Just come back from 4 days in Rome - mainly business but some sightseeing etc - but there are hardly ANY scoobs there

I saw a blobeye STi and a Forester - that was it!


Anyway, what I'm really commenting on is the standard of their driving - incredible!

They are just soooooo laid back. Someone cuts them up - no problemo. Pulls out in front - no problemo. In fact for the most part they drive as if they expect someone to pull out on them! And the thing is that they will Plus, speed limits, stop signs, pedestrian crossings, double white lines, all get ignored!

The result of this is that everyone calmly gets where they want to go and the traffic flows smoothly & it all seems to be done entirely SAFELY.

Prehaps as part of driving lessons, all UK drivers should go to Rome for a day's driving...

 

Hiya Puff,

Wait 'till you get out into the mountains, overtaking on blind bends, no problem!!!!!!

They're nuts, but they don't seem to have discovered road rage yet , probably the heat.

Cheers
Andy

 

....and on the Autostrada you're lucky to have a gnats pube of a gap between bumpers!!!
That's particularly worrying when they're mostly admiring themselves/ doing their hair in the rear view!

 

When in Rome ...

Yup, it's a sort of organic anarchy, different from Paris.

I loved driving around there.

Only caveat: when it becomes green, don't try to hurry, as there will still be people from the other side "making it"

 

I see you managed to survive the scooters

They're all bonkers over there

 

Couldn't agree more! I am 6 hrs driving away from Rome and every time I go there I'm enjoying it! I think every driver should spend at least a week there to improve his driving habits. :-)

Reg.

Kristijan

 

We were in Rome for the 6 nations rugby in Feb, we only saw one scooby and that was a police car!!

 

I lived in Milano for two years and visited our office in Roma loadsa times.

The only prob I had was driving and parking in the same manor when I got back to the UK

 

ever been to naples? dont ever recall seeing any of the cars there without a dent in it somewhere or other... mad men

 

Numptie and I were there too, don't remember seeing many, if any, Scoobies, but loads of Smart Cars, i always thought they were a silly little car until I saw them all in Rome, they make sense there.

Also saw this, good parking or what.

http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0TgCtA...78349339672118

Nice wheels though

 

LOL - Forgot about the parking! Yes, somewhat "different" to say the least! Double-parked on top of a pedestrian crossing not uncommon

 

Yep thats where everybody stops on a green because nobody will stop for a red

 

you think driving in rome is bad? try driving in venice!