tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575499172466966020.post3430256239578700686..comments2024-02-27T14:16:09.562+01:00Comments on Aglio, Olio e Peperoncino: Driving micro-cars in RomeEleonora Baldwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06746184664869196394noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575499172466966020.post-62722880843342527602018-07-23T21:40:32.944+02:002018-07-23T21:40:32.944+02:00Hello Lola - I have used to watching these in Fran...Hello Lola - I have used to watching these in France as good. Driven either by affluent kids or drunken oldsters who'd lost their licence to induce a'proper' car. In each case I wanted to avert them. <br /><br />http://www.carcoverworld.com/car-coversAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04101420682826421792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575499172466966020.post-53063790940078280902011-03-23T17:05:45.567+01:002011-03-23T17:05:45.567+01:00TV Food & Drink-
That's funny and horribly...TV Food & Drink-<br />That's funny and horribly true!Eleonora Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06746184664869196394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575499172466966020.post-22723307718932328602011-03-23T05:16:26.864+01:002011-03-23T05:16:26.864+01:00It makes sense that the youngsters find a car that...It makes sense that the youngsters find a car that looks like a lunchbox or a school locker appealing. Unfortunately, when an accident happens, the car is going to fold up like one as well.Tv Food and Drinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12078373727086639506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575499172466966020.post-78216497313257868722011-03-23T01:12:51.222+01:002011-03-23T01:12:51.222+01:00Linda~
Oh, it's terrible. I want to move to Ma...Linda~<br />Oh, it's terrible. I want to move to Marta!<br /><br />FF~<br />Nice to see you back here! Today one pulled up beside me at the traffic light and the beautiful girl driving it looked like she was 12. <br /><br />Robyn~<br />Ciao my sweet smiling muse. Baby boy is better, the sunshine helps too. You should come to Rome, bring the babe to visit!<br /><br />HugsEleonora Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06746184664869196394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575499172466966020.post-60741174962923413432011-03-22T23:55:19.201+01:002011-03-22T23:55:19.201+01:00A delightful post Lola..
I hope little boy is well...A delightful post Lola..<br />I hope little boy is well.<br /><br />I can't begin to imagine what it would be like having young kids on the roads. We have little traffic here in comparision to where you are, but even so I don't want kids driving.<br /><br />Happy for you that the tourists are in town... wish I was one of them.<br /><br />be well<br />xx Robynxxxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12600470311819511684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575499172466966020.post-29305065324899553892011-03-22T21:39:20.289+01:002011-03-22T21:39:20.289+01:00Hello again Lola - I got used to seeing these in F...Hello again Lola - I got used to seeing these in France as well. Driven either by rich youngsters or drunken oldsters who had lost their licence to drive a 'proper' car. In each case I learnt to avoid them.<br /><br />xxFrench Fancy...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575499172466966020.post-36458319383458772082011-03-22T15:48:43.060+01:002011-03-22T15:48:43.060+01:00In our quiet little town I have seen a few of thes...In our quiet little town I have seen a few of these but only driven by elderly people so I had no idea of all this, horrendous other side of the story!LindyLouMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12282788551449445133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575499172466966020.post-55071483482031177462011-03-22T12:01:34.397+01:002011-03-22T12:01:34.397+01:00Lisa-
Oh no, not on the Costiera!!! Good you follo...Lisa-<br />Oh no, not on the Costiera!!! Good you followed your gut.<br /><br />Patricia-<br />Nothing has changed since then, random bystander still help lift badly parked cars and get back to what they were doing as if nothing happened.<br />Hilarious.<br /><br />Anonymous-<br />Sadly now kids have wheels too, thus monumantally increasing the population of reckless drivers.Eleonora Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06746184664869196394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575499172466966020.post-52722253437582172212011-03-22T01:30:48.446+01:002011-03-22T01:30:48.446+01:00Having lived in Italy for a year back in 1993. Tha...Having lived in Italy for a year back in 1993. That all sounds like normal Italian style driving.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575499172466966020.post-7092627196807859492011-03-21T23:43:23.066+01:002011-03-21T23:43:23.066+01:00Well the quadricycle is a new concept for me...nev...Well the quadricycle is a new concept for me...never heard of them! One of my first memories of Rome was about 25 years ago, on a tour with my mother. We were on a bus that could not get down a road because of cars parked every which way in the street. So two men got off the bus, walked over and picked up the cor and moved it on to the sidewalk, got back in the bus and we proceeded!Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03688846429279351574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575499172466966020.post-64224294113755396372011-03-21T13:17:56.870+01:002011-03-21T13:17:56.870+01:00I entertained the idea of renting on on the Amalfi...I entertained the idea of renting on on the Amalfi coast.....the "Italian" agent had me "sold" on it. Sanity prevailed and I called my "American" agent who said "Are you crazy - it's a skate on wheels!" Grazie tante. Can you imagine the hairpin turns near the water. :)Lisa at Wanderlust Womenhttp://wanderlustwomentravel.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575499172466966020.post-82192662713262304012011-03-21T11:56:27.143+01:002011-03-21T11:56:27.143+01:00Homefield-
Very scary indeed. Wehn I lived in Napo...Homefield-<br />Very scary indeed. Wehn I lived in Napoli (in 1999-2001) the quad bike phenomenon had not picked up yet, but I hear it's huge now. Poor parents!<br /><br />Margo-<br />Yeah, but contrary to what happens here, with these toys, at least yours will be driving REAL cars!<br /><br />Brian-<br />No wonder my California resident parents insisted on waiting till I was 18!<br /><br />Jeff-<br />I don't think the ethnic group has anything to do with it.<br /><br />Elizabeth-<br />I drive a Smart car and the perks you mention are exact. But I never really feel 100% safe in it. And we're talking a much more sturdy vehicle than a "macchinina"...<br /><br />Nathalie-<br />No, not built for impact at all. They weigh 350 kg!!! That's nothing. I saw 2 guys lifting one that was parked on tram tracks, and they did it effortlessly.<br /><br />Anna-<br />Very costly and not really a car. You may be under the impression of being protected, when in actual fact all you're doing is driving a very expensive scooter with a hood and 4 wheels.Eleonora Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06746184664869196394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575499172466966020.post-36010622909326110542011-03-21T11:27:36.514+01:002011-03-21T11:27:36.514+01:00these cars are hilarious! i thought about getting ...these cars are hilarious! i thought about getting one bc I need to take the driver's test all over again here but my husband said they are for losers and are VERY expensive surprisingly! thanks for the great post!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11104187612494482301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575499172466966020.post-76299126813393511562011-03-21T08:50:20.879+01:002011-03-21T08:50:20.879+01:00I was overtaken by one the other day and the occup...I was overtaken by one the other day and the occupants were EXACTLY behaving as per your list.<br /><br />Those pseudo cars give the driver the impression that they can do everything - and therefore they do - and that they are protected. But in fact those cars do not withstand serious impacts, thus the amount of casualties.spacedlawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12462723005560128474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575499172466966020.post-7135094216723112142011-03-21T07:49:49.154+01:002011-03-21T07:49:49.154+01:00Great post Ele!. We actually owned a Chatenet for ...Great post Ele!. We actually owned a Chatenet for a few years, having bought it used from friends who left town. I have to say that it came in very handy for going grocery shopping, and out to dinner on a rainy night. But I sold it a week before my 14 year old got her license.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12058199207093775237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575499172466966020.post-34884032632325111242011-03-21T03:42:40.411+01:002011-03-21T03:42:40.411+01:00Loud booming music, cigarettes, texting, lousy dri...Loud booming music, cigarettes, texting, lousy driving, obscene gestures...this sounds like half the drivers around here, and they're not just young and in small cars. Pick up trucks, Hondas, all ages, all ethnic groups. Yikes, somebody almost kills me every day when I'm driving.jeffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575499172466966020.post-55523127394624580892011-03-20T23:30:00.494+01:002011-03-20T23:30:00.494+01:00haha. good job sending the proactive message...smi...haha. good job sending the proactive message...smiles. and i hope that he gets to feeling better...these are things i am glad we do not have...enough problems with drivers at 16Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575499172466966020.post-61130548526091833492011-03-20T22:36:38.806+01:002011-03-20T22:36:38.806+01:00Oh my. Don't get me started. The younger is su...Oh my. Don't get me started. The younger is supposed to get her learner's permit this week. Three and a half years later, I still have recovered from the first starting to drive yet ;)Margohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15813140073356995390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575499172466966020.post-26312623930718681912011-03-20T22:23:56.273+01:002011-03-20T22:23:56.273+01:00Nasty little vehicles; it's astonishing they a...Nasty little vehicles; it's astonishing they are usually driven by young humans whose brains have at least a decade or so of development before the concept of risk registers (teen brain science confirms this). In Naples we often see great roaring quad bikes with 8 or 9 year old boys on them, hurtling along the alleyways. Scary stuff.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00631158126564991199noreply@blogger.com