Driving in Italy - tips, tricks and helpful hints

[@bikeyspice]

Of the many "How to drive in Italy" videos this is by far the most informative. Thank you, I'm just a little less terrified now 😂 Will be driving from Milan airport to Aosta valley

[@abuzzaboveitaly]

We didn’t realize there were so many driving videos until we made this one - we’re so glad you liked it and it made it a little less scary. You will be great! That should be a pretty drive (our LaMorra Pt 2 video has a little blurb on our visit to Bard in Valle d’Aosta- that’s my cheap plug for the day :)

[@bikeyspice]

@@abuzzaboveitaly Thanks for the tip about your Aosta video. I'll go and check it out

[@TheGreenHeartofItaly-fl3wv]

Without doubt, the very best "Driving in Italy" video I have seen, including mine! One came on my feed last week, was a waste of time, but I thought this is a good idea. So I made a video, posted THEN searched and found this one (among the rest of the crap). Tough to miss with the caribinieri lambo there. I didn't expect it to be so concise, and loved the humor. Autogrill rocks! Even the lesser roadside rests have good food.

[@abuzzaboveitaly]

Thank you so much, that is nice of you to say. We will look you up and share some likes and subscribes! We leave in a couple months for Sardinia, hope they have autogrills there too.

[@TheGreenHeartofItaly-fl3wv]

@@abuzzaboveitaly I hear the food there is particularly good. One of my favorite places, in Scandici, Nuovo Mexico, gets a lot of his ingredients from Sardinia. Enjoy! (And drive well)

[@abuzzaboveitaly]

Im looking forward to the food as well. Binging Sardinia videos on KZbin now. I would not expect a Sardinian restaurant in New Mexico! But Scandici sounds like an Italian name so maybe it fits.

[@TheGreenHeartofItaly-fl3wv]

@@abuzzaboveitaly maps.app.goo.gl/FskHwck5WkkR9wrV9 Antony. I think I'm going to drive up there for a bistecca.

[@TheGreenHeartofItaly-fl3wv]

@@abuzzaboveitaly It's not a Sardinian restaurant, but he gets most of his food from there. And it's weird, when he bought the restaurant it was indeed a mexican place, but Anthony is all Italian.

[@Sallylunn22]

I failed the Pop quiz 😢. BUT, BUT, BUT, excellent video, concise and no nonsense. Appreciate 🥰 Subscribed! keep.more.coming

[@abuzzaboveitaly]

Looking at it, that quiz is pretty tricky. Glad you liked it, working on next one now. I am not fast at making them :(

[@Orbit353]

Sign at 03:28 is not "Exciting" but rather "Attention" or "Danger". It is often combined with a text sign (in Italian) to give more detail, although not in the example in the video. Thus drive with extra caution and care when seeing this sign.

[@abuzzaboveitaly]

Yes very true - the “exciting” was an attempt at humor.

[@leighevans1489]

That was so clear and concise . Oops I failed the pop quiz - lol!

[@abuzzaboveitaly]

Glad you liked it! We have failed “quizzes” like that road quite a few times. After a bit we look around wondering why there are no other cars and why everyone is staring at us. Then we do the slow drive of shame trying to get out of there.

[@leighevans1489]

@@abuzzaboveitaly lol. My now ex husband and I managed to get 2 speeding tickets driving in France lol

[@FortunateXpat]

Pro tips for driving in Italy… 1. Never put your phone down. And remember, texting while driving is a skill that needs to be practiced. 2. Drive as fast and reckless as possible. When you see pedestrians or bicyclists on the road, don’t slow down. Try to see how dangerously close you can get without hitting them. Especially at crosswalks. The same rule applies to driving near motorcyclists on the autostrada. 3. When entering a roadway or intersection, never look in the direction of the oncoming traffic. Only look in the direction that you want to drive. If there’s traffic, block the oncoming cars and wait until there is an opening in the lane you need. And of course, never use your indicators. 4. Ignore all speed limits and stop signs. When at a traffic light, honk your horn as soon as the light turns green. Don’t be shy, horns are made for honking. 5. Parking. Make sure that when double parking you block as much traffic as possible. 6. If the car or motorcyclist in front of you is not going as fast as you want, be sure to tailgate at least a half meter from their bumper. Don’t forget to dangerously pass whenever possible, even on blind corners.

[@maximsarmanov]

Speed cameras shown around 2:30 are all fake. In fact in most regions there are no or almost no real ones

[@abuzzaboveitaly]

That’s funny, I had heard the same thing from someone else but mostly for the ones down south. Oh well better safe than sorry and it probably helps keep some of the drivers down to a sane speed.