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I question anyone's sanity who thinks Italy is a better driving experience than the German Autobahn.

• borumpilot 7y ago
  People who drive on intuition will feel this way. In my experience, typically drivers who are not trained well / lack experience with the culture & finesse that fast & safe driving requires. I have done Amsterdam to Bern (Holland > Germany > Switzerland) and back once every weekend for 5 years: the difference in driving culture is extreme. When the Germans will: 1: Check left mirror for coming traffic 2: Stay on their lane for 5 seconds 3: Check left mirror AGAIN to see if that far away car suddenly is dangerously close The Swiss and Dutch will check once, if the car in the mirror looks "tiny" just yank over the the next lane. Not strange, since both these nations allow for a maximum speed of 120kmh. Everyone is going the same slow. I dreaded the 1 hour in these two countries more then the 5 hours spend in the Autobahn.
  • thirdsun 7y ago
    As a german I'd even add the shoulder check before changing lanes. There situations where the mirror alone isn't enough.
• lazyjones 7y ago
  Northern Italy (Milano, Genova etc.) is perfectly fine, Toscana and further south is hell...
  • geggam 7y ago
    My only Italy experience was Rome and the surrounding area. That remains the only place in the EU I refuse to drive.