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Originally Posted by Tsuwabuki
I failed the first and second time because of my near instinctual refusal to cut off bikes and scooters when making a turn. In Japan, this is expected, and the scooters know it.
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I never thought about this... Well, I mean, I know that they stop on the Japanese side (and there are signs indicating whether it is stop or not for the scooter), but I don`t recall ever being tested on it. They did drill the "stop for bicycles" as they have the right of way and are treated as pedestrians. And the numerous checks you have to do when making a left turn to watch for pedestrians.
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On the third time I got close enough, but I turned into the wrong lane and failed. In America, you turn into the closest lane, in Japan, you turn into furthest lane. Again, for someone has ben driving for ten years in America, this just bothered me.
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Furthest lane? You mean on a right turn? The rule isn`t the far lane, but the
left lane.
Always turn into the leftmost lane. A left turn goes into the left lane, a right turn goes into the left lane. There are streets that have 3 lanes - you can`t be sure of the middle but you can always be sure of the left.
But... if it was a right turn, scooters should have been to the left so I`m kind of confused about what you mean.
My aunt is a driving instructor in the US, and there were a lot of things that freaked her out when she rode with me in Japan. I`ve never driven in the US so nothing bothers me (as I know no different), but apparently for her it was a real adventure.
