I have driven around London, but not that much. Between the difficulty
of parking and the congestion charge, I have always preferred to leave
my car at the hotel and use the Tube to get around. But I found no
special problems driving in London.
It has to be said that since I have always been in the UK with cars
with Continental license plates, people could see that I was a
foreigner and probably gave me more space than they would to another
UK driver.
Cheers,
Nathan
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On Jun 13, 2009, at 4:26 PM, Bob Whitmire wrote:
> On Jun 13, 2009, at 8:30 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
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>> And to make it easier still, English drivers are the most civilized
>> and curteous ones I have encountered in any country so far.
>
> I can't dispute this, but I wonder if it includes urban drivers, such
> as those who motor in and around London? I noticed when walking places
> that the local drivers seemed to enjoy rushing right up to the
> crosswalk or traffic signal and stopping at the last possible moment.
> I feared for my life the first day or so, until I sussed the rhythm.
> Of course it's not really discourteous to do so, but it is a little
> disconcerting to pedestrian traffic unused to the practice. But I'm
> sure courteous doesn't include London bus drivers, who have a knack of
> knowing exactly when the most number of people are 1) still on their
> feet; and 2) not holding onto anything. Said drivers then lunge away
> from the bus stop at maximum acceleration. I don't think I was thrown
> into more than two laps before I figured this one out. <g>
>
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