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[miltiades]

What annoys me most is speeding. Even at the Enaerios car park they drive in at high speeds. A few days back when a young guy entered in a Mercedes sports doing at leadt 30 , i approached him and told him off in perfect Cypriot. Must admit he responded very politely calling me Kirie.
He knew that i stood for no nonsense.
It is one aspect of cyprus that i find abhorent.
My daughter always tells me to ignore them and to be careful as someone might .....give me a bunch of fives.
You can not teach an old dog new tricks ad they say so I will fucking tell them off.

[Pyrpolizer]

The driving in Cyprus is horrendous. Disregarding a red light because is early morning and no cars coming is a violation og traffic regulations, its also indicative of the mentality that most drivers have. No courtecy to other drivers, incessant use of fucking mobiles, and a general need to drive fast and furiusly regardless of road conditions.
I love Cyprus but i abhore the diabolical driving habits. Today i saw two crushes, just could not fathom out how the fuck could two cars collide on a main road, then again both drivers were either going fast, tbey all do, or wete on the fucking mobiles.. Mate no excuse for incompetent drivers in a hurry to get from A to G ( grave).
I can only compare cypriot driving to that that I witnessed in Accra some years back.
There is NO civilized country in the world that permits going through red lights.

The USA must be a not civilized country then just to name one...

[Pyrpolizer]

The driving in Cyprus is horrendous. Disregarding a red light because is early morning and no cars coming is a violation og traffic regulations, its also indicative of the mentality that most drivers have. No courtecy to other drivers, incessant use of fucking mobiles, and a general need to drive fast and furiusly regardless of road conditions.
I love Cyprus but i abhore the diabolical driving habits. Today i saw two crushes, just could not fathom out how the fuck could two cars collide on a main road, then again both drivers were either going fast, tbey all do, or wete on the fucking mobiles.. Mate no excuse for incompetent drivers in a hurry to get from A to G ( grave).
I can only compare cypriot driving to that that I witnessed in Accra some years back.
There is NO civilized country in the world that permits going through red lights.

Wait till you try a roundabout!!! The Cypriots are clueless. Where else in Europe would you find drivers going from the outside lane (closest to the roundabout centre) to turn left across two lanes of traffic and then get upset when they find a vehicle is between them and the exit? Another entertainment is watching them joining the highway...... instead of speeding up to match the speed of the traffic ..... many slow down and treat it as a road junction.

The problem in Cyprus is the very poor level of driving instruction and a very low thresh hold to pass the test!

Turn left relative to the current position, or turn left relative to the position they were at entering the round about?
On entering the round about you may take the right lane and exit left on the 2nd point still holding the right lane...
Regardless I agree many people are totally confused. Why? Many reasons, one of which is that there are so many round abouts at which you may enter from 2 lanes, and surprise-surprise the exit point is only ONE lane!! Bad design, because of many reasons...

[Londonrake]

I've seen more accidents on roundabouts than anywhere else here I think. Invariably the same scenario. Everybody looking right, to spot the fleeting opportunities to enter. Driver in front believes they see a chance and moves off, then thinks the better of it, pausing. Meanwhile, driver behind, seeing the lead go, concentrates exclusively on traffic from the right, shoots off, only of course to discover, (whack!), .............

I don't even look to the right now until driver A is on the roundabout. That didn't stop me getting hit up the arse a couple of months ago whilst totally stationary by an idiot who saw an approaching gap and shoved the pedal to the floor. And yes - he was on his phone!

[miltiades]

Im not aware that in the USA going through red lights is ....legal. Mate there is no logical reason as to why anyone would disregard the Red lights. This malpractice does not only hugely annoy me it makes me bloody mad. Fast drivers in town ate a fucking memace, they should, for the safety of others be punished and have their deadly " weapon" confiscated and given a gour legged mode of transport.

Driving aside., i must confess i have decided to ignore thsse parasites and continue to the end my now found utter happiness
On the Paradise Island of Cyprus. Ten eeeks hete now and my " honeymoon" continues , invigorated and intense beyond all of my expectations.

[Robin Hood]

Pyrpolizer:

On entering the round about you may take the right lane and exit left on the 2nd point still holding the right lane...

........... and that thinking is why the Cypriots have so many accidents at roudabouts!

The first part of the sentence is correct ......... but the second half is wrong, badly wrong which is why I say the Cypriots are taught to drive so badly.

As you go around the centre island you spiral outward from the outer lane toward the left so that by the time you reach your exit you can mesh with other traffic also turning left into that exit. This is also one of the reasons you do not take a roundabout on the limits of tyre adhesion as once again, many Cypriots do!

One clown doing what you suggest causes accidents. You NEVER turn across all the inner lanes from the outside lane to take a left turn whether you are on the Highway, a main road, a side road or a roundabout. On a roundabout you spiral out ..... at a constant speed say around 30kph ...... not swing left from outside lane to left exit at 60kph+ in one action!

Try it ......... and see how upset some Cypriots get when you happen to be blocking their way whilst in the middle lane moving toward the inner lane to take the next exit.

[miltiades]

In my opinion, formulated many years ago, not just the last 10 weeks, is that Cyprus requires a radical reappraisal of the standards of driving and road usage. Education is in dire need to instill in drivers the purpose of driving and hopefully the next generation of drivers will no longer be " seduced" by speed and and road non awareness.

[Kikapu]

The driving in Cyprus is horrendous. Disregarding a red light because is early morning and no cars coming is a violation og traffic regulations, its also indicative of the mentality that most drivers have. No courtecy to other drivers, incessant use of fucking mobiles, and a general need to drive fast and furiusly regardless of road conditions.
I love Cyprus but i abhore the diabolical driving habits. Today i saw two crushes, just could not fathom out how the fuck could two cars collide on a main road, then again both drivers were either going fast, tbey all do, or wete on the fucking mobiles.. Mate no excuse for incompetent drivers in a hurry to get from A to G ( grave).
I can only compare cypriot driving to that that I witnessed in Accra some years back.
There is NO civilized country in the world that permits going through red lights.

The USA must be a not civilized country then just to name one...

The USA right turn on red is great and works well, however, one must stop first at the red light, and then turn right if it's safe and clear of other cars coming from the left. Cars coming from the left on the main road has the right of way over Red Light turn cars.

The red light turn rule is not all the time. At some junctions it will say "No Turn on Red".

They are talking about allowing bicycles to make a Red Light turn as of next year in Switzerland. I will be happy with that.

[Pyrpolizer]

Pyrpolizer:

On entering the round about you may take the right lane and exit left on the 2nd point still holding the right lane...

........... and that thinking is why the Cypriots have so many accidents at roudabouts!

The first part of the sentence is correct ......... but the second half is wrong, badly wrong which is why I say the Cypriots are taught to drive so badly.

What do you mean is wrong?? Here's a round about sign in Cyprus indicating clearly that you can hold either the right or left lane to go straight.Going straight relative to the entering point means that you have to turn left as soon as you pass the 1st exit point.
The rule is that on the first case you will have to exit on the left lane, and in the second case on the right lane. That's all!

[miltiades]

Going through red lights in the early hours of the morning is by no means the main constituent of accidents but it's a contributing element also indicative of lack of road discipline.
The main constituent is excessive, irresponsible speed followed by mobile phone usage and ignorance of road awareness.

Enough of that, let me tell you about the puppie i found in the middle of the road on May the 9th.I named the puppie George and within days he became a lovable pet . Alas i could not keep George in the appartment coupled with my wishes to travel for days on the island to acquaint my self with every village every town on the island.

George is now with a wonderful family in Paphos and has settled down nicely. Im kept informed of his progress on a daily basis, the family, husband, wife and a little girl are over the moon with George, they will not change the name as the puppie responds well to it.
I shall visit in a few weeks time with my daughter and grand children, all very fond of George.

Im so so happy that this adorable puppie now has a good home.