http://israelity.com/2008/12/17/crash-course/ Life beyond the conflict Sun, 21 Mar 2010 08:23:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://israelity.com/2008/12/17/crash-course/comment-page-1/#comment-279564 Larry W in Los Angeles Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:42:20 +0000 http://israelity.com/?p=6449#comment-279564 While I have jokingly referred to driving in Israel as guerilla warfare, I will use that joke no more. There is no question that aggressiveness on the road is a cultural characteristic (not to mention the insanity of the motocyclists and scooter riders) that causes me--a former New York city cab driver and a motocyclist today--to think and drive very differently in Israel. The only good news for David and those who think that things have to change might be this: New York drivers may be more like Israelis but California drivers are pretty respectful on the road and seem, for the most part, to adhere to rules of the road which, as David notes, is the way to make driving safe. As to road rage, well, that's another story altogether... While I have jokingly referred to driving in Israel as guerilla warfare, I will use that joke no more. There is no question that aggressiveness on the road is a cultural characteristic (not to mention the insanity of the motocyclists and scooter riders) that causes me–a former New York city cab driver and a motocyclist today–to think and drive very differently in Israel. The only good news for David and those who think that things have to change might be this: New York drivers may be more like Israelis but California drivers are pretty respectful on the road and seem, for the most part, to adhere to rules of the road which, as David notes, is the way to make driving safe. As to road rage, well, that’s another story altogether…

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