Comments on: Cycling in Italy

By: Cycling Deaths in Italy « Shakespeare Politics and Italy Blog

Cycling Deaths in Italy « Shakespeare Politics and Italy Blog — Mon, 11 May 2009 07:50:21 +0000

[...] have had my own death defying experiences, such as when a motorist tried to drive through me in front of my house. I could recount lots of anecdotes about pointlessly dangerous maneuvers, serving only to feed the [...]

By: Cycling with Ferrari « Shakespeare Politics and Italy Blog

Cycling with Ferrari « Shakespeare Politics and Italy Blog — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:06:31 +0000

[...] my recent encounter with a group of Ferrari Californias during my usual bike ride, I discovered that Ferrari is holding the official test drives and press previews of the new [...]

By: barbaraland

barbaraland — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:26:23 +0000

Bad adventure at the end!! but at least you saw two new Ferraris! So… it is not so bad “Cycling in Italy”

By: shakespearepolitics

shakespearepolitics — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 07:08:07 +0000

105:

Off your feet or off the pedals?

By: shimano105

shimano105 — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:59:50 +0000

Happy to read that you survived. I took off my shoes the last time this happened to me and banged the cleats against the car.

By: shakespearepolitics

shakespearepolitics — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:45:51 +0000

Rob:

I’d love to say get out your Rabobank kit and give it a go but cycling can be scary anywhere (although I’m sure there are more bike paths in Holland). Even I didn’t get a bike until we moved out of the big city. When I arrived in Italy I began scouting out all the glamourous racing bikes but then I saw what the traffic was like and it broke my heart.

Another good argument for a driving post would be the persistent refusal of the locals to use their turn signals…

By: Rob

Rob — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:31:40 +0000

Italians do not know how to drive – there is no other possible conclusion. Glad to see you’re OK. One of these days I need to write about driving here as well, and about parking, or rather: dumping your vehicle anywhere you like.
That’s a good-looking cycling outfit, by the way. I would of course go for Rabobank team colours, but I am not sure if I want to get a bike, because of the safety. In Holland, needless to say, I always had a bike.

By: shakespearepolitics

shakespearepolitics — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:17:16 +0000

Eeek, indeed. It was pretty scary actually.

By: Cycling » News from the neighborhood(s): A mixed bag for bike-friendliness

Cycling » News from the neighborhood(s): A mixed bag for bike-friendliness — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:11:32 +0000

[...] Cycling in ItalyThe area where I live is one of the cycling meccas of southern Italy and there are many cycling tourists from around the world, especially in the spring, who want to chat about the local routes when we meet along the roads. … [...]

By: taze1

taze1 — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 06:34:18 +0000

Eek, sorry to hear about the bad driver exp. Glad you’re ok.