quote:driving it slowly back and forth the boulevards
I did actually get to go to Italy once(my ex and I had our honeymoon there in the early 90's)
I never really did see any real slow driving, except when people were crossing the street. Now that was differant then in the states! Dont look at the driver just go and they will stop.
But to the point. The taxi ride from the airport to the Hotel in Rome was lets say a eye opener for the driving skills of a Italian taxi driver.
I never knew a traffic light was just a info aid. I was in the front seat the ex was in the back of this little Fiat, coming up to a very busy intersection and the light turns yelllow...taxi doesnt slow dowm I swear he floored it, light turns red and I see a very nice brand new Mercedes slamming on the brakes in the opposite side he had his left hand turn signal on, a very dapper Polizia standing on the corner. Now life seems to be in slow motion at this point but the driver nails the horn and does a Le Mans dogleg around a slowing car in front of us. All the other traffic is nailing there brakes and still with that Fiats horn going we barrel through the intersection unharmed.
I turn around knowing that cop was going to get on his radio to call in this dangerous driving I just participated in. But nope he never even looked at us. The look on my ex's face at that point was priceless.
We made it to the Olympic hotel shaken but unmarmed.
The Pantera in the video kinda of reminds me of that taxi ride.
Jeff