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It sounds like it would be very unsafe to drive on a truck-priority road (especially since, as the other comment points out: there's a good reason trucks are given priority)...

Then again, in general, the interstate highway system in the US was scary, when my family used it for a road trip. I left the experience thinking: "I wish there were more train tracks than roads..."



> the interstate highway system in the US was scary, when my family used it for a road trip.

Out of curiosity, why? Because trucks are permitted in the left lane?

I won't say that Americans are good drivers, but other than the very busiest routes like I-95 through the Northeast Corridor, I also wouldn't call our interstates "scary", even for someone unaccustomed to driving as much as we do. And in major cities, it's less "scary" than "slow due to traffic". Our speed limits are lower, but ignoring the posted limits and just looking at behavior, the speeds aren't that different.




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