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I had a moment of worry the other day. Going into our local major town we pass through a short tunnel and join a motorway (Superstrada) whilst still in the tunnel of the motorway before exiting beside the lake. The speed limit at that point rises from 40 on the slip to a usually ignored 70 kph. I love to really accelerate hard at that point just to hear the sounds of the exhaust echoing off the tunnel walls. You get the picture; it sounds like a plane taking off.

I saw some headlights coming down the fast lane and I accelerated hard on to the nearside lane and when I arrived at a very noisy 90 kph backed off a little and checked my mirrors. There was no sign of the other car so I turned my head, and there it was coming up beside me: a police car! I was sure I was going to get pulled up for excess noise and speed so I backed off to 70 but they kept going at 90. I let them get well ahead of me and turned off at the next exit. One of the things I love about Italy, even the cops are petrol heads.

Peter

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