a good measure, since some places simply have higher rates of traffic meaning more people are driving, i.e. causing more accidents. A better measure would be rate of accidents per distance driven.
That information exists and the USA is still a MULTIPLE behind Euro nations on per-KM driven. Alphabetically the UK and USA are next to each other for comparison.
US driving is appalling, the safety standards on US cars are atrocious and the arrogance is stunning.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_traffic-related_death_rate
Some fines in the Netherlands, relating this behavior.
Driving unnecessary on the left or middle lane is a fine of 270 Euro, about 300 usd.
Overtaking from the right side will cost you 300 Euro.
These rules are so important for road safety that not following is expensive.
Most Dutch highways have camera controls, fixed and mobile.
So we all know the rules and behave accordingly.
It's the laws you grow up with. Everywhere in Europe you MUST drive on the right where safely possible, i.e. appropriate speed difference and distance between vehicles. Passing on the right (under-taking) is a very serious driving offence, and will get you heavily fined or even jailed, depending on circumstance. Middle-lane hoggers are a major cause of safety incidents on 3, 4, 5, 6 - lane highways.
Not everywhere in Europe, everywhere on the mainland. Here in the UK and Ireland, we drive on the left. 😊
@@juliaw151 oops ! But the same rules apply in the UK and Eire - no overtaking on the left - as opposed to USA where any lane goes for overtaking.
In the Netherlands we have the A12. I think 10 or 12 lanes. With medium speed control. You drive from camera A to camera B. And that takes a while. They can use this to measure your speed.
Why are Americans so averse to changing lanes? Do they not learn this? Sure, it’s more effort but it’s called driving.
They probably don't learn it, and they don't need to since US driving licence test is a joke.
Americans believe that anything they are told by police , government,any authority, will impinge on their rights and they believe that is more important than the law, so they do what they want ,also some believe that if they know the law they can get into trouble if they don't know the law they will be let off,
And I saw an American tell a police officer they didn't deserve to have a fine as they didn't know the law ,the officer then asked them if they knew the same.law but using different words and he said he did and got the ticket 👍
@@andrewgoodenough1809 Here we have what is called "Nobody is supposed to ignore the law" thing.
It's kinda stupid in the way than you can't expect every citizen to know all the laws by heart, but it was made to counter this "I didn't knew so that doesn't count, officer" attitude
They don't have driving lessons.
He said what I was going to say, which is people entering the highway by merging into the right lane keep obliging you to either slow down to let them in or move to a left lane to allow them in. The fault here is in the road design. The On Ramp should not just disappear into the Slower Lane; there should be a dedicated lane for the merging traffic to continue on until it's safe to merge across to another lane. So a three lane road should have a fourth lane for the merging traffic that should continue to be a fourth lane until it becomes [eventually] the off ramp. This might be hard to visualize but it's really simple: don't punish people for driving in the right lane.
There’s a distinct lack of humility in the US, everyone wants their rights, even when they don’t exist. I hear them arguing with cops about their rights, all the time!
As someone who learned to drive in Germany and has rarely driven anywhere else, this video is giving me so much anxiety just from watching
Edit: changing lanes frequently and driving stick shift also forces you to stay engaged much more and keeps you from zoning out which is one of the biggest dangers
it also is verbidden in germany to change 2 lanes in one move...u got to change to the middle and then change to the left lane in a secound changing move
The actually most terrifying part of that highway to me is the terrible on ramps. I remember driving in the USA and how you're just ejected onto the highway without a lane to accelerate.
Undertaking, or passing on the left in the UK is not a specific offence under the Road Traffic Act, however if you cause an accident when doing so you could be reported for driving without giving due consideration to other road users, or for driving carelessly, recklessly, or dangerously. Causing death by dangerous driving carries a maximum penalty of between 14 years and life imprisonment. There is no legal requirement in the UK to use your indicators (blinkers) to move into the left-hand hand lane. This is because that is where you are supposed to be.
In the UK, it's ALWAYS stay left unless overtaking. Once you have overtaken, move back to the left when safely possible. I now live in Spain and it's exactly the same rule, but obviously move back to right instead of left.
You still encounter the "middle lane dickhead" who have no idea what's going on around them, but in Spain they will flash the $h!t out of you while driving right up your ar$e (and I mean almost in the boot) until you get out of the way.
It's about education and enforcement. A few public holidays i've been on the M1 (Sydney-Newcastle NSW) and been overtaken by a cop car with USE LEFT LANE on his electronic information board. Everyone during this busy time was driving at 110kmh (70mph) in the left and middle lane. If anyone ventured into the right lane to overtake he knew they must be over the speed limit and pulled them over. It felt over controlling but it seemed to work.
Accidents per capita is not a useful metric, as it is heavily influenced by how many people have cars.
Accidents per km (or mile!) is a much better reflection on how dangerous the roads are.
Unfortunately Wikipedia only has this data for 25 countries, based on deaths rather than accidents, and the countries (from most to least dangerous) are: Mexico, Malaysia, Czechia, South Korea, USA, Belgium, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Slovenia, Israel, France, Australia, Austria, Canada, Finland, Iceland, Netherlands, Japan, Germany, Denmark, Ireland, UK, Sweden, Switzerland, Norway.
The way to change how people drive in general is to make them actually learn how to drive to get their licence. In the US this is avoided so that more people can buy cars quicker. If you have to take your driving test 10 times to learn, that's what you need to do.
Left side exits are the most stupid thing ever, you have ton of space to make onramps to make right 270 turns and merges on right on the crossing highway.
When he mentioned those I wondered if he was serious! I don't think I've ever seen that.
@@Phiyedough they unfortunately exist in the US, not just offramps but and left-side onramps as well... there is more "special" things in the us highways then we have in Europe, like expressway (highway with limited offramps, usually sandwiched between the regular highway, separated by barrier) and 4 way stop crossroad (everyone stops and depart in the order of arrival). Driving in US is "an experience", not always pleasant but always strong.
Passing on the right would be absolutly illegal in Germany. If you pass someone on the right lane you will loose your licence. The reason: You are only supposed to give way and care for traffic on the left lane of you. Switching lane to the right you are not responsible to watch out for traffic behind you (as you are overtaking and therefore should be faster then anyone on the right lane and they are prohibited to pass on the right). Passing on the right would be absolutly dangerous as NOBODY in germany will expect that. We have the so called "Rechtsfahrgebot" meaning you have to stick to the right lane as much as possible, use the left lane for overtaking and you are not allowed passing on the right lane. Passing on the right is only allowed if you are stuck in a traffic jam and the left lane is almost standing.
In the UK undertaking is a traffic offence and you can get fined.
This will not change aslong as usa drivers have 2 hours driving lessons from their parents. who ALSO never have learnt how to drive properly.
Mid lane cruisers are the worst!
Basicly, if you're not passing anyone within the next 20 seconds, you go to the right. As he said, you otherwise just make a 3 lane HW into a 2 lane HW, to the annoyance of exactly everyone.
3:45 the blu car merged on a solid line
In the UK, sitting in the middle-lane and undertaking are illegal. People still do it, but if you get caught you get fined.
if you are to rich or to Tory, you still can do it without fine!
20:37 Once, my uncle, here in Europe, in his non M E46, was overtaking a slower car (thus using the middle lane) but also got overtaken himself by a pimped Civic. As soon as the Civic moved over back to the middle lane, my uncle downshifted, switched to the left and reovertook the Civic before moving back to the middle lane. Neither he nor the Civic moved back to the right, as there was still traffic on there they were both overtaking.
In some states it is legal to pass on the right on highways with three or more lanes.
I’m this guy too.
Frenchs have a joke about the central lane huggers I’ll try to translate.
They stay in the middle cause inside they know they’re borderline.
When that one guy was merging onto the highway, he was cutting over the solid line. You're not supposed to cross a solid line. It's actually quite easy for me to stay in the right lane since hardly anyone sticks to the speed limit here in NJ. On the interstate I'll set my cruise control to 5 over the speed limit and stay there as much as possible. Even then I have people passing me like I'm standing still.
I recently experienced two cars (I think it was Swedes or Danes) on the German Autobahn, driving side by side at the exact same speed (like 130 km/h) in the right and middle lane. I approached from behind and had to go from the right lane all the way over to the left lane, then back into right lane in order to pass them. So annoying!
But I don't want to blame foreigners only. There are tons of Germans who apparently won their driver's licence in the lottery ("Führerschein im Lotto gewonnen", as we say in Germany) and many Mittelspurschleicher (people going slowly hanging in the middle lane forever).
there SHOULDNT be a left exit/merge in highways (for right side driving)!
I don't know if it's the same across Europe, but here, in Portugal, it's mandatory to drive in the right lane, except when overtaking. And the fines are big. Overtaking on the right is considered dangerous driving and entitles you to have your license confiscated for some time.
Although we drive on the left side here in Ireland.
The same rules apply.
Although we drive on the left side here in Ireland.
The same rules apply.
why even care about proper diving etiquette when road rules can vastly differ depending on where you drive unlike most other countries where they're standardized