第2227期：路权与习惯

我是1997年学会的开车，自己学的，没人教，年纪轻胆子大，在当时的一个特殊环境里，跳上一辆车请人帮忙挂上一档就开出去了，去山里（一路一档）转了一圈回来后找到了点感觉，然后请公司小车班师傅教了一下换挡，就学会了。

工程上有很多车，很多司机，其中一个山西师傅说话很逗，他有句名言——“开车是世界上最简单的事，方向盘上绑个馒头，狗都会开。”话糙理不糙，其实还真是那么回事。现在每次在路上碰见二百五司机（Sunday drivers），我都想起这句话。

只是，把一辆汽车开动开走和会开车不是一回事，会开车、驾驶技术高和文明驾驶也不是一回事。举几个最简单的例子，你看然也不然。

路权意识（Right of Way）

国人开车普遍没有路权意识，基本上谁抢到算谁的。

交规肯定也写着：

两条路交汇处支线车让主线车、十字路口you转车让右转车、交叉路口交替通行、车让人等等。

但驾校老师肯定不是那样教的，我碰见和听说过的驾校教练都会教学员一些投机取巧抢路的小窍门。例如很多年前有些驾校教练看见学员变道前提前打转向灯，就说“那么早打灯后面车肯定不让你，一脚油门就上来了。不要急着打灯，看准机会，一脚油门，打方向盘，先把车头塞进道去，再象征性打一下转向灯。灯泡有寿命的。”这么多年过去了，不知道现在驾校是不是还这样毁人不倦。

一茬一茬韭菜一样的驾驶员就在各种漠视交规的潜规则和市井小聪明中学会了开车，放到路上就是一场驾车逃荒的混乱场面。

还有两个交通指示牌国内驾驶员几乎没人遵守，有些甚至不知道这两个牌子什么意思。

Yield 让

这个路牌要求开车人减速，甚至停下来，观察是否有主线车、行人或转盘中已有车，让行，然后再通行。

Photo by Ibrahim guetar on Unsplash

Stop 停

这个路牌要求开车人无条件停车，full stop，一般在丁字路口或学校附近，等行人和主线车过完后再通行。

Photo by John Matychuk on Unsplash

很遗憾，这两个路牌在国内基本上形同虚设。

城市里的车河像洪水，如果大多数人都是野蛮的开法，容不得文明驾驶者，于是人人都只能随大流，随意插队、无端变道、见缝插针、两车相遇勇者胜……

这样开车养成了习惯，一旦有天去驾驶文明的国家开车，别的不说，对你自己很危险，你说呢？

附：常见路权例子及正确做法

Pedestrians at Crosswalks:

Pedestrians have the right of way at marked crosswalks or intersections with pedestrian signals.

Drivers must yield (e.g., stop at a yield sign or stop line) until pedestrians clear the crossing.

Vehicles on Main Roads:

At intersections without traffic lights, vehicles on a major road or highway typically have the right of way over those on minor roads.

Drivers on minor roads may face a yield or stop sign.

Emergency Vehicles:

Vehicles with active sirens or lights (e.g., ambulances, fire trucks, police cars) have the right of way.

Other drivers must pull over or stop to allow passage.

Roundabouts:

Vehicles already in a roundabout have the right of way over those entering.

Entering drivers must yield until the roundabout is clear.

Four-Way Stop Intersections:

The first vehicle to arrive at a four-way stop has the right of way.

If vehicles arrive simultaneously, the one on the right typically has priority (in countries like the U.S.).

Merging Traffic (e.g., Highway On-Ramps):

Vehicles on the main highway have the right of way over those merging from ramps.

Merging drivers must yield, often guided by yield signs.

T-Intersections:

Vehicles on the through road (the top of the "T") have the right of way.

Drivers on the terminating road must yield or stop.

Bicycles on Bike Lanes or Paths:

Cyclists in designated bike lanes often have the right of way over vehicles turning across or entering the lane.

Drivers must yield to avoid collisions.

仅供参考。

希望每个开车的人谨慎、文明驾驶，每个行路人平安漫步。