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Driving in Wales

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catfood said:
Strangely they are known as Welsh Ponies! :friendly_wink:
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Well, dog-gone-it... that makes too much sense. :highly_amused:
 
These look exactly like many of the roads I drive on every day here in Kentucky !! A lot of them have 8 foot high corn growing right close to the road and you can't see around any corners :)
 
... but you're driving on the wrong side of the car. :friendly_wink:
 
It has been over a year since I drove in Wales, and that trip just hit Cardiff, although I did drive some similar roads in the Cotswalds in the fall of 2013. I hope to return there in 2016. My biggest problem driving in the UK is Car Parks. I plan to get a smaller car next time too.
 
I always request a smaller car (though not a compact) and one with an automatic transmission (for one less distraction).
 
My experience of driving in the USA (albeit limited to three weeks touring southern Florida) is that driving is a much easier proposition than in the UK. Wider roads, less traffic, parking spaces designed to take very large vehicles. I guess that's a throwback to the enormous cars of the 60s and 70s, a phase we never went through in the UK. I did find the constantly changing speed limits annoying over there though. Why warn you the speed is about to change from 55 to 50? Whats the point in such a little change?
 
Steve - those of us who live near "congested areas" (like just about all cities), might chuckle at your "less traffic" comment!

Regarding the speed change warnings, I'd guess it's so law enforcement can say "you can't say we didn't warn you" if they pull you over for disregarding the changes. Those "50 mph ahead" or "reduce speed ahead" type warning signs are certainly all over New England (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, etc.)

Just my two penn'orth.

Tom
 
Congested cities are the same the world over (I've been lucky enough(?) to be stuck in traffic in most of the continents of the world). I guess the big difference was the long stretches of major roads, freeways and the like, where traffic was very light - that just doesn't happen in the UK any more unless you are driving in the early hours of the morning. I pulled over on a rest stop on the I95 and there was about 6 cars there. UK Motorway services are always busy.

With respect to the speed limits I just couldn't see the point of changing from 55 to 50 other than to keep sign making companies in business!
 
I see driving in inner cities to be a fun game (though can be frustrating). True, there are some cities I don't want to drive in (New York, London)... but on balance, as long as one isn't timid, it's not bad.
 
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