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Article: Coasting along towards Cagliari
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- August 27, 1994
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The last-minute rush to board the ferry to Carloforte was
competitive. Umpteen cars converged on the same space, every one of
them going backwards. My middle daughter's 16-year-old Sardinian
friend, Anna, had warned us that it would be like this. "Keep close
to us," she advised, "and drive like an Italian."
I managed to keep the back of my hired Fiat Panda less than a
tow-rope's length from her mother's Volkswagen as we edged towards
the ramp. An attempt by an Alfa Romeo to squeeze in between us was
staunchly repelled. The first rule of Italian driving is never,
under any circumstances, give way.
The second rule is to blast your horn at every opportunity. A
cacophany of horns sounded across ...