Never easily communicate all by lamp sirens

　　
South Africa the road extends in all directions, many south africans to drive a runaway road is general. Reporters when I first came to South Africa, is still a driver's license but never hit the road, looking at this novice only sighs because of roads. However, time grew, through a friend of advice and observation, the reporter slowly mastered in South Africa, a set of language drive drive not only found in here, but also often a fearful heart full of warmth and grateful.

Conventional lamp language

South African cities cars, but rarely can hear a lot of harsh, if not the horn is urgent situation, people are not the sirens, those who replace is to communicate with the silent lights. In South Africa, lamp language, though conventional a driver's license, but not mandatory learning general coach would inform students.

The most commonly used in South Africa to several flash lamp language about the headlight. The reporter just drive on the road in the vehicle, the dense urban, most worried about the Johannesburg is changed lanes, initially often to shift to an earlier date 9 km consciously went to the corresponding driveway. But sometimes waiting too much, playing a half-day lights still can't change lanes, at this time will see the driver behind flash headlamps. First thought is the other party impatient, afterwards just know somebody else is there to remind "please and way". Of course and word nor no said after, best method is to press the emergency light flash, two or three mean "thank you", the other side will generally polite to flash again say "don't hesitate" headlight. But if in a high-speed condition, the other party didn't slow down and continuous flash headlamps, that meaning can completely different, this is to remind you don't and way. If you are driving on the highway road, behind a car fast overtaking tracking and flash headlamps, that means the "please let a let".

South Africa many roads is two-way cycling trails and a lot of intersection doesn't put lights, so if a vehicle to turn or switching, only patiently wait until no car can turn. But sometimes because car too much, that have difficulty. But don't worry, if come to car drivers to slow down and the direction you flash, you can rest assured linked to turn.

South Africa high-speed road trucks speed limit 80 miles an hour, if it's on the way in two-way cycling trails can be a problem, overtaking car. This time not to worry, trucks will generally active way. Try to rely on the roadside car driving, let more than go. Car after a few shem overtaking thank suggested, cart will back to flash headlamps said "no thanks".

If be to run long distance, South Africa driver used daytime also open lamp, so can remind opposite to car driver pecker up. South Africa's driver also will use lamp warn you the special circumstances ahead. In high-speed road accidents, if, while driving ahead of your speed and soon, opposite to car will flash headlamps remind you slow down. Of course, if you have a police, and you ahead in speeding, they will also remind you of "be careful police". These for others practice will let the driver all the way in a relaxed mood, but also thankful, next time you natural will also remind others.

Everyone heart there is a "gentleman's line"

Reporter live in cities in plateau, Johannesburg every summer thunder lightning is often the things, at that time a lot of traffic lights will suffer. Although South Africa almost no police officers, but South Africa in crossing the intersection never be quartz, because the driver heart there is a "gentleman's line".

If meet with urban traffic lights don't work, you will generally active stopped at white line, first come first. The car behind driving condition, keep both observe the principles to alternate driving. No matter how complex the crossing traffic order, this order is never disorderly, until the traffic light back to work so far. If there is no traffic lights around the island, the driver will generally active parked in the island, the island and right crossroads in car waiting car through after another, into the roundabout.

Johannesburg rush traffic is often things. If arrive ahead when crossing traffic, even the green, the driver usually depending on the road, decided whether the car at a crossroads outside, to avoid the block crossroads.

 South Africa still has a lot of intersection doesn't put lights, but only in off the ground to a BaiShi line, then in the way of the left hanging a tree "ting" words are written on the brand. Sign usually have Numbers, such as "4" means the intersection of four directions to car all need to stop the white line, who first arrived at crossroads who go first. If the above number is "2", it has two direction car needs to stop watch carefully and stay on the way with no cars crossing can go. But don't look down on the line, South Africa no one will literally insurmountable. Even if is crossing clearly no pedestrians and vehicles, you will put the brakes on death, sure no one by again after.

Novice pedestrians have priority

In South Africa drive, the novice don't worry technology is poor, because old driver will generally comity. Reporters in South Africa in drive in the car, before after glass attached a big red "L" (Learner), the equivalent of domestic "road" means. Novice Didn't expect this recruit it works, there is a press mistakenly walk to turn the driveway, hurriedly call suggested to stop, then turned to go straight driveway, turning the driveway unexpectedly found a car in patience, neither whistling nor flash headlamps urged. In South Africa, so long as has the practice license can drive a car on the road, so South Africa labeled red capital "L" car really quite a lot.

The road has many raised in South Africa, the zebra crossing is definitely zebra crossing pedestrians, the driver must stop waiting for priority. Often can see several cars stopped to such a person across the street. Even pedestrians only stood on the curb, the driver is parking waved pedestrian first. To the seaside in Cape Town, to cross a street, reporters the speed soon surprised to see many locals fundamental no matter how fast road speed, directly swagger climbed on to the pavement and all car will be immediately stopped the way. Reporter initially didn't habit, stood on the road waiting for, the driver will also active stop, and beckoned to let you go first.

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