Warum sind hier alle so aggressiv auf der Straße? Das führt dazu, dass ich dieses Land wirklich nicht mehr mag. Ist die Wut der Leute so unterdrückt, dass sie sie nur auf der Straße auslassen können?
Ich kann mich beim Autofahren NIE entspannen, weil mir ständig jemand auf die Nerven geht. Das ist so unhöflich! Ich würde nie in die Privatsphäre von jemandem eindringen, wenn ich zu Fuß gehe. Ich würde warten, bis Platz auf dem Weg ist, und dann überholen. Hier habe ich jedoch das Gefühl, dass Autos fast immer hinter mir herfahren. Ich bin sogar schon rübergefahren, damit sie mich überholen konnten, und dann haben sie gehupt, als hätte ich sie persönlich beleidigt.
Ich verstehe, dass es Grenzgänger gibt, aber in jeder Stadt der Welt müssen die Leute lange Strecken fahren, aber sie benehmen sich nicht wie solche Vollidioten. Warum wird das als gesellschaftlich akzeptabel angesehen? Überholen oder die Autobahn nehmen! Normalerweise fahre ich mit Höchstgeschwindigkeit oder knapp darunter, also ist das nicht so, als wäre ich in einer Miss-Daisy-Situation! Was soll das?!
Mich vom Fahren abhalten, aber auf einer tieferen Ebene von der Psyche dieses "ich zuerst " Die Arroganz, die ich beobachte, ist eher die Regel als die Ausnahme.
Wer sagt, Rom oder Indien seien schlimmer, hat den Punkt nicht verstanden. Luxemburg ist eines der am weitesten entwickelten Länder der Welt. Wir haben außerdem eine der kleinsten Bevölkerungen und die höchste Lebensqualität weltweit. Meine Frage ist, warum die Leute das Bedürfnis verspüren, auf einspurigen Straßen zu dicht auf den Straßen zu fahren. Das ist gefährlich und aggressiv. Liegt es daran, dass die Leute hinter der Fassade der Zufriedenheit mit ihrem Schicksal immer mehr unter Druck stehen? Liegt es an der Distanz zwischen den Grenzgängern? Liegt es daran, dass aufgrund des fehlenden Gemeinschaftsgefühls der Fokus auf dem Individuum liegt und soziale Höflichkeit missachtet wird, wenn sie nicht gesehen/gefordert wird? Oder liegt es am französischen/belgischen/deutschen Einfluss?
Ja, es nervt mich, aber ich bin auch wirklich neugierig. Ich bin in Australien, Spanien, Großbritannien, Irland, Belgien, Frankreich und Deutschland gefahren. Ehrlich gesagt fand ich es hier am schlimmsten. Jeder, der sagt, dass Geschwindigkeitsüberschreitungen fast ausschließlich durch schlechte Fahrweise oder zu langsames Fahren verursacht werden, verfehlt meiner Meinung nach den Punkt. Es ist hier ein Problem. Meiner Erfahrung nach wird das Fahren knapp unter der zulässigen Höchstgeschwindigkeit (meiner Erfahrung nach normales Verhalten) von vielen meiner Mitfahrer als unzureichend angesehen und sie lassen ihren Frust durch dichtes Auffahren erkennen.
Vielen Dank an alle für die Meinungen!
Von Apprehensive_Visit23
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Ignorant, arrogant, entitled
One day I had too much of this bullshit.
I was exiting the A1 and there was this idiot driving very close and flashing their lights. However not only was I going the speed limit but there was a car in front of me. What am I supposed to do, make other cars disappear?
So I simply stopped on the emergency lane, waved my arm to the idiot to pass and then proceeded to return the favor by flashing them like crazy for several meteres while they were stuck behind the same car I was. 🤷🏻♂️
Their attitude changed quite drastically I might say.
I live in Belgium and it’s way better than here, and WAAAYYY better than France, there locals ride you off the road in rural areas if you’re not going 25 over the speed limit on a road you don’t know and are flashing their lights etc. In Luxemburg people gave me more space and seemed considerate I was driving a foreign license plate and didn’t know the roads. Of course you have douchebags with Porches and BMWs but they’re douchebag everywhere.
So in my opinion it’s really OK. Try Brussels, Paris or rural France
I had the same experience lately on the A1. People (mostly men 50+) with German plates behaving like they have 7 lives. I think everybody nowadays is constantly stressed, lack of togetherness, jealousy and frustrated about their miserable lives. They blocked me when I wanted to change lanes to take the exit, even though I let them in before (will never do that again in Germany, I will block the right line like the French do), sitting on my behind when I’m already way over speed limit, using my safety distance to the car before me as a shear gap to take the exist. Next time I will drive out of the city it will be with a dashcam, I’m over it.
In the city I witnessed slightly minor just dump/entitled behavior but otherwise I like that people letting other cars/buses out even if they don’t need to and that we thank each other with the small hand gesture.
the amount of aggressiveness here is very high and unnecessary everything feels like a race, on the other side the amount of newbies and terrible drivers i face daily is enormous and frustrating as well , sometimes there terrible driving skills is really dangerous or in best case scenarios they close terrible congestion from their poorly made decisions or braking on the express lane on the highway !!!
Well if you’re driving slow or the speed limit you should be in the right lane. Sometimes I care about the speed limit and sometimes I don’t and just want to get tf home.
The road is not the place where you should relax, this can get dangerous quickly. As long as there is no self driving please stay focused. Many different driving styles meet in Luxembourg and considering this fact I would argue the situation is not that bad. For me the worst are people who have absolutely no overview of what is going on around them and can’t anticipate speed of other cars and expect everybody to compensate for their bad driving skills. You can be a really bad driver while driving the speed limit.
nobody respects the security distance in this country super dangerous driving
Are you working?
French drivers are the worst, they are like Italians but even more aggressive
Go drive in Italy, Greece, Malta, Portugal it is worse…be happy with that in Lux….
well i usually drive 30 kmh in a 50 kmh zone now because there are always radars that make photos of you when you drive at 51 kmh and you pay 49 euros … i dont give a f* when someone drives behind me.
I was wondering that *all* of my friends and acquaintances hated situations like this. Me too!
So who are those people who drive like psychopaths?
Conclusion: Only people who are not my friends or acquaintances drive recklessly !
*Please keep in mind that this post is
meant to be sarcastic!*
Lots of comments are on excessive speed, DUI and insufficient safety distance.
All valid concerns but what about the „Let me surprise you when I change directions because indicators were clearly too expensive“ crowd, the „changing across several lanes of traffic“ guys, „the left turning lane is for right turning too now“ drivers and the „priority means what?“ people?
I have encountered only a handful of such incidents. I realized I was driving slowly on a fast lane. And in your case, you are doing it too and maybe looking at center mirror once every 20-30 secs will keep you updated on who is behind you.
drive 50 where it’s 50. drive 90 when it’s 90. drive 70 when it’s 70. drive at least 120 on highway. dont take 5min to start at a red light or a turn. all problems solved 👌
Never had bad experiences in Lux. +4 years here.
If you are feeling unrelaxed here, you should try Belgium
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There is a disproportional level of road rage here. People are stressed out. The constant works on the highways invites drivers to become more adventurous in their manoeuvres. Often risking quite a bit to get what? Perhaps a 1min gain in time to destination at best ?
The other day I was driving in the right lane of a 2 lane turn (no option to go straight). Both lanes can turn left, but only the right lane can turn right. I was turning left because at the next turn, I would want to go right, so being in the right lane would be best for me. The person in the left lane, however, wanted to turn right. She didn’t indicate (I was indicating left), we never made eye contact so there was no negotiation of me doing her a favour and letting her break the law. She just straight up turned right from the left lane as if my car wasn’t even there. She missed hitting the side of my car where both me and my baby were (baby sitting behind the driver’s seat) by about 10 inches. I have no idea what goes on in people’s minds sometimes. If I saw her again I honestly think I would lose it on her. I honked a lot and gave her the finger.
haaa finally the daily rant has been posted
When I’m on the highway and look in the rearview mirror and notice that someone wants to overtake me, I can now say with over 90% accuracy whether it’s a French or Belgian driver or a Luxembourgish or German driver. The French and Belgian drivers really drive almost up to the bumper and then pull out closely behind you. After they finish the overtaking maneuver, they also cut back closely in front of you onto the right lane of the highway. Many Luxembourgers don’t do this, and most German drivers maintain a safe distance both before and after overtaking.
I’ve now made a game of it. When I see a car in the rearview mirror, I guess whether it’s a Belgian, French, Luxembourgish, or German driver. Almost always, I’m right with my guess.
I have never agreed with a post this much.
I’ve once had someone GLUED to me, so I honestly got insanely stressed out by it and honked at him. He overtook me, went in front of me, and completely brake checked me from 70kmh to a full stop. I almost fully crashed into him. In what world do we live where people pull off something like this, endangering others because their little man pride got hurt when someone told them to not push them so hard? Just because it didn’t go fast enough for him? Why even need to speed like this all the time? The dude even got out of his car and yelled at me (I’m a 28F, he was at least 50M) It’s a shame dashcams aren’t allowed here. Welcome to Luxembourg, I guess
The rule is simple:
if you are not overtaking, you stay on the right lane.
if you are overtaking and someone wants to overtake faster than you, this someone wait until you are finished overtaking and then he can speed.
I usually drive faster than the speed limit, but I will never stick to the butt of a car if he is overtaking at his speed. However, if he stays on the left lane without overtaking, then this pisses me off.
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Yes, they are super obnoxious
Omg, about a month ago someone was pushing us so much and drove so close to us and my boyfriend was so annoyed by it he wouldn’t let him overtake us. Like we were just about to drive into a town so he would have to slow down anyway after like a minute or two, it just made zero sense. That resulted in him beeping, blinking and following us for like 10 minutes, and we could see in the mirror that he was screaming and giving us the finger. We tried to shake him off but he continued to follow us to the point where we got fucking scared. Finally he overtook us, stopped and ran out of his car towards us. Like he was ready to smash our car and my boyfriend. Wtf. How can you get that aggressive over something like that 😳
🫣This is so surprising. I’m here for 5 years and it is most chillout place to drive I’ve ever experienced. Try Poland or Italy.
OP where are you from and where did you learn to drive. It would give context as to what you are expecting.
Lux has the best drivers Ive come across, very chill. You should see Italy or France. Plus seems for everyone, someone else is the a-hole on the road, including you being that a-hole. We’re all that
Try Rome. You’ll love driving in Luxembourg afterwards.
Relax man! Stay on the right and u will be relaxed lol
It’s just bizarre the level of impatience on the road for a country where everything else is so lackadaisical. Gotta hurry up to get to that guichet…
I’m a very relax and cautious driver myself. And I really hate toxic drivers that leave no space. I drive a SUV so I try my best to be fuel efficient. I had to stop caring about what’s behind me in order to drive the way I want to drive. So I barely look into the rearview mirror, unless I have to break for a turn (which I signal in advance). No one drives perfectly, but it’s really not that difficult to not be an idiot on the road.