Driving
Some tips for you, if you find yourself driving in Japan.
1. Drive on the left. So the steering wheel is on the right. And the lever for the windshield wipers is switched with the one for the turn signal (wipers on the right, turn signal on the left. This one can be startlingly confusing...)
2. Traffic lights are the same colors as in the States, but here they consider them red, yellow, and blue.
3. Yellow lights mean you had better slow down and prepare to stop (do not push a yellow).
4. Honk to say thank you.
5. Blink your hazard lights for a couple of seconds in the rare occasion you cut someone off (well, perhaps it's not rare to you New Yorkers) to say "I'm sorry," or if someone lets you cut in front of them, to say "Thank you."
6. Turn your headlights off when you come to a red light; if you don't, you may accidentally shine the light into someone's eyes. Be sure to remember to turn them back on once the light turns blue.
7. If you are second in line waiting for a traffic light to turn blue, and after it does the car in front of you does not move, simply wait quietly.
8. If you see someone (particularly a crazy-looking curly-haired foreigner) crossing the road, but stopping halfway, be sure to slam on your brakes in panic and let him cross the rest of the way, even if it appears he is waiting patiently (and inexplicably!) in the middle of the road.
9. No turn on red. If we were to allow that, that would leave people to think for themselves, and we don't approve of that.
10. Seatbelts are only required if you're sitting in the front seats.
11. There is not an open container law, so passengers are free to drink as much as they'd like of whatever they'd like.
12. When parking, always back into the spot.
13. Try not to be too distracted by the television programs showing on the built-in TVs on the dashboard.
14. Learn what to do in these situations:
1. Drive on the left. So the steering wheel is on the right. And the lever for the windshield wipers is switched with the one for the turn signal (wipers on the right, turn signal on the left. This one can be startlingly confusing...)
2. Traffic lights are the same colors as in the States, but here they consider them red, yellow, and blue.
3. Yellow lights mean you had better slow down and prepare to stop (do not push a yellow).
4. Honk to say thank you.
5. Blink your hazard lights for a couple of seconds in the rare occasion you cut someone off (well, perhaps it's not rare to you New Yorkers) to say "I'm sorry," or if someone lets you cut in front of them, to say "Thank you."
6. Turn your headlights off when you come to a red light; if you don't, you may accidentally shine the light into someone's eyes. Be sure to remember to turn them back on once the light turns blue.
7. If you are second in line waiting for a traffic light to turn blue, and after it does the car in front of you does not move, simply wait quietly.
8. If you see someone (particularly a crazy-looking curly-haired foreigner) crossing the road, but stopping halfway, be sure to slam on your brakes in panic and let him cross the rest of the way, even if it appears he is waiting patiently (and inexplicably!) in the middle of the road.
9. No turn on red. If we were to allow that, that would leave people to think for themselves, and we don't approve of that.
10. Seatbelts are only required if you're sitting in the front seats.
11. There is not an open container law, so passengers are free to drink as much as they'd like of whatever they'd like.
12. When parking, always back into the spot.
13. Try not to be too distracted by the television programs showing on the built-in TVs on the dashboard.
14. Learn what to do in these situations:
posted by David at 10:50 AM
2 Comments:
When u come upon a corner with all lights on like in that pic. Turn off the engine, take the key out the ignition, drop it out the window and wave your white flag
hi dave it's mich i wrote that
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