Very funny post but I don't think it's just the men who don't drive safely. I actually find it relaxing to drive here and don't get any sort of rage when things happen, opposite in the UK where I find it aggressive, and what with all the speed camera's, speed bumps, a trillion signs everywhere, bus lanes that jump out at you when you haven't had time to see if it's legal to be in that lane, because you didn't have time to read the bloody sign that's among the other 20 surrounding it, ooh not to mention the plod who might pop round a bush with his gizmo and takes great delight in nabbing you at 36mph in a 30mph zone, Parking mmmm pay for it, private companies clamping, fining, traffic jams, cones everywhere, far from safe or relaxing. PHEW!Kilkis wrote:You have to understand the Greek psyche.
Firstly you need to realise that a Greek man has been brought up to believe he is a god. His mother treated him like a god from the moment he was born. Consequently his needs are paramount over those of every other person in the world.
Warwick
scooby wrote:...Very funny post but I don't think it's just the men who don't drive safely...
allan wrote:...Central Greece..3 lanes, one for donkeys, one for normal speed, and the outside lane for the idiots at 150 kph +...
[/quote]scooby wrote:. I actually find it relaxing to drive here and don't get any sort of rage when things happen, opposite in the UK where I find it aggressive, and what with all the speed camera's, speed bumps, a trillion signs everywhere, bus lanes that jump out at you when you haven't had time to see if it's legal to be in that lane, because you didn't have time to read the bloody sign that's among the other 20 surrounding it, ooh not to mention the plod who might pop round a bush with his gizmo and takes great delight in nabbing you at 36mph in a 30mph zone, Parking mmmm pay for it, private companies clamping, fining, traffic jams, cones everywhere, far from safe or relaxing. PHEW!
Carolina wrote:scooby wrote:Kilkis wrote:y. I actually find it relaxing to drive here and don't get any sort of rage when things happen, opposite in the UK where I find it aggressive, and what with all the speed camera's, speed bumps, a trillion signs everywhere, bus lanes that jump out at you when you haven't had time to see if it's legal to be in that lane, because you didn't have time to read the bloody sign that's among the other 20 surrounding it, ooh not to mention the plod who might pop round a bush with his gizmo and takes great delight in nabbing you at 36mph in a 30mph zone, Parking mmmm pay for it, private companies clamping, fining, traffic jams, cones everywhere, far from safe or relaxing. PHEW!
100% agree with you Scooby. I much prefer driving in Crete to driving in the UK - especially hate ring roads around towns and motorway driving in the UK when traffic constantly joins, roads split, artic lorries gunning to your left then pulling out in front of you to overtake at the last minute. Generally lots of aggression and speed, more so than here in Crete to my mind. Maybe we are all generally more comfortable with whatever we are used to.
I only base my experience in Crete not central Greece which is what the original post mentioned?allan wrote:I have just spent 2 months in central Greece,.... you think Crete is safe for driving????
Central Greece..3 lanes, one for donkeys, one for normal speed, and the outside lane for the idiots at 150 kph +
After 16 years here I am still amazed at the stupidity of Greek drivers, that`s why they are still No 1 in the European Union for Road Accident fatalities.
Allan
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