Monday, October 29, 2012

Cars!

Ciao :)

There are a lot of different cars here. For the most part, they are very little because you mainly have to parallel park.

From what i have seen, there are a lot of Volkswagens  Toyotas, Fords, Nissons, Lancias, Fiats, Citroens, and Peugeots  These are the most popular ones, but of course, there are a ton of other brands!!! 

Like cars, there are a lot of different types of scooters. However, the best selling scooter brand is the Honda. :) Most people ride their scooters only when it is now raining, however, there are some crazy people that ride in any weather!!!


Here, the traffic lights are the same colors, but they are slightly different looking. I will post a couple pictures of what i mean! :)


The speed limits here on everyday roads are usually around 50-90 km/h. This is about 30-51 mph. However, everyone speeds for the most part. Since i arrived, i have not seen one person get pulled over. I have heard a lot of Ambulances, but have not seen a cop with its lights on. Parking/speeding tickets are usually somewhere are 100-200 Euros. 


Now, about gas. I cannot do the math considering it is extremely complicated ;) So i will just give you everything in Liters and Euros. 

A liter of gas is about 1.75 Euros. 
3.9 Liters equals one gallon.
1.75 Euros is about 2.30 American dollars.



I know that gas here is much, much more expensive that in is in America. That is why a lot of people rely on public transportation and/or scooters!! :)


 Stoplight. 
Crosswalk Light !! 


Thanks for reading!! :) 

~Shelby

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