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08-02-2004, 04:35 AM
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I was just wondering how people taking European Delivery of their cars prepare for driving in Europe? Does BMW send you information about road signs and laws? Or do you just wing it?
The weirdest one for me was the ?right before left rule.? German?s will take that ?right of way? without a second thought and I guess I do now too as it seems quite natural. But it is really weird the first time you roll up to an intersection with no signs at all and a car shoots out in front of you from the right. Talk about a panic stop!
It just scares me to death to see friends that visit and get rental cars that are totally unprepared, I will not ride with them.
Anyway just wondering?
The weirdest one for me was the ?right before left rule.? German?s will take that ?right of way? without a second thought and I guess I do now too as it seems quite natural. But it is really weird the first time you roll up to an intersection with no signs at all and a car shoots out in front of you from the right. Talk about a panic stop!
2-6. RIGHT-OF-WAY
a. When traffic signs are absent, vehicles coming from the right have the right-of-way at intersections, junctions, and traffic circles. This rule applies to motor vehicles, bicycles, and animal-drawn wagons. Excluding the exceptions in b below, the ?right-before-left? rule applies at all intersections regardless of the width of the street or the angle of the intersection.
a. When traffic signs are absent, vehicles coming from the right have the right-of-way at intersections, junctions, and traffic circles. This rule applies to motor vehicles, bicycles, and animal-drawn wagons. Excluding the exceptions in b below, the ?right-before-left? rule applies at all intersections regardless of the width of the street or the angle of the intersection.
Anyway just wondering?
08-02-2004, 05:46 AM
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When I traveled for my company, I steadfastly refused to drive in a foreign country. A coworker accepted a transfer to NZ and after being there 3 years took off in the wrong direction under stress one day, reverted to US rules, and smashed his 740. 'Nuff said.
I may likely do Euro delivery if I do another fiver down the road. However, I would only be interested in flying over taking delivery and flying back. Would that work?
I may likely do Euro delivery if I do another fiver down the road. However, I would only be interested in flying over taking delivery and flying back. Would that work?
08-02-2004, 06:06 AM
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JDN, just drive in Germany and other countries that drive on the right ("correct") side of the road.
JDN, just drive in Germany and other countries that drive on the right ("correct") side of the road.
08-02-2004, 06:21 AM
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Will do if necessary, but I'm a long way from there now. The honeymoon with this fiver is getting sweeter every day. Wanna make a quick run for some ice cream with me? 
08-02-2004, 08:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Rudy' date='Aug 2 2004, 04:23 PM
My "quick" ice cream runs keep getting longer and longer...
Canton, Cleveland, Detroit, or Buffalo Toronto...?
08-02-2004, 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted by ULtraPLanet' date='Aug 2 2004, 06:35 AM
The weirdest one for me was the ?right before left rule.? German?s will take that ?right of way? without a second thought and I guess I do now too as it seems quite natural. But it is really weird the first time you roll up to an intersection with no signs at all and a car shoots out in front of you from the right. Talk about a panic stop!
What I find confusing is the signalling protocol when in a roundabout. I have no idea how to use the signals in a roundabout.
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08-02-2004, 12:58 PM
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Originally Posted by mrbelk' date='Aug 2 2004, 07:55 PM
What I find confusing is the signalling protocol when in a roundabout. I have no idea how to use the signals in a roundabout.
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Signal when exiting the roundabout not when entering.
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Originally Posted by Iceman' date='Aug 2 2004, 02:55 PM
We have a lot of rules that are different to the US!!!
You have to yield to someone entering a roundabout if they're entering on your right? I knew about the right-hand rule for regular intersections, but never saw that rule for roundabouts. When I've driven in the UK and in France, people _in_ the roundabouts have the right of way over people wanting to enter the roundabout.
-MrB