Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Crazy Greek Driving Observations

We had some interesting cultural observations while driving in Greece this week:

You have to yield IN roundabout.  This is absurd and completely backs up the feed roads.  Fortunately, we noticed before causing a massive accident:

There must be some sort of helmet law for motorcycles that requires drivers to carry a helmet.  We saw a bunch of guys on motorcycles carrying or holding their helmet.  It is apparently too inconvenient to wear on your head.  This guy put his in the basket on the back:

No one uses the sidewalk.  There are all sorts of random people on the streets when the sidewalk is completely empty.  Strange.

Speed limits appear to be suggestions.  The max speed is 60 km/hr, but most drivers are hitting 100 km/hr.
Similar to Rome, it appears you can park anywhere you want.  White and yellow lines are irrelevant:

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