| ▲ | dyauspitr 6 days ago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For what it’s worth I hate the roads and parking in Europe. Roads are narrow, intersections are chaotic and parking is a joke. I drove around Europe for around 3 months (France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Belgium etc.) and longed to drive back in the US again. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | DrBrock 6 days ago | parent | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This feels like it's supposed to sound like a bad thing. I think it's awesome the cities you went to were designed for the people who actually live in those cities, not the people driving through. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | the_mitsuhiko 6 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Probably comes down to what you are used to. I find driving in the US stressful mostly because of other drivers not behaving like I’m used to. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ▲ | devilbunny 6 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
If you find those roads narrow, don't try the UK or (especially) Ireland. I've driven in France, Iberia, and Central/near Eastern Europe (Stuttgart to Budapest, Krakow, and back). City streets can be small, but the highways are highways. Even smaller roads in Slovakia weren't bad. Honestly didn't seem that different from driving in the US except that obedience to speed limits was a lot higher (though their limits are generally higher, so there's no real need to speed - 130 km/h is just over 80 mph, which is usually as fast as I would want to drive anyway). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | switch007 6 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yeah in Europe you want to head for the main train stations or Park and Rides if you're spending time in cities. They usually have large car parks and good public transport. Outside of towns and cities the road networks in those countries are generally excellent. Especially in France and Italy with their toll roads. If you're just going city to city, take the train. I've driven extensively in Spain and to a lesser extent France, Italy and Germany and never found parking a "joke" except in cities or with a huge car. Of course, due to density, the free parking places are usually very busy and hectic. But there's always an option to pay/pay more | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ▲ | salynchnew 6 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Perhaps the best roads are those that see the least vehicular traffic. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | richiebful1 5 days ago | parent | prev [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
I honestly loved driving in France...once I realized that parking somewhere near transit (usually at the end of a tram line) was a heck of a lot better than driving my car around in the centre. Outside of the cities, intersections were great (primarily roundabouts), the freeways and tollways were impeccable, and people generally drove well | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||