Chaos, horror, mayhem in my neighborhood

[BobG]

I would have missed that one on the test. Of course, this is assuming the vehicle going downhill hasn't lost its brakes.

Yeah, I'd have made the same assumption that the one going downhill could be the one without brakes. I think one-lane mountain roads with cliffs and two-way traffic are just something I'd be perfectly happy to avoid entirely. I think I'll take the helicopter tour.

They'll probably die if they try driving down a mountain with no brakes. Backing up a mountain with no brakes is much safer.

 

[cristo]

(I still don't get what the wavy lines mean, plus, shouldn't the hurricanes rotate counter-clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere?).

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Do you mean the "wavy lines" on the sides and centre of the exit roads? If so, they are road markings that signify a pedestrian crossing and thus no parking there (in fact, if you park there then it's more serious than parking on double yellow lines). The "beer mugs" I guess you're talking about say "keep clear."

At least if you get stuck in the Place Charles de Gaulle, your passengers can get lots of pictures of the Arc de Triomphe.

Now that is a scary junction. It doesn't appear to have any rules!

 

[jtbell]

shouldn't the hurricanes rotate counter-clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere?

In general, yes, but in the UK, they rotate in the opposite direction, to match driving on the opposite side of the road.

 

[Borek]

At least if you get stuck in the Place Charles de Gaulle, your passengers can get lots of pictures of the Arc de Triomphe.

Now that is a scary junction. It doesn't appear to have any rules!

Perhaps it is just God playing dice.

 

[GeorginaS]

At least if you get stuck in the Place Charles de Gaulle, your passengers can get lots of pictures of the Arc de Triomphe.

That is the single most terrifying intersection I've ever seen in my whole life.

 

[Moonbear]

That is the single most terrifying intersection I've ever seen in my whole life.

Now, THAT is a place for a traffic light. That, or just put a sign up in the circle that says, "No Left Turns."

 

[Andre]

Now, THAT is a place for a traffic light. That, or just put a sign up in the circle that says, "No Left Turns."

No right turns would even be more hilarious.

Been there, agree with Georgina, there is no way you can reach the Arc the Triumpf alive.

 

[Borek]

Been there, agree with Georgina, there is no way you can reach the Arc the Triumpf alive.

I think there is an underground passage there, so the situation doesn't look that dramatic

 

[Andre]

I think there is an underground passage there, so the situation doesn't look that dramatic

darn Borek, don't spoil it.

and also don't betray that the same solution works for getting into the Louvre

 

[GeorginaS]

Yes, there's an underground passage to the Arc. The funny part is watching tourists who either don't know about it or don't read French, who try to make an above-ground dash across. It's truly amusing.

 

[Evo]

Nothing is worse than driving through Palermo, Italy. There was a travel writer that said Palermo has the worst drivers in the world. The whole time we tried to get through the roundabout one inch at a time, people leaning out of their cars shouting curses and hitting other cars on purpose, where I screamed every time we jolted forward and my driver was a seasoned Palermitan.