This is just slightly old, and I posted it on Facebook but thought I'd do it here as well. Driving in Japan is frustrating. I imagine it's frustrating no matter where you go but each place has different reasons it's frustrating. The majority of thoughts I have on driving are frustrations but there are a few good points.
1. Please turn... please turn... please turn... YES!!! Finally!!! *2 minutes later* Please turn... please turn...
2. I'm going to pass this bicyclist... if he ever gets off to the side far enough so I can.
3. Why are people obeying the speed limit?! It'd be faster to walk than obey these things.
4. That was a close one! I haven't had someone suddenly turn in front of me since maybe... yesterday!
5. Should I just hit the gas and go through or should I stop? Well, I guess I'm still going. Yeah that was pretty red, I should have stopped actually. *Looks in rear view mirror to see 3 cars followed me through*
5. Did that woman just turn off her car at the red light, then start it again when the light turned green??
6. Japanese joke: Calling THIS a two-way street. There's barely room for a bus.
7. Turn signal BEFORE brakes, please.
8. Good thing my shaken (car inspection) is so expensive this year!
9. I'm paying to sit in a traffic jam on this toll road for SOME reason, I'm sure.
10. The magic of hazard lights are amazing. They allow you to park anywhere, even in the middle of a busy street!
11. Nice roads. So that's why the tolls are so expensive.
12. Sensors on traffic lights sure would be nice.
13. Does that guy not see the irony of pimping out a yellow-plate car?
14. Backing up is the only way you've ever parked in your life and it still takes you 3 tries? Wait, one more time. You're 2 centimeters off the middle.
15. I completely agree with the mother in the car in front me! Your kid doesn't need a seatbelt!
16. Striped white line on this curvy road, solid yellow line on the road with vision for miles. Makes sense.
17. Slower than a snail in the single lane roads, faster than a Ferrari when there's a passing lane (reminds me of home).
18. Wow people are actually willing to stop their lane on the opposite side to allow me to turn, and even give me a signal (flashing lights) to make it clear! This does NOT remind me of home!
19. How to pull out into a busy intersection: Creep forward ever so slightly every few seconds until you are sticking out in the road, forcing people to stop to let you in. Forget to blink your hazard lights twice to say thank you.
20. Is this guy gonna complete his turn before Christmas?
21. It's probably a waste of money to have 3 guys standing almost within arm's length telling me to go the obvious direction in this construction zone.
22. Why are all the "Baby in car" signs written in English? I know how hard you studied in middle school and I don't know if you can read that!
23. Cop cars back home tried to hide. Here, they try to stick out like a sore thumb. I actually do like this better.
運転【うんてん】 (unten) driving
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