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Originally Posted by Papethova
Its not only that the roadways are cleaner, they are maintained better. In addition to that you dont have trucks dropping gravel or debris onto the road. One thing I want to mention, I drove through various zones of road work. The roadway was clean, unlike here where its like driving through a gravel pit. I cant say that I heard a single piece of gravel rattling around under the car.
As far as the bugs go, I get more bugs in 4hrs of countryside driving here than I did over 4 days of country driving there (all in all 10 hrs roughly). I hadnt applied the tape to protect from bugs though, I was more worried about gravel/stones being kicked up from the roadway or falling from trucks carrying a load.
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I had the same experience from two weeks in Europe, got to San Diego and feel like I'm driving in a third world country.....yes I have driven in a third world country.
Also, the car culture for the most part different. People tend to pay more attention to driving. For the most part they move over promptly. It has been a tough adjustment to here with people parked chatting on cell phones at 55 mph in the 65 mph fast lane. Not moving over...ever, etc.
It IS more stressful driving there. The roads are narrower and people drive a little quicker. I think the narrow roads, weird intersections and lights force you to pay more attention. Our roads are built wide and allow you to sleep while driving.
I have been in San Diego most of my life and I can't believe how bad the roads have gotten. Potholes everywhere, debris, etc. Don't want to get into politics, truly....but we need to address our infrastructure.