Icono Clast

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August, 2001. Today the following was added:

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From: Ralph Holz 15 May 2005:

Rog' wrote:
    > there were only 2 traffic lights in [Rome] (or so it seemed), and
    > traffic lanes and other control devices are merely suggestions, so
    > you just follow the car in front.

Almost right to the point. You missed one or two:

If you need more space, just open up another lane. Others will follow
swiftly.

No brakes needed, a good honk will suffice.

Alan S wrote:
    > when I drove in Rome, it must have been a special festive
    > celebration week. I was lucky enough to be there for "Make up your
    > own road rules week".

That week is celebrated 52 times a year. :-)

    > During this week, all drivers choose for themselves which side of
    > the road to drive on. There are competitions to see how many cars
    > can be driven side-by-side in a two lane road, passing is only
    > allowed on the wrong side of the road when there is oncoming
    > traffic, and all road signs and traffic lights are considered to
    > be silly rules for wimps and occasional guidance for the brave. Of
    > course, no-one wishes to be seen as a wimp.

(sigh) So true.

Makes me so *long* to go there again...

Ralph
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Icono Clast wrote:

    > . . . a page < http://geocities.com/iconoc/Articles/ItalDRIVE.html >
    > at the site at Right in the sig, has been basically unchanged since
    > August, 2001. Today the following was added:
    >
    > ***
    > From: Ralph Holz 15 May 2005:
    >
    > Rog' wrote:
    >
    >> there were only 2 traffic lights in [Rome] (or so it seemed), and
    >> traffic lanes and other control devices are merely suggestions, so
    >> you just follow the car in front.
    >
    >
    > Almost right to the point. You missed one or two:
    >
    > If you need more space, just open up another lane. Others will follow
    > swiftly.
    >
    > No brakes needed, a good honk will suffice.
    >
    > Alan S wrote:
    >
    >> when I drove in Rome, it must have been a special festive celebration
    >> week. I was lucky enough to be there for "Make up your
    >> own road rules week".
    >
    >
    > That week is celebrated 52 times a year. :-)
    >
    >> During this week, all drivers choose for themselves which side of the
    >> road to drive on. There are competitions to see how many cars
    >> can be driven side-by-side in a two lane road, passing is only
    >> allowed on the wrong side of the road when there is oncoming traffic,
    >> and all road signs and traffic lights are considered to be silly rules
    >> for wimps and occasional guidance for the brave. Of
    >> course, no-one wishes to be seen as a wimp.
    >
    >
    > (sigh) So true.
    >
    > Makes me so *long* to go there again...
    >
    > Ralph


After a recent trip my wife commented that it took three days for my
aggression level while driving to drop to something appropriate for Texas.

Nitram

On Mon, 23 May 2005 04:02:13 -0700, Icono Clast <[email protected]>
wrote:


    >Makes me so *long* to go there again...

One of the great pleasures in life is watching the GRA turning into a
12-14 lane motorway, when it gets congested.