Originally Posted By Roger-Cheshire
Originally Posted By The Austrian
Originally Posted By Gambalunga
And then there are white van men. But, according to statistics, it seems they are not as bad as we think they are.

I wonder what British drivers would think about South Italian driving styles... Napoli and further down including Sicily.
Still a bikers paradise to me woohoo


Some of my most scariest experiences were whilst driving in Naples & Rome.

When in Italy drive like an Italian. It takes a while but once you get into the rhythm it all works. There are so many cars in Italy that if everyone obeyed the speed limits the country would grind to a stop.

Unlike France where the speed limits and broken white lines (for overtaking) seem to be reasonable Italy has a bunch of bureaucrats that want to avoid being given the blame for anything so speedlimits are often ridiculously low and the white line is often unbroken even on long straights. Along the lake we have 40km of road that is all posted at 50 kph and they have just removed the only 100 metres where overtaking was permitted.

The result is that people ignore the rules and drive at the speed they perceive to be safe and overtake where they see any opportunity. It can be a bit nervewracking until you get used to it.

It all seems to work reasonably well except for pedestrian crossings. It is almost not a joke to say that the pedestrian crossing is a more dangerous place to cross in Italy than other parts of the road.

Peter

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