The driving in Georgia scares the bejeezus out of me.
To quote a well-known pirate: in Georgia, Traffic rules aren't really rules, they're more like guidelines. A Georgian road looks like an American road. Solid lines on the outside, and a dotted line in the middle. But in Georgia, the line in the middle means nothing. If you want to pass someone, but there's a car approaching in the oncoming lane, no problem! You just pass them in the middle because even though there are only 2 lanes, there's room for 3 cars. Hopefully.
What if you're going down a one-way street and realize you passed your destination. Should you go over a block, go back as far as you need, then get back on the one-way? No sir! You just drive in reverse for 3 or 4 blocks, dodging the cars that are driving forward, until you've backtracked to where you want to be. Because as long as your car is facing the direction of the one-way, you're not breaking any laws!
Should you stop for pedestrians? Nope.
What happens if you're doing 50 down the road and there's a cow chilling in the middle of your lane, like they do? If there's no oncoming traffic, you're golden. If there is, hopefully the ditch doesn't drop off too far. Because you don't slow down, you just swerve. If the ditch does drop off, I don't know what you do. I'm guessing when I find out, I won't live to tell you about it.
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