So, for those of you that have never been to Napoli, let me tell you that you must forget everything that you have ever learned about driving. The streets are VERY narrow regardless of the width of the road surface. Say a highway is 2 lanes, you will see three to four lanes of traffic, motorbikes have the right of way and travel if you hit one you are at fault! the driving style is VERY aggressive but if you beat a driver to a round about or into an intersection there is no fighting, its like the first come first serve rule! The road bed is made with crushed marble, so when it gets wet or hot it gets slick! and some of the autostrata is not properly banked so some corners are more dangerous then others!
But i say all of this to say that i have never had more fun city driving and highway driving then here! Elvis is perfect for it even though his lovely suspension is shot and needs replacement! Anyone who wants to visit please do! its a hoot!
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Hi Tim & Amanda,
I just responded to your post on my blog about the Fiat 500 and I thought I'd drop by your site.
Yup, Italy is definitely a different driving experience! You run into driving "machismo" quite often. I had an interesting experience with a Cooper driver at well over 100 mph on the Autostrada just because he didn't want to yield to a JCW S in the left lane. He only decided to yield when his 115 ponies gave up! I even saw him not wanting to yield to a 911 behind me after I passed. I didn't experience that elsewhere in Europe. That being said, I thoroughly enjoyed my time driving there.
Have fun on the road and be safe... Italy is known to have nasty accidents on its highways.
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