Yeah I'd agree with you, I think the reason Norway isn't 100% renewable has a little more to do with growing demand, as well as seasonal variation. Saying that, I'm sure this could have been addressed if the government had properly encouraged development of more clean generation.
StVO § 3 Absatz 2 says you’re not allowed to drive slower than necessary if it impedes traffic.
Traffic isn't being impeded, you're slowing down in an empty lane.
StVO § 4 Absatz 1 says you’re not allowed to thwart (is that the right word?) someone unless you’re forced to do. (And you got to keep your distance.)
Safe distance is being maintained, you're slowing down in an empty lane.
Also, as I said before, you could have plenty of other reasons to pull into the inside lane and slow down after overtaking someone, letting them pass you in the middle lane. So one loop has plausible deniability, though 2 or more would be pretty obvious. Still, I feel like most police officers would just give you a talking to, rather than a ticket, they'd laugh and tell you not to do it again - if they're even around to stop you.
They’ll crash into you because they literally won’t see you in front of them.
I'm not sure you fully understand the manuever:
- Overtake the middle lane driver in the outside lane, get a full 2-4 seconds in front of them.
- Move to the middle lane, maintaining distance in front.
- Move to the inside lane, with them still in the middle lane.
- Slow down gently, showing the brake lights and monitoring the car in the middle lane.
It's not brake checking them, you're in a completely separate lane. They have no reason or need to slow down. If I saw them on their phone when I first overtook them I probably would think of them as hazardous and just leave them alone, continuing on my way.
Generally I don't get angry on the road. Like you, most of the time I'll just flash my lights (I'd only honk if they did something particularly dangerous), wait until they're out of the way then drive on. The loop thing is more of a bit of fun, and like I say in my experience most drivers realise it and pull in. I think in Germany there are far fewer drivers sat in the middle lane, and the ones that do are maybe more stubborn. In the UK so many people do it that a good portion of them are reasonable, just not properly trained/they have bad habits.
I actually learned the trick when I was kayaking at uni, it was one of their games for long journies. Another was stopping at a red light and shouting "ALL CHANGE" then everyone would get out of the car and change seats. It's a bit naughty, there is some small risk, but generally it's just a bit of fun. You can only listen to Venga Boys so much before you get bored.
However, I think the percentage of idiots in the population should be around the same.
Most likely.
And I’m basing a good amount of what I’m saying on rush hour, because sadly that’s often when you have to commute or get somewhere.
The thing with rush hour is you probably wouldn't get the opportunity to loop around them. You need a good deal of clear space on the road to be able to complete the move, with one car sat in the middle lane and nothing in the inside lane for a long way. It basically has to be just the 2 of you for a few hundred metres.
They could also force people to do a first-aid course every now and then.
First aid would be good also. I've had some first aid training, and very soon after had the opportunity to use it - an old guy at a pub missed the bench and fell and hit his head. Everyone else was panicked, I got up, told someone to call an ambulance and managed to wake him by shouting his name, then his eyes sprung open. Sure, it's nothing like fitting a tourniquet, but it was a funky experience, then when the paramedics came I faded into the background and got back to my pint. In general, more training is a good thing. In fact, coming back to driving, I'm aware that I've developed some bad habits (skills degrade with age) and this would be mitigated by ongoing training.
No need to apologise though, I can tell you're being very well reasoned. Also, downvotes don't really have any consequence (not like on reddit, where your comment would get hidden and you might get rate limited). It's been good chatting with you.
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You've still got plenty of potential for solar, though.
The Satisfactory version is far better, square wheels and all.
For WhatsApp, sure. For Signal, no.
It's definitely passive aggressive, but in my experience it wakes up drivers sat in the middle lane.
Doh, I was hoping they had extended the record.
Still, this is exceptionally commendable. Most of the time, when other countries have claimed they ran only on renewables, they have neglected the fact that they are net exporters and were running combustion generation across some of their network. The total renewable generation was greater than the total demand, but some of their generation was combustion and the excess passed off to other countries, with a bit of number fiddling to say that they were 100% green. With this, Portugal didn't run any combustible generation, and they still exported to other countries.
That's where energy storage comes in. Either more traditional elevated water storage, or new battery storage. Batteries is a massive growth sector at the moment, and governments are making it easier for batteries to get approval - to developers and land owners, it's becoming more appealing than solar.