"driving" in the left lane. YES it's illegal.

myredracer wrote:
Why is driving here being compared to driving in Europe? Everything about driving in Europe is completely different. Completely - the vehicles, the roads, the laws, the driver training & licencing, driver capability, the enforcement, the terrain, the distances, urban density, etc. The annual per capita mileage driven in a car is much less than here due to alternative forms of transportation being very efficient, convenient and low cost. Even flying around Europe is a very economical and popular alternative to driving. Cycling in Europe is very popular.

Our son has been living in The Netherlands for about 5 years. Since other forms of transportation are so good and inexpensive there, like many, he doesn't own or want a car. Road safety there is taken seriously and even schoolkids take an annual cycling test starting at a young age. The importance of road safety is instilled at an early age. Couple of years ago our son and his best friend (Dutch) went to Vegas, rented a blinged-out Mustang and drove out to Grand Canyon. So different than Europe, they haven't stopped talking about it since!

I think the gov't and authorities in the US and Canada could be doing a much better job at road safety but there doesn't seem to be the political will or interest. Why can't they for one thing, have periodic driver testing and if you don't pass, you lose your licence until you do pass. Why don't they do random enforcement in various jurisdictions and start enforcing more of the regulations? Why do they even bother putting turn signals on vehicles if drivers don't use them and cops don't care? As it is now, you get your licence and can throw the motor vehicle regulations away and forget about it.

Yes, if one can't pass a driving test, they shouldn't have license to drive. They're not that complicated and if one can't be qualified in a 2ton vehicle, they shouldn't be driving one.