tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31302518.post9173675779311158360..comments2023-05-17T12:20:39.152+03:00Comments on IZMIR BLOG - Information, stories, tips and hints about Izmir: Driving in Izmir!!Izmir Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743913495661502073noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31302518.post-1419475605745931862008-11-26T09:42:00.000+02:002008-11-26T09:42:00.000+02:00Living abroad.........Hey, was laughing my socks o...Living abroad.........<BR/>Hey, was laughing my socks off as I read your piece on driving in Turkey from October, I live in NZ and your writing is very witty and cheered me up bigtime. Thankfully being an ex-pat from UK, in NZ we drive on the same side of the road as Britain, still there are mad drivers here also, they think nothing of running up the inside or outside of you, anywhere at anytime. They also have 3 lanes on some normal roads which seem like a motorway only you can't go over 40 miles an hr. The roads are also really wide giving you a false sense of space until the bus/lorry decides to waver out of their lane! There is a strange rule,when you are turning left into a junction, if no one is travelling past you in the same direction, and there is someone approaching to turn right into the same junction, even though you are free to go, you have to let them go first, even if it means the arse of your car is still stuck out of the corner, ready to be clipped by someone who thinks you will be outa the way quicker than you actually will be!<BR/>Being couteous seems a good way to get your arse end of your car bashed. Most cars in NZ have bumps on them. Mine was in a car park for half an hr and some kind person bumped the back of my car as I was in the bank, arranging my car insurance! typical. Yet the car parks are huge with plenty of space! Trouble is in our area there are lots of elderly folks who perhaps should go to the optical suppliers to update their specs! Thanx for reading....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31302518.post-49742230746906457422008-11-05T17:42:00.000+02:002008-11-05T17:42:00.000+02:00I didn't even mention pedestrians but oh my word! ...I didn't even mention pedestrians but oh my word! <BR/>The pedestrians don't have any idea of how to cross a road and when they do and nearly get run over they give you a look of death. <BR/>Obviously, it is the driver's fault. The pedestrian looks as if they are being cautious and checking the road's suitability for crossing, but they then jump out in front of you when you are only 2 metres away from them. They stare at you once (a long stare) as you jam on the brakes and then they walk extremely slowly even though they know that death could have been close. I don't believe the fight or flight syndrome exists in Turkey. <BR/>If I was in there position and caught in the headlights of the car, I know i would run hop and leap myself to safety. Oh no, but not these hard nut pedestrians. <BR/><BR/>Long live hard nut pedestrians!! Please be careful, won't you, it's like a jungle out there!!<BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/><BR/>Izmir-2-BloggerIzmir-2-bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05114256228767867197noreply@blogger.com