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Driving Abroad
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/5241762.stm
Britain's drivers 'most uptight' Traffic jam A total of 87% of British drivers get annoyed with other drivers British motorists are the most uptight in Europe, the Belgians the most laid-back, and the French top the league for road rage, figures suggest. The survey involving 13,000 licence holders in 23 countries comes as the RAC Foundation warns Britons driving abroad this summer to take care. Death rates on Greek roads were five times higher than in Britain, it said. And UK drivers in Spain and Portugal were three times more likely to be in a fatal accident. WHAT ANNOYS US Double parking Leaving main headlights on when passing/following Entering a congested junction Overtaking a queue of vehicles to cut in front Cutting across lanes of traffic to exit at last moment Changing lanes without indicating Source: Gallup Europe The survey of motorists' attitudes was released by the RAC and conducted for Europe-wide body Responsible Young Drivers. It found: # British motorists were the most uptight in Europe, with 87% sometimes very annoyed by other drivers # Belgian drivers were the most laid-back, with 55% annoyed by other people's driving # A total of 60% of French motorists admitted they had behaved aggressively to other road users # German road-ragers were most likely to flash their headlights and tailgate, while UK motorists stuck to hand signals. Greek motorists were the most likely to offer a few words of advice # Italian drivers were most annoyed by motorists using their mobile phones and Greek motorists were most irritated by last-minute lane changers DRIVING ABROAD Lower motorway speed limits apply to inexperienced and young drivers in France, Portugal and Luxembourg Italy, Spain, Portugal, Austria and Croatia require motorists to wear a hi-visibility jacket if their car breaks down Most European countries insist drivers carry driving licence and insurance documents In Hungary and Slovakia the alcohol limit is zero It is illegal to run out of petrol on the motorway in Germany In Greece, you may not carry a petrol can in the car According to the RAC Foundation, three million British motorists head to the continent in their cars every year, while many more hire a car on arrival. In Europe as a whole, 57.3% of holiday trips are made by car. RAC Foundation executive director Edmund King urged UK drivers to find out about local rules and regulations. "High holiday spirits and poor local knowledge can turn a drive to the beach into a trip to A&E," Mr King said. "British motorists driving abroad need to expect the unexpected at all times if they want to bring home holiday photos rather than X-rays." UK deaths Separately, the AA is warning motorists heading for popular UK tourist destinations to take care in "deadly" lay-bys. Nearly two-thirds of fatal accidents involving stopped vehicles on a dual carriageway happen in a lay-by, a study from the AA Motoring Trust found. More than half the vehicles hit are lorries and in the past year at least six people have died in lay-by crashes in the UK, the trust said. It added that drivers should stay out of lay-bys that are not separated from the main road by a kerbed island. The trust's study, co-funded by the Highways Agency, surveyed lay-bys along the A303 and the A34, two busy holiday routes leading to south and south-west England. |
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Following up to [email protected]
> Italian drivers were most annoyed by motorists using their mobile phones but not by tailgating I assume, or by ridiculous overtaking? -- Mike Reid Walk-eat-photos UK "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" <-- you can email us@ this site Walk-eat-photos Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" <-- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap |
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Following up to [email protected]
>"British motorists driving abroad need to expect the unexpected at all >times like always. -- Mike Reid Walk-eat-photos UK "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" <-- you can email us@ this site Walk-eat-photos Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" <-- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap |
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"The Reid" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]... > Following up to [email protected] >> Italian drivers were most annoyed by motorists using their mobile phones > but not by tailgating I assume, or by ridiculous overtaking? > -- > Mike Reid > Walk-eat-photos UK "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" <-- you can email us@ this > site > Walk-eat-photos Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" <-- dontuse@ all, > it's a spamtrap It is very difficult to spot an Italian driving without a phone at his ear! Ronald |
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[email protected] wrote:
> And UK drivers in Spain and Portugal were three times more likely to > be in a fatal accident. It'd be interesting to know how many of them were totally pissed. There's no summer without a couple of 'Young pissed Brit smashes car into Guardia Civil squad car' and similar stuff. J. |
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On Fri, 4 Aug 2006 14:57:27 +0200, "R@L" <[email protected]> wrote:
>"The Reid" <[email protected]> wrote in message >news:[email protected].. . >> Following up to [email protected] >>> Italian drivers were most annoyed by motorists using their mobile phones >> but not by tailgating I assume, or by ridiculous overtaking? >> -- >> Mike Reid >> Walk-eat-photos UK "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" <-- you can email us@ this >> site >> Walk-eat-photos Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" <-- dontuse@ all, >> it's a spamtrap >It is very difficult to spot an Italian driving without a phone at his ear! What's impressive here is seeing scooterists wedge their mobile in under their helmet next to their ear while they are riding. This is often coupled with a cigarette and a trip to hospital. -- --- DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com --- -- |
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<[email protected]> a écrit dans le message de news: [email protected]... > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/5241762.stm > Britain's drivers 'most uptight' > Traffic jam > A total of 87% of British drivers get annoyed with other drivers > British motorists are the most uptight in Europe, the Belgians the > most laid-back, and the French top the league for road rage, figures > suggest. > The survey involving 13,000 licence holders in 23 countries comes as > the RAC Foundation warns Britons driving abroad this summer to take > care. > Death rates on Greek roads were five times higher than in Britain, it > said. > And UK drivers in Spain and Portugal were three times more likely to > be in a fatal accident. > WHAT ANNOYS US > Double parking > Leaving main headlights on when passing/following > Entering a congested junction > Overtaking a queue of vehicles to cut in front > Cutting across lanes of traffic to exit at last moment > Changing lanes without indicating > Source: Gallup Europe > The survey of motorists' attitudes was released by the RAC and > conducted for Europe-wide body Responsible Young Drivers. > It found: > # British motorists were the most uptight in Europe, with 87% sometimes > very annoyed by other drivers > # Belgian drivers were the most laid-back, with 55% annoyed by other > people's driving > # A total of 60% of French motorists admitted they had behaved > aggressively to other road users > # German road-ragers were most likely to flash their headlights and > tailgate, while UK motorists stuck to hand signals. Greek motorists were > the most likely to offer a few words of advice > # Italian drivers were most annoyed by motorists using their mobile phones > and Greek motorists were most irritated by last-minute lane changers > DRIVING ABROAD > Lower motorway speed limits apply to inexperienced and young drivers > in France, Portugal and Luxembourg > Italy, Spain, Portugal, Austria and Croatia require motorists to wear > a hi-visibility jacket if their car breaks down > Most European countries insist drivers carry driving licence and > insurance documents > In Hungary and Slovakia the alcohol limit is zero > It is illegal to run out of petrol on the motorway in Germany > In Greece, you may not carry a petrol can in the car > According to the RAC Foundation, three million British motorists head > to the continent in their cars every year, while many more hire a car > on arrival. In Europe as a whole, 57.3% of holiday trips are made by > car. > RAC Foundation executive director Edmund King urged UK drivers to find > out about local rules and regulations. > "High holiday spirits and poor local knowledge can turn a drive to the > beach into a trip to A&E," Mr King said. > "British motorists driving abroad need to expect the unexpected at all > times if they want to bring home holiday photos rather than X-rays." > UK deaths > Separately, the AA is warning motorists heading for popular UK tourist > destinations to take care in "deadly" lay-bys. > Nearly two-thirds of fatal accidents involving stopped vehicles on a > dual carriageway happen in a lay-by, a study from the AA Motoring > Trust found. > More than half the vehicles hit are lorries and in the past year at > least six people have died in lay-by crashes in the UK, the trust > said. > It added that drivers should stay out of lay-bys that are not > separated from the main road by a kerbed island. > The trust's study, co-funded by the Highways Agency, surveyed lay-bys > along the A303 and the A34, two busy holiday routes leading to south > and south-west England. |
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The Reid wrote:
> [email protected] said: >> Italian drivers were most annoyed by motorists using their mobile phones > but not by tailgating I assume, or by ridiculous overtaking? Driving in Italy http://geocities.com/iconoc/Articles/ItalDRIVE.html at the site at Right in the sig. -- __________________________________________________ ______________ Jail to The Chief http://geocities.com/dancefest/ -<->- http://geocities.com/iconoc/ ICQ: http://wwp.mirabilis.com/19098103 -------> IClast at Gmail com -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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On Sat, 05 Aug 2006 03:28:03 -0700, Icono Clast <[email protected]>
wrote: >The Reid wrote: >> [email protected] said: >>> Italian drivers were most annoyed by motorists using their mobile phones >> but not by tailgating I assume, or by ridiculous overtaking? >Driving in Italy >http://geocities.com/iconoc/Articles/ItalDRIVE.html at the site at >Right in the sig. That's the first time I have read that. Beautiful! As I don't drive but scooter instead, I find it interesting to see how drivers drive here. I am definitely one of those scooterers that is determined to get in front of any vehicle waiting for a green light, and I aint afraid of misaligning a few mirrors to do it. It appears a joy to drivers to pack the cars in at an intersection in such a way that it disrupts scooterers from doing this, but trust me, you can't win. And then the bus/taxi lane. You damn well know it's actually for scooters, and there is no position a cop can be where his plastic white and red 'pull over now' thing can be waved. Speed limits? Along the port area of Genova is the Sopraelevata - which is a raised section of road for through traffic. Minimum speed 40, maximum 60. You will never find anyone doing less than 70, as there is no place whatsoever for the police to pull you over without causing a pileup. That cop is tailgating because you are within the law. Stop it, you don't want to attract his attention. I have never known anyone to get a speeding ticket here, but parking fines? Oh yeah, now we're talking revenue! Scooter parking is limited here, and so folks pack them in like sardines, and eventually just put them any old where that makes sense and is out of the way. Nevermind that it's causing no trouble, a white note will be left for the owner, reminding them of how Italy actually collects taxes. Oh, and can someone tell me why zebra crossings exist in Italy? Is it an EU thing? -- --- DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com --- -- |
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On Fri, 04 Aug 2006 09:09:37 -0400, Jordi <[email protected]> wrote:
> [email protected] wrote: >> And UK drivers in Spain and Portugal were three times more likely to >> be in a fatal accident. > It'd be interesting to know how many of them were totally pissed. > There's no summer without a couple of 'Young pissed Brit smashes car > into Guardia Civil squad car' and similar stuff. i remember one year when one of my friends got in trouble for being in a fight at a party. my other friend stuffed him in the trunk of a rental after the police raided the party to bust up the fracas at least partially initiated by him |
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Dave Frightens Me wrote:
> Icono Clast wrote: >> Driving in Italy >> http://geocities.com/iconoc/Articles/ItalDRIVE.html at the site at >> Right in the sig. > > That's the first time I have read that. Beautiful! It's been there for about five years. You might like some of the other stuff at the site, particularly the Vignettes: Manhattan; Italy http://geocities.com/iconoc/Articles/Vigns01.html -- __________________________________________________ ______________ A San Franciscan in (where else?) San Francisco. http://geocities.com/dancefest/ -<->- http://geocities.com/iconoc/ ICQ: http://wwp.mirabilis.com/19098103 -------> IClast at Gmail com -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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>>> And UK drivers in Spain and Portugal were three times more likely to
>>> be in a fatal accident. Is that because the were from the UK, or because they were driving in Spain and Portugal? How "dangerous" is it to drive in Spain and Portugal? For my own research, thx -- Dan Stephenson Photos, movies, panos from the Europe, USA, plus N.Z.: http://homepage.mac.com/stepheda (remove nospam from email address to reply via email) |
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Following up to Dan Stephenson
>How "dangerous" is it to drive in Spain more dangerous than UK, but it often depends on your own driving,stats wont tell you much about how well you cope. I would say for the young driver, used to dumbed down driving in UK towns, there are potential pitfuls in making your own decisions. -- Mike Reid Walk-eat-photos UK "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" <-- you can email us@ this site Walk-eat-photos Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" <-- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap |
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