AMERICAN REACTS TO WHY DRIVING IN EUROPE IS BETTER THAN AMERICA! 😳 (NO DISTRACTED DRIVERS?!)
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Does the texas highway system have places with no speed limit?
Not haveing a deathwish or anything, there are situations where people can safely drive as fast as is physically possible. There is also a huge amount of engineering going into crash barriers, the are built to hold back even semi trucks and to absorb a lot of the energy of a car crashing safely. Doing 100 to 120 mph is very much possible for a disciplined driver.
7:35 - P U B L I C T R A N S P O R T !!! :D
IT's not about shaming someone with a old car but a safety reason. A falling apart car is not only a danger for yourself but for everyone around and money, work, pick up your kids aren't valid reasons to put others in danger. Can use the public transport and the kids can do aswell when they are old enough (i was 6 and to this day i see 6 year olds alone on public transport) 😉
We in Finland have one of the oldest car fleets in Europe. Average age about 13 years.. That still doesn't mean the cars aren't in good shape. A mandatory inspection once a year ensures that at least the most terrible bombs are out of traffic. What I've watched on another channel (@JustRolledIn), what kind of cars drive there, cold sweat sometimes rises on my forehead.
@@ravenfin1916 Right. That's what i meant 😉. Good caretaking of the car and checkups
I found it so funny that she seemed legit scared about the "mail you a ticket" part of driving in Europe. I didn´t realize that it wasn´t a standard in the US. For me it just makes sense, the police can´t always be there ready to catch you messing up, so the cameras will.
Plus there are a lot of automated system without a police officer sitting next to them.
That stuff does exist in North America as well - they call it photo radar - but it is not popular.
It also reduces the number of potential confrontations between frustrated drivers and trigger happy police officers, which is something that USA would probably benefit from.
We had one of those delivered to us when we traveled to Europe from the UK. That was a surprise lol how on earth they managed to track us down, I have no idea!!
@@cayreet5992 Near my home they have a nest close by, small busses with a camera and a policeman inside!
You wouldn't be getting a ticket for eating a cheeseburger you get a ticket for driving while distracted and being a potential hazard to other road users
And a nurse should know better.
Eating is being distracted, you have to keep both hands on the wheel while driving.
Roundabouts are the easiest traffic invention ever made. You slow down on the entrance and if cars are coming you just stop there until there is no more car coming then you drive in. Is that complicated?😅 Btw. This street sign ,,red Triangle upside down,, means you have to let the others drive first. Basically a stop sign but if nobody is coming you don't have to stop completly.
Exactly the upside down triangle is the Give Way (Yeald) sign. Go if it's clear, stop if it's not!
You don’t need a stop sign. If you have to stop, stop.
" when do you eat "
1) If on long trip, we stop at rest areas (rural : restaurant or somewhere nice where to picnic(?))
2) if not a long trip, we drive before or after eating.
" when do you eat " ...at a table,i would say,like a person,not like a wild animal,on the run.....
@@draculakickyourass lol spot on
Why everybody think we drive on the left side? 🤣 Great britain, Ireland, Cyprus and Malta aren't by any mean the majority 😉 No the majority drive on the right side only the mentioned mates don't.
I was thinking exactly the same thing 🤣
Me too😂
And in the video she reacts to they drive in the right side.
Also, Isle of Man & Channel Islands have left-hand traffic (but they're British dependencies; Gibraltar is British too but has driven right since 1929).
The philosophy here is that if you are poor it does not mean you can drive an old beat up car that is unsafe and can kill you or other people in traffic. Besides a really good network of public transportation that allows you to go anywhere without the car, you can drive an old car. A lot of people do have old cars, but they still have to be up to really high safety standards and pass regular yearly safety controls. Owning a car in Europe is more of a luxury than a necessity and we are okay with that.
Taxes are high on buying and on driving a car. And on fuel. For some it is more or less a necessity if you are not living in a city. In other ways it is just more comfortable. I could go to work by bike or by bus/train. But with the bike it is twice the time and with the bus four times as long as with the car.
@@reinhard8053Not just tax, insurance is mandatory and depending on car, generally not cheap. It's expensive to own a car especially if you don't use it that often. For me I cycled 45 miles for an errand after work today, made me wonder why I require a car.
But towards the end the weather got poor and reminded me why a car can be nice. (But then public transit is an option, but not available everywhere or at all times, there's a hint of freedom with a car)
It did save me 45 miles of fuel though and the exercise keeps my health up.
14:35 You are hilarious :D We drive manual, and eating and changing gears at the same time are almost impossible. And yes, you will get your ticket if not paying attention to the road. It really does up a lot the safety of driving.
You name it: It's NEARLY impossible. Still it is possible if you know how to multitask! 😉
If i go to a McDonalds drive through, I would either park my car somewhere to eat, just can't be bothered going into the restaurant, or i will bring the food home and eat it there. Also, 90% of Europe with cars older than 2018 drive stick shift, so you kinda need both hands for when you slow down or speed up.
Soweit können Amis gar nicht denken
@@marcelmuseler6697 das war unhöflich
Aber ehrlich
Not just a ticket, got driving while eating or being on the phone you also get your license suspended
my 2nd cousin died because of some woman was eating a kfc meal while driving. Its why EU have these rules so your loved one doesnt die over a kfc. Just because someone hasnt lost someone over this reason, doesnt mean its not going to happen to you. Once it does, you will want this rule in place
"What did God give me two hands for?" To keep them on your effing steering wheel. For f's sake WOMAN, DISTRACTED DRIVING KILLS.
the way she pronounced peugeot :D
btw in europe most countries have good public transport you dont NEED a car like in the us
Remember that Europeans on average do not spend so much time in car as Americans - average american travels by car 16k miles a year, average european around 8k (usually 7k-9k depending on country). Thats why we often do not need to eat or drink in a car, we ofen drive 15-30 minute trips so you can survive that without a snack. Also we have a habit of eating at the table, even if we eat during roat trips we would rather stop on highway rest area where they often have either regular restaurants, cafeterias or just public tables and benches so you can eat your home prep lunch.
The thing about having two hands - one of them is ofc for driving but the other is for shifting gears because most cars in Europe are manual, hence you need to shift and downshift when starting, coming to a stop, turning on an intersection etc. When you're on a straight, broad road like a motorway, you just accelerate to the speed you want, leave the car in 5th or 6th gear and your right hand is free until you need pass, turn, stop and so on. It demands concentration and skill, but once you've learned how to drive and gained some experience on the road, it's just muscle memory reacting to changing traffic
just holding your phone while driving in the uk gets you 6 points on your license. 12 points is a driving ban, and every point on your license increases your insurance as you have to declare them.
"what mean i cannot eat while driving, why god gave me 2 hands for?", here in Europe, to be both on the steering wheel and, in case, on the gear shift, mostly of the european (I'm italian but i think is the same everywhere in Europe) had to learn to drive with cars with manual transmission (if you learn manual, you can drive both manual and automatic, if you learn automatic, you'll have a limitation on the driving licence to drive only automatic transmission's cars, and you'll be fined if caught driving manual), and a lot of cars have the manual transmission, so, if with 1 hand you're holding a cheesburger, one (hopefully) on the steering wheel, how you can change gear if needed?
In reality people do eat and drink while driving. But first, drive-throughs are much less common. And on the Autobahn you just drive on a rest stop and eat there, with good weather on a table with benches.
Even when driving an automatic, both hands have to be on the wheel.
pretty much, most of Europes at least EU road laws are kinda similar, because of agreed international standarts. Even russia has pretty much identical laws. There are small tweaks, like i found at one point, that in germany, when parked, you must straighten your wheel, you cant leave your front tyres sideways. And only minor things like that. Aaand, its not so difficult to eat a burger while driving manual. :p Depends what kind of burger, ofc you wont be able to eat a BigMac, but a cheeseburger, easy.
@@Swarmah I'm not saying is impossible to drive and eat with manual gear, but as per law, you must have the hands doing driving things (is the same law about using the phone or smoking, if the police want can use the "occupied hand" as aggravating, e.g. speeding while smoking)
@@Milleisol smoking forbidden while driving must be unique to italy tho. In northern european countries, its not forbidden to eat while drive, and also, in germany i know its not forbidden. But i think you are mistaking something. Because only of these things is phone.
What if you're poor and need a driver's license? Well you can use the excellent public transportation until you can afford one. I didn't own a car for nearly 25 years working here in Germany even when I could afford a car. Keep in mind there is public healthcare and a good welfare system. So you have generally fewer big costs in your life. The government might even subsidize your driver's license if you would need one for work if the alternative is being unemployed, cause the more tax-payers the better!
You slow down when you approach a roundabout. If someone's in the roundabout and not signaling they want to exit it, you must be able to stop. The bushes at 16:10 are put there by design, so you can't see the whole roundabout at once, forcing you to slow down and look.
And in a roundabout you can't go so fast. It's just physics (for normal cars).
Oh , I always thought it was for blocking the sun.
@@reinhard8053 A good driver,with a normal car, can make it at 90 km/h 😁 ....but i don't recommend it to try for somebody not experienced in drifting....
@@draculakickyourass There is not one roundabout. They come in all sizes. With 90km/h you need a rather large one. The one near my office is Ok up to about 50km/h with my car, then it starts slipping outwards. Some are so narrow that you need to go down to 20km/h.
Drifting is a bit difficult with front wheel drive, which is nearly the norm here.
@@reinhard8053 That's why i mentioned drifting,is the reason i change the back tires twice often than the front ones. (i have front traction- Renault Megane,the normal one,not the RS, LOL)
For accidents or emergency we build a ,,Rettungsgasse,, rescue lane. Basicaly every time when there is a traffic jam. Maybe interesting to react to?
The Autobahn isn't one road that is similar every existing Meter. IT's a gigantic network of roads conected to eachother Sometimes 4 lanes sometimes 2 sometimes 5 sometimes 3.
Your car can be 50 years old, but it must be roadworthy. New cars in Germany have to be inspected after 3 years, there after every two years. And I regularly travel at 150 mph on the autobahn, and I get overtaken.😁😁😁
NOT ALL American driver licenses are valid in europe only a hand full. In The Netherlands Germany scandinavian countries , france . all need a minimum of 21 driving lessons 1-2 hrs worth ,minimum to be aligable to even aply for an exam . and before the dirving lessons you need a theory exam . when i was young you where only alowed 5 -7 mistakes out of the 100 questions .
In scandinavia its even harsher as they realy have courses over a year to be ready to drive .
A driving license including theory , practical lessons and exams you look at 2600 to 3400 euros . some countries even higher .
No dad or mom driving lessons at 16 , as you need to be 17 to even get in to driving school .
Being a fan of dashcam vids on youtube it always cracks me up when I compare dashcam videos from the US to Germany. If you're used to traffic in the US you'd probably just shrug off what's happening in Germany - if it's the other way around, you think the US drivers all have some kind of deathwish. 🤣
Just have a look at some german dashcam channels like DDG (Dashcam Drivers Germany), RLP Dashcam or Fahrnünftig, compare it to what you see on US roads, and you'll see why not being allowed to eat while driving for example ain't a bad idea after all. ^^
in the UK our cars have to pass an MOT test every year. it applies to all cars over 3 years old. its an inspection that checks your car is safe for road use. things like tyre tread depth, body corrosion, fuel system leaks, exhaust parts, seatbelts, airbags and lights are all in good condition. you can get an MOT for as little as 25 pounds, it really isnt that much for guaranteeing your car is road worthy and safe for you and other drivers
Cars over 40 years old which have not been significantly modified in the last 30 years do not need an MOT test (and can get an exemption from vehicle tax).
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I hope I can explain a little.
About the cost of a driver's license:
You go to an extra driving school with instructors. A few hours of theory + exam. Then driving lessons. Some in the city, some on the highway, night driving, etc.
The driving instructor is self-employed. Purchase special carts with extra mirrors and extra pedals for the passenger so the teacher can intervene in an emergency.
He rents or buys rooms for the driving school, pays employees, electricity, heating, fuel, insurance and so on.
In addition, in Germany (and in most EU countries) we do not pay for schooling.
My son got his first driver's license when he was 16. For a 125 motorcycle. At 18 he got his driver's license for his car.
In his education (after the tenth grade) he earned his own money (500-800€ per month). Money saved by us, his grandparents and his godmother was more than enough to buy the driving licenses (~5000 in total), the motorbike (~3000€) and the protective clothing (~2000€). He paid for the taxes and insurance himself.
Driving 140 or 150 an hour is a death wish, and driving in a falling apart junker, or eating behind the wheel is not living. LOL, you never disappoint.
The car inspections are to check that the car is roadworthy and certified as such, in other words, safe to drive on the roads. In the UK these inspections start when the vehicle is 3 years old and are carried out every year thereafter, in Germany these inspections are every 2 years. Without certification that your vehicle is roadworthy, your car insurance is invalid, which is also the case if you do not have a driver's license and is against the law in enforceable by the police.
And what is worth mentioning, this inspections do not eliminate old cars, there still are people driving old, cheap cars worth 1000 euro or less, they just need to maintain them properly.
@@MrGrucha But if you don't have sentimetal reasons or you are a car mechanic sometimes the necessary repairs get more expensive as the remaining value of the car. Then it just doesn't make sense anymore. And our cars need to have good breaks, suspension, lights, not too bad exhaust fumes...
@@reinhard8053 I know, I did own 20 years old Renault Megane, and I paid like double its value on maintenance in last 3 years I had it, but it is still way less then 5 year old car would lost value in 3 years, so maintatining it in a really good shape was cheaper then owning fairly new car.
@@MrGrucha I first drove the old car of my mother and had a limit how much the repairs could be per year. But then something bigger came up and that was the end (~14years).
My last one was 13 years and would have needed an at least €2000 repair with a car value of about €2000-2500 in good condition - and it wasn't in good condition. So basically I could buy a similar car without that problem for the cost of the repair.
And with an old car you just have to wait for the next problem. So I bought a new one and hope for no troubles for the next years.
The only thing that terrified me driving in the US were the four way intersections! Who goes first when you don't know who got there first!?!?
I'm from Germany, we own 3 cars but i use my bike to go to uni since its only 4 kilometers away and my mom uses her bike to go to work too. If we dont have to use our cars we dont use them.
All Cars in the EU have to pass a MOT road safety inspection annually. There is no age-limit as such.
200 km/h not a problem if you see enough of the road and it is empty enough and 150 is a nice crusing speed
Variable speed limits are mostly used on motorways as traffic calming measures. For example if an accident or obstruction has occurred further up the road, the speed limit will change to maintain the flow of traffic and to avoid congestion and potentially avoid causing further accidents.
6:50 They are more roadworthy because there is a mandatory check (TüV)ever two years. With strict rules. (Germany)
If the police notices a defect on your car, they have the authority to shut down your car. And they will do it, because they have no leeway.
To use the Phone is illegal.
19:38 It is mandatory and the police regularly will check and fine.
If you want to be eating or on your phone or just doing anything which will distract you from the road get a train or bus 👍
'When do you eat?' - when you're not driving 🚗
We have great public transport so a car isn't the absolute necessity it is for you in the USA (obviously it's more convenient for a lot of people) - but you need to make sure your car is roadworthy for everyone's safety
The fines for passing on the right are high (at the time of writing it is 250 euro in The Netherlands) because the blindspot is bigger on the right (because the driver is on the left) so it is much more dangerous to pass on the right. The fine for being distracted while driving, like holding your mobile phone is 350 euro. If someone is slowing down all of a sudden or has problems staying in the lane you know that the person is looking at the phone.
In The Netherlands we have really strict rules and you will need a lot of driving lessons (30-50?) and pass an exam before you get your driver's license.
About the red lane on the roads. Yes, those are bikes lanes, because there is no divided line the maximum speed limit is 60km/h. It is smaller and bikes are allowed on the road so the speed limit is lower. If there was a divider the speed limit would be 80 or 100 km/h (only in sparsely populated areas). Every type of road has a different speed limit and often you know the limit just by looking at the road. Also roundabouts are really easy once you know how they work. And of course it is expained how they work during your driving lessons. They improve the traffic flow and improve the safety for both cars and bikes (and pedestrians because most have a sidewalk just before the roundabout). Only some turbo roundabouts can still be a bit confusing to me tbh, especially when there is much traffic and you have to pick the correct lane in time.
The motorcycle was joining the motorway
We don’t have to rely on cars as much in Europe. It we can’t get there by car, we either use public transport, or even our bikes. At least, that’s how we get around in the Netherlands. So when a car is unsafe to drive. You don’t have to worry so much when you’re waiting for it to be fixed.
You eat at the truck stop. In Germany it is encouraged, that when you do a long journey, do stop at those Track stops, relax, use the facilities etc., then refreshed you go on. You are better able to concentrate on traffic. Lessens the risk of accidents.
14:30 "You'll mail me a ticket for eating my cheeseburger while driving? what god give me two hands for?" To keep them on the steering wheel! 😂 If we make a break on longer journeys, we ususally make a _real_ break and eat at the service area. But the occasional Sandwich bite during driving will also happening in europe
0:30 What are you talking again? There are only 4 countries with left-hand traffic in Europe (The UK, Ireland, Malta and Cyprus).
In all the others you drive on the right side of the road.
For the food while driving, you have to remember that most cars in Europe are still manuals, even more for young drivers, so they really don't have the possibility to eat or do something else while driving.
If your old car is in good condition you can use it, if it has no brakes, suspension or other defects you have it repaired, or you change it or you walk on foot. Just because you don't have money doesn't mean you have to put other people's lives at risk.
This is not Europe but the Netherlands. Germany is not that different but in Belgium you couldn't have a coffee without spilling it all. Southern and Eastern EU is different too, not to mention the non EU countries in Europe.
In the UK we have the annual MOT of every vehicle. Vehicles are checked for their safety and roadworthiness.
For example; if the A/C doesn't work, it passed. If the brake pads and disks need changing then it fails etc
If the vehicle is a taxi, truck, bus etc it is MOT'ed twice yearly I believe.
Only autoban's in Germany do not have speed limits. Most EU "freeways" are limited to 110 / 120 /140 Kph
parts of autobahn*
No, eating and drinking are allowed, but Cell phones are forbidden.
@18:15 Notice the sign there. Because of the single lane bidirectional road that sign is telling you that if there is a car coming you have to yield due to the narrow speed bump part.
in case of emergency it is mandatory to build a lane on the normal street czcams.com/video/02Ak1eIyj3M/video.html the lane to the right is reserved for cars or truck with a technical problem ( running out of fuel is a felony in germany ) you are not allowed to drive over solid line marks, especially outside citys at all in germany.
In the UK God gave you two hands for the gearstick and the wheel.
Here in Ireland checking your phone while driving is really frowned upon. Often road deaths come from people being distracted on their phone and so people might have a phone holder if they are taking a call so they don't have to use their hands for the phone while driving.
@14:35 God gave you two hands to keep on the steering wheel when driving. Not messing with your food or holding a phone :)
No wonder Americans swerve if you drive at 50mph or more with one hand :P
If you fail an inspection it doesn’t always mean you have get rid of the car, usually it just means you have to get something fixed and then have it re-inspected.
For example I recently took my mother’s car to get tested and it failed because the tires were too worn. We got new tires and the it passed with no problems.
If an old car can pass the inspection, you can keep driving it, what usually happens is that an old car fails and the repairs cost more than a new (used) car so people scrap the old one.
helmets are mandatory for motorcycles. When you have a drink, phone or burger in your hand and you are driving you get a ticket if the police sees you. Certainly if you have a phone in your hand. And the ticket for distractive driving is not cheap, it starts at $ 100,00 but can go upto $ 400,00.
German car brands:
Audi
BMW
Mercedes
Opel
Porsche
Volkswagen
France car brands:
Citroen
Peugot
Renault
Italian car brands:
Alfa Romeo
Fiat
Lancia
Lambourgini
Ferrari
Other European car brands:
Volvo
Skoda
Seat
Dacia
And then there are even more.
You often see US car reviewers complaining about various European cars not having cup holders, the reason is that drinking your coffee whilst driving in Europe is called careless driving and will get you a ticket and three points, 12 points and you're on the bus for 6 months.
Lane assist was developed\ invented in Germany by Mercedes. Eventually other car brands started implementing it into their vehicles. Of course we have it, it's been around since the year 2000
Eating or phoning are forbidden because the problem isnt while you are doing it, but when you look after your bag, the phone, when you search the trash, another meal, etc.
This is when you are not focused on the road
"I multitask while driving."
Never drive in Australia, then. That's a fine. When driving, you are only driving. No eating, no using the phone. It's no wonder your country has so many accidents.
It's also culture. The US is all about hustling from one thing to the next, rush, rush, rush. In Europe and Australia, it's more slow down, do it right, then move on to the next task. Not juggling them all at once. It's better this way. How often do you have to redo things or fix them after making a mistake? You make far fewer mistakes if you give it your full attention, and you don't burn out all the time when you give important things like rest the proper time and attention you need to give them to keep yourself healthy.
The 11 article of the Portuguese Traffic Code roughly says:
"Drivers must, while driving, refrain from carrying out any acts that are likely to harm the exercise of safe driving.
The driver of a vehicle cannot endanger vulnerable users and anyone who violates the provisions of the previous numbers is sanctioned with a fine of 60 to 300 euros."
So, in other words, if you're doing anything else while driving and you are caught, you will get a fine, and/or points subtracted from your driver's license, and/or having your car confiscated.
Another thing that happens in Portugal when people go to a drive thru is: they either park their car and eat at the parking lot or eat it at home.
0:36 nope, all of continental Europe drives on the right, like the USA. The only European countries that drive on the left are some islands: the UK, Ireland, Cyprus, and Malta.
The car can be old but it must be safe.
The Netherlands have a very high standard for road quality, don’t expect these flawless roads in all of Europe.
The APK yearly check also checks if the windscreen wipers work correctly, if the brakes work accordingly, if the profile on the tires still is correct, and other essential points ot the car
Here they even test emission of the car, and if they are over the limit, you have to repair it to code, so it passes the inspection. until it is repaired your car is not up to code. rust, or some types of damages can be reasons to fail the car. You have a set deadline when the car has to be up to code, otherwise you get a fine.. If the police cathes you with a car that is not up to code, they also give you a ticket, and the car cannot be drivien anymore. sometimes they can even impound your car.
Although Germany has the Autobahn with (partly) no speed limit, the rate of traffic accidents is lower than in the US.
When traffic allows I like to drive 250km/h for a limited time. It needs a lot of concentration and distance....
Did you recognise that there´s nearly no advertisement at the motorway? ... European countries restricted advertising near the motorways, cause it´s distracting the drivers!
In the Netherlands there are free parking zones. But not so much in the city centres. Also supermarkets are usually close by. Often in walking distance
5:00 In the Netherlands the shoulder is an emergency lane and it's only on the right side of the highway. The emergency lane is not meant as a place to fix broken down cars. If your car is broken down, a towing service will tow your car to a safe place where it can be repaired and the towing won't cost you a dime. They don't even change a flat tire on the emergency lane when it's rush hour because of the danger.
7:39 All cars that are older than 8 years have to have an annual inspection. If your car fails one of the many points that are examined you have to fix the problems. The examinator can advise you that the car isn't worth what you are going to have to spend to get it roadworthy. Your current car will be reported as not roadworthy. If you decide to keep driving that car you'll get automated fines and perhaps a letter from your insurance that you're no longer insured because your car isn't roadworthy. Some insurers will collect your premiums and when you try to claim they'll tell you that you're not insured.
Do you really think that you should be able to drive your car when it is in such a state that your wheels can come of while you're driving 100 Km/h or when it can break in 2 because rust has eaten the chassis?
13:20 Cars are means of transportation. They are not your phone box or lunchroom. Just holding a phone can cost you €380 and not controlling your vehicle because of phoning, eating or drinking can get you a fine up to €1000 and a driving ban up to 2 years.
17:15 The red lanes are bike lanes, but they are shared with cars when necessary. When there are bicyclists on the bike lane, you slow down and keep a safe distance to them. When there's enough room to overtake them safely you are allowed to do so.
19:39 Securing your load is very important because the police will pull you over and immediately start writing tickets. No if, no buts, no excuses. And if you're unlucky they'll escort you to a weighing bridge to check if your load isn't too heavy. If it is, that just means more tickets and perhaps even unloading the excess weight or the order to arrange a different vehicle that can actually carry your load.
Driving faster while being focused it a lot safer than driving slower while being distracted
in most EU countries its illegal to Eat/Drink or use a phone infect using your satnav/Stereo while driving is also illegal that's why our cars have controls on the wheel and voice control
No, in Germany we do call it Blinker😃
Official word is "Fahrtrichtungsanzeiger" but this is only used in laws or in official letters from a court, the police or some other agencies.
allot of people in europe don't need a car to live comfortly. I can walk to everything in 15 min and I live in a city not even a village. everything is way closer by so we don't really need a car and the goverment tries to push the use of public transport more
In the UK we can drive at 17 years old. Most people will pay to have lessons with a qualified instructor. You have to pass a theory and hazard awareness test before you can take the practical test. You have to pay to take each test.
In the UK we pay road tax - which contributes to the maintenance of roads and road safety. The amount of tax you pay is dependent on the type of car you drive, for example electric & low polluting vehicles are exempt.
In big cities like London, there is also an Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) enforced, where older, and more polluting vehicles will incur a daily charge if not compliant with emission standards.
This is another reason for the annual MOT test - it doesn't just check the road-worthiness of your car, but also the emissions it produces.
Most people in the UK & Europe learn to drive manual transmission, so we do need both hands to drive. Using a mobile phone when driving is against the law.
You wont see American Car Brands around the globe much. Simply because they have a very bad reputation for low quality. Ford for example produces for the european market in europe. Chevrolet purchased Deewoo an korean brand to be sold as chevrolet on the european market.
And the really big SUVs and trucks are just too big for most of Europe. Even with our smaller cars it is sometimes difficult to find a parking lot and open the door 🙂.
There are many laws about driving in the Netherlands, of the right lane is empty you must go to that lane. Otherwise you can get a ticket for sticking on the left lane. There are a lot of speed camera's. The government maintains the road from taxes, every car that drives pays taxes to drive on the road. It's called: wegen belasting. Road taxes
In the Netherlands you can get a traffic ticket if you are staying in the left (fast) lane for to long for no reason. Also if you are driving way to slow (for no reason) compared to the maximum speed of that road and compared to all of the other traffic of the road at that same time.
Girl, I'm german an when it's free it"s free. Sometimes I go at 230 km/h because thats the max my car is going, if traffic allows it it's absolutely fine.
"hard Shoulders are sometime used as "over-flow" lanes in rush-hours.
Renault pronounced 're-no' and Peugeot is 'per-show'. 'Mountain' symbol is a Citreon.
The inspection is about safety and emissions!
All countries in Europe except for UK and Ireland drive on the right. In a roundabout traffic will come therefore from the left - from the side the driver's seat is usually in your car. In principle it is the same as a right turn at a traffic light: if nobody comes from the left, you're free to turn right into the roundabout. Since the roundabout is curved, incoming traffic will be slowed. Roundabouts are really safe. There are far more accidents than at crossings having traffic lights. And they cause less congestion, the waiting times are far shorter.
To get a driver's licence in Germany you have to enroll in a driving school, of which most towns have multiple. The basic fee is depending on the state and region between 400 and 600 Euro, which includes 12 double lessons of theory (basic technical information about cars as well as traffic regulations) and some administration fees. You have to make at least 12 documented rides with a licenced driving instructor in a car provided by the school (with additional brakes and other controls at the passenger seat for the instructor) - 4 times including the Autobahn, 3 times at night and 5 times overland. That rides will cost each between 60 and 95 Euro. Additional practice drives will cost between 55 and 70 Euro; the number of such drives depends on your skills and the assessment of them by your instructor (a major part of that drives will be in-city and include e.g. different parking situations). The exams will cost about 25 Euro for the theoretical exam and 120 Euro for the practical exam (by an inspector of TÜV or Dekra, which are also the licenced organisations for car inspections) plus about 150 Euro for your instructor escorting to the exam and providing the car for the exam. You have also to attend a first-aid course (between 15 and 40 Euro). The licence itself wil cost about 40 to 80 Euro including photo (depending on state and city).
Most European countries have different speed limits for Autobahn/Motorway/Highway (mostly 120-130 kph) and Overland (mostly 80-90 kph). Outliers are e.g. the Netherlands with only 100 kph at Autobahn-like roads, Poland with 140 kph (87 mph) and Germany with no national speed limit at the Autobahn (about 65% of the Autobahn network has no speed limit at all) and 100 kph (62 mph) overland (but most overland roads have individual speed limits).
Using a phone (except with a hands-free system) while driving is strictly forbidden and can cost you your licence (if you were caught repeatedly or if you cause an accident). Same goes for other distracting activities. At driving school you learn always to use both hands for driving and driving only. (I remember to overhaul a few decades ago a car at the Autobahn where the driver was reading a newspaper he spread out over the steering wheel - that was a time as the laws were not as strictly enforced as nowadays, but it was against the law even then.)
18:40 There is some free parking, but usually not in the city or town centre. There are also far less parking spots than in the US, the parking lots of supermarkets are also smaller and strictly only for current customers (they can tow your car away if you park there and then go elsewhere).
What you can see a lot in our German countryside is people driving with their cars to the nearest train or metro station , then continue by train to get to their workplace . So yes, they still use their cars to commute but it doesn’t create traffic jam in the city center .
About Europeans who drive for fun not because we have to... Well, it depends where you live; not all Europeans live in urban areas or overpopulated regions like Holland. I live in a rural area (Belgian Ardennes) where the closest "real" city is 70 kms away, and, besides the local two small supermarkets, the closest shopping mall is15 kms away; public transportation does exist, but it's so scarce and impractical (weird schedules and time-consuming routes) that the buses almost run empty (and sometimes really empty) as only the very few people who don't have a car use them, mostly teenagers. For most of us in my area having a car, or two cars, is a necessity; my youngest son just turned 18 (legal driving age) and is busy preparing his driving exams in order to be "free" - and my wife and I will be freed from being his private taxi drivers.
Hang on, you are saying about 90mph being dangerous... It's not any more dangerous than any other speed if your vehicle is roadworthy and your focused without distraction on the road.
Then you say you will drive while eating a Cheeseburger!!! I would rather be in a car with a focused driver at 120mph, I wouldn't want to be in a car at 40mph while the driver is eating a Cheeseburger or playing on their phone!
Why worry about Roundabouts? They are just like coming to a T-junction on a low speed left to right one-way street.
When do you eat? When not driving. At restaurant, at table, at home. We dont spend hours in car and dont work so many hours to need to eat in rush. Also I can do eat and changing gears but it is not easy :)
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Toyotas are commonplace in Europe as well. Although I'd suspect that the range of cars Toyota is selling in America varies greatly from the cars they put on the European market.
Any roundabout in Germany. The one inside the circle has right of way! That's why anyone trying to pass, has to wait. When you leave the roundabout, you have to use the turn signal. Everyone learns this in the theoretical and practical driving school in Germany. ;-)
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If you prefer slow driving look up Norwegian driving.
Most of Norway has speed limits of 60, 70 or 80 km/h, not always marked by signs as the limit is automatically lower near houses etc.
The video is VERY wrong about the "driving for pleasure" thing.
People do drive because they need to. Yes, there is much better public transport around here, but it is by far not up to the point where people don't need to drive anymore. Especially in rural areas it can be very sparse, and it is not heavily promoted or supported, because it isn't cost efficient.
It's not that simple to show direct comparisons... distances and population density are very different from the USA. But still...
I live in a small village of about 4000 people. The next "larger" town - about 14000, and with more diverse services, is about 5km / 3 miles away. They nearest "real" city: about 15.
We have a decent train connection to the big city, trains running every 20 to 40 minutes and taking about 20 minutes to half an hour. It's a bit more roundabout for the smaller town, because there is no direct train connection... but there IS a train connection that I can take, with one transfer.
But I still have to get to the station. I happen to live at just about the opposite side of my village... its half an hour walk. And I am limited to what I can carry. Doing just a bit more grocery shopping... and I will have to use my car.
I can reach about every destination in the big city by public transport. But it might require several transfers, from train, to subway, to tram, to bus... and that extends travel time enormously. A trip that might take me half an hour if I can drive there directly by car may take double or triple that time via public transport... not including the walking.
So, yes, it is possible to go without car. Especially when you live in areas with good PT systems. But it still is almost a necessity when you want to be efficient and independent.
in europe you don't need to have car to go to work or to the shop
you can go almost everywhere with the public transport it's much cheaper also driving is privilege non necessity
If tickets were just mailed to you in the US, no one would get shot over a broken tail light. Also, the police may set up cameras, but most stretches are without cameras. Regardless though, you learn to obey the law, and then you don't have to worry.
In the UK they do M.O.T tests every year or three years for new cars, which range from checking Tyres to brakes, handbrakes to emission's which deal with smokey engines basically if it don't pass even on one thing you can take it away get it fixed then go over the whole thing again from £50 up to £80 each time and you have to book it into a garage if the MOT has run out as it's the only place you can drive your car until it passes and the Police can check on your Car from their either overhead cameras or from their Cars as they have Number Plate Recognition or NPR for short in their cars if your not insured, not MOT or no valid Driving Licence, and they can Impound your car if not Insured, and all because the Cars have Lifetime Number Plates not like most countries were they are changed yearly or when you change states, like Polish people have to change their Licence and plates to UK if they stay for longer than 6 Months some try when they're pulled over but not many as the Police have details when even entering the country, and many people are caught out by stealth police cars nowadays who can even pull up beside you to see if you eating or using a phone lol that another thing the Motorways in the UK have Rest Stops every 25 miles with truck stops and of course cars but all the fast food (but more expensive than High st prices) but that's where they say you should stop and eat, phone or have a snooze! And trucks are not allowed in the Fast lane, meaning all lanes are overtaking lanes except the inside lane which Trucks stay, but some have limiters on them so only drive below Trucks max speed limit by the owners to save fuel so then a truck can overtake in the Middle Lane only and they can't stray into the third lane or forth so basically we are overtaking ALL the time on UK Motorways.
Oh Autobahns have Unlimited Speed on a very selected Autobahns with no maximum speed limit 😱 and that's where your rear view mirror comes in handy, as fast cars come up on bloody damn quick lol hypercar testing lol read a story of a Brit who drove his Mclaren P1 at maximum to his job and back as the only way was the Aircraft between the two Cities was to SLOW as between these two cities about a few hundred miles was mainly Unrestricted Autobahns which he regularly did in an Hour😱 if he'd gone by Plane it would nearly Three hours! 😱 lol true story read it when the first supercars came out, 😭 hate reminiscing it reminds me how old I am lol.
Dutch markings now, No marking for middle of the Road makes driving safer as you have to concentrate, and Roundabouts have been found safer as shown on MYTHBUSTERS the old TV series as you don't have to worry about who got there first dilemma and only worry about whether it comes from one way left or right and many States in US well a few are doing this and found that crashes at dangerous crossways have gone down by nearly a 100%, my pet hate when I was in California!
Bloody hell seeing what I've written 😉 Just one more thing UK Licenses are very difficult to get, I couldn't get one nowadays if I had to take it again, That's why many don't have relatives learn them as most wouldn't pass the test they have now which after you've been through all the Lessons in a car you have to take a written test with VR section I think lol and an hour on the Road like parallel park uphill backwards, and reverse round a corner which I had to do lol.. That's it I think! 😉
the inspections are what is called an MOT in the UK , the vehicle has to pass a roadworthy test every year for safety , it can be old but has to pass a test , saying that though if its a classic vehicle or motorcycle over 40 yrs old its road and MOT exempt , MOT is Ministry of transport
15:21 the cars here in Europe hage all the gadgets as well.. like parking assist, etc
Traffic calming
Look into that
I've got that same Midnights vinyl. ❤
For us in the EU - the US is actually this lawless mad max/public GTA5 RP server like place ... the US thinks it's the other way around but ... clearly ... it isntXD