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Rome is already full of such vehicles and has been for at least a decade. We call them mini car or micro car. A popular brand is Ligier. The solution for tra
by romanoderoma 6y ago
Rome is already full of such vehicles and has been for at least a decade.
We call them mini car or micro car.
A popular brand is Ligier.
The solution for traffic jams have always been mopeds here, but given their higher safety, and the price tag that was very close to a modern scooter, parents have started buying them for their children.
But they have soon become a status symbol for rich kids, the prices went up considerably (between 10k and 15k but up to 30k) and now they usually rally in some of the popular high end neighborhoods (such as Parioli) and act like gangs.
They fight for territory with those coming from other neighborhoods, spice up the engines and make a lot of noise.
To the point that they have become a nightmare for the residents and for the police.
- itronitron 6y agoInteresting, that reminds me of the classic film "The Cars That Are Paris" >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cars_That_Ate_Paris https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cars_That_Ate_Paris
- romanoderoma 6y agoI've never heard of that the movie before, thanks for the the tip! If you are interested there are is a news video reportage about the "rich babies" generation in Rome, it's in Italian but auto generated English subtitles are not bad Around minute 23 they talk about the mini cars https://youtu.be/uYPKqiPY9d4 https://youtu.be/uYPKqiPY9d4