Traffic

The traffic in Texas is almost the same as Denmark. The area I live in keeps growing, so there is a lot of road constructions, and the roads are getting bigger, because of the many people who is moving to the city every year. So the roads are bigger than I am used to, like the cars, and the houses, and even the kitchen towel.. And oh well, the people too.. ;)

I like the big cars (called trucks), but "my" car is not a truck, and I am honored to have my own car! It is a little silver PT Cruiser! And it has automatic gear (I don't know if it is the way to say it, but the danes know what I mean, hehe). It will be kinda weird to drive with a stick when I get home.

My little PT Cruiser!

Over here they have the 4-ways-stops (or all way stops)! That is when you get to an intersection all four roads will have a "STOP" sign. And then you have to make a full stop before you can keep going. If somebody gets to the intersection before you, you have to let them go first! But always remember to make a full stop! Even when you obviously is the only one nearby.. Always make a full stop!

This picture is from Google. 

Another strange (but really nice thing) that is different from Denmark is the "Right-turn-on-red". That means you are allowed to make a right turn, even when you got a red light. But only if no one else is moving. And you have to remember to make a full stop, before you continue.

This is also from Google.

Then they have school-zones, where there is a speed limit when the school starts, and when the parents pick up the kids in the afternoon. When you drive through these zones in these special hours, policemen will keep an eye on every car that goes by. If the speed limit is 20, it means 20! Not 25, not 24, not 21 but 20! Beth told me this, and sounded really serious, so it must be a really big deal. 

This is also from Google. 

Then there is some few other things that is different from Denmark. Please notice that sitting in a car, on a "bumpy" highway, on a cloudy day isn't the best conditions for photographing;

This is a bad picture showing a truck passing by another truck.
The trucks' speed limit is about 75-80 m.p.h, which would be 120/130 km/h. 

These signs are on the side of the road everywhere.

It isn't abnormal to see a mobile home with a car on the back of it.
You will also see trucks pulling another truck. It is kinda cool looking!

I do still not know what this means, and right now it doesn't make any sense.. ;)

They explain everything with words.

This is a speed limit sign. You have to keep an eye on these (and remember
what it said) when they show up, because you might not see another sign in the
following 5 miles (8km).

The highway with Dallas in the background.

A tunnel.

This is the city limit signs. It took me about 5 weeks to find out, that
they actually tell you when you enter a new city... ;)

Nope, these signs are not the same. In the U.S this (the yellow) means that
the right lane ends, and you have to merge left.
In Denmark this (the triangle) means that the right lane will turn a little smaller. 

I am sure that I forgot to tell other strange things about the traffic but now you know what I have to deal with... ;) 

Another thing; you are allowed to pass on the left AND right side. I thought this would be crazy, but it is not as bad as I thought. As long I don't have to pass by on the right side. ;)