I drive a couple of weeks each year in UK for over a thousand miles and more a time, and love it. Even though my country shares the same side of the road and all of the road rules bar a couple, the difference between our nations couldn't be more different.

Here, drivers cut corners. In Britain, I have yet to see anyone cross the center line - it just doesn't happen.

Drivers wait for long breaks in traffic to pull out of side roads... none of the tire-spinning, almost-scraping-the-side behaviour that desperate drivers exhibit in other countries.

And as someone else pointed out in another post elsewhere, the choregraphy in their motorway passing is amazing... seamless merging, and slower cars always pull over to let the faster cars through.

But it isn't always a bed of roses. I've seen several incidences of road rage, and they were more advanced than anything I've seen here... real menacing driving, bumper to bumper at 80mph, and drivers getting out at stops with murderous intent on their faces. Scary.

But the overall impression is fast, safe driving at quite an advanced level. Most pleasant, and altogether very well mannered.

Ken Silver
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1999 Mercedes SLK, 1999 Suzuki Grand Vitara, 1993 Mercedes SL500, 1991 Daimler (Vanden Plas). Finish detailing, then start all over again...