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rear, and side damage justified our
reasoning.
Here's our Roman Driving
holiday, in sections:
Driving
Because of medical, financial (especially
insurance), competency, and
residential requirements, Italians fully
appreciate that driving is a government
granted and enforced privilege,
not a right. During this trip, we did
not see many older vehicles on the
roads nor on the streets. We later
learned that the auto insurance
companies are very reluctant to
provide insurance coverage for
vehicles over four years old.
In addition to the cost of vehicle
■ (From Left) The Bolzano Christmas Market. Another photo from the Bolzano Christmas Market.
the previous generation Audi or a new
Toyota having the features, design
and equipment from the previous
generation Lexus - the brand image
takes a hit.
After spending a few minutes
with the Audi MMI system to switch
the language from Iberian Spanish
(yes, there's a HUGE difference
between that and Spanish spoken in
Puerto Rico, in Mexico, AND in
Southern California) to English, we
■ (From Left) Time for a snack. NOT Chef Boyardee...
then entered our destination address.
Our Italian driving adventure
took us from Venice to Bolzano, then
from Bolzano to Milan. As tempting
as it was, we did not drive to Rome.
Seeing all the vehicles with front,
ownership, the Autostradas are toll
roads. While this foreshadows the
future of the Maryland and Virginia
portions of I-95, the major contrasts
are (1) the Autostrada is very well
maintained and (2) the toll booths
require the drivers to STOP to pay
their toll, which regulates speed. The
tolls themselves seem to be a bit
steep. But the opportunity to drive at
a high rate of speed with fellow
drivers who KNOW how to properly
drive, made it well worth the experience.
If you're keeping up with the
traffic speed, you can stay in the left
lane. If someone comes from behind
that's traveling faster, simply change
to the right lane to allow them to pass.
As with the Pennsylvania, Ohio,
and New Jersey Turnpikes, you're
issued a ticket when you enter the
Autostrada. Now, the rental vehicles
are not equipped with electronic toll
passes. To pay cash, look for a
hand/coin symbol on the signs over
each toll lane. And if you enter the
wrong lane, just press a large red
button for the intercom. Calmly reply
to their garbled Italian that you speak
English, and someone will (reluctantly)
come out to help.
The gas stations are a little
tricky. While most are open 24 hours,
it's best to find one that's attended.
If you choose to use one that's unattended,
when using cash, these
machines DO NOT make change.
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