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San Tejón said:
I try to avoid driving at night, here on the mainland, simply because so many roads don’t even have cat’s eyes.
The road from the AP7 to the entrance of my urbanisation is about 3kms and has dips in the road that can give a false impression of it being safe to overtake, when the reality is that a car can suddenly appear from out of the dip. If drivers take notice of the roadside signs and the road markings it shouldn’t be a problem but I have seen occasional near misses.
Not saying this was a contributing factor to the Jota accident but reports are that an overtaking manoeuvre was being made and photos of the scene indicate that the car just seemed to run off the opposite side of the road.
I have to say that over the many years I have been driving in Spain the speed of cars in my area seems to have dropped, in general.
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For a few years I was chatty with a Londoner who lived near me. He thought the standard of driving was appalling with guys driving way too fast. And how is the 30kmph limit in urbanisations going in your área? Here it is totally ignored and never monitored
 
Perhaps driving standards is oñe thing we can import from the US and Canada into Europe. No need to bother in the UK as the average speed is lower than in the 1960s!!!
 
NNSaint said:
Agree, especially when you consider that no matter what safety precautions you take, it may be someone else doing something stupid. Was driving the other day (single carriageway) and saw a driver swerve into my lane, he was looking down at his lap so I am convonced he was using his phone. As he looked up and saw me he swerved back and a serious accident was avoided.
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I have had several narrow escapes! For me, the appalling standard of driving needs to be rectified. Sánchez needs to instruct the Guardia Civil to come down hard on reckless driving. And use the Jota accident to drive the message home!!
 
The Ides of March said:
For a few years I was chatty with a Londoner who lived near me. He thought the standard of driving was appalling with guys driving way too fast. And how is the 30kmph limit in urbanisations going in your área? Here it is totally ignored and never monitored
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My urbanisation has no through route, so the only traffic is residential, business and golfers. Generally speaking the cars are driven at safe speeds but probably more 40kph than 30kph. I try to stay within the limits although it’s frustrating driving into Torrevieja on a dual carriageway, with properties that are set well back from the road, at 50kph when it used to be 80kph.
I agree that driving standards are lower in Spain and even though I think drivers are more careful with their speed, there are still plenty of wannabe racing drivers who overtake dangerously.
The worst part is the way roundabouts are used. When you are on the inside lane to go straight across the roundabout (second exit) and some idiot in the outside lane takes the first exit, even if it means cutting across your right of way. I see that happen every time I go out, not necessarily to me.
 
Awful, awful news.
Thought the standard of driving in this country was pretty awful but weve just returned from a few weeks in Sicily where mad Italians seemed to be coming at me from all angles.
 
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Dell Boy said:
Awful, awful news.
Thought the standard of driving in this country was pretty awful but weve just returned from a few weeks in Sicily where mad Italians seemed to be coming at me from all angles.
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I'll second that, most cars have the marks of a less than affectionate nudge. We managed to escape unscathed but not without some near misses.
 
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Dell Boy said:
Awful, awful news.
Thought the standard of driving in this country was pretty awful but weve just returned from a few weeks in Sicily where mad Italians seemed to be coming at me from all angles.
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A few years ago I was teaching English, two Portuguese footballers who had just signed for Real Mallorca. They can confirm the madness of Italian drivers - they go through red lights when they think nothing is coming. Glad you survived Sicily where the major threat is not Mafia induced crime but crazy Sicilian drivers.
 
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Dell Boy said:
Awful, awful news.
Thought the standard of driving in this country was pretty awful but weve just returned from a few weeks in Sicily where mad Italians seemed to be coming at me from all angles.
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Poland is the scariest I have personally experienced, worse than rush hour Manila because of the speeds people throw themselves around at.

The Uber times must break records there.
 
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