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[Paphitis]

Yes of course.

Everyone in the UK wears a seatbelt. They also leave their little babies at shopping centres or at somebodies door step because they can't cope, but at least they properly restrain the baby in a baby seat on the way to its dumping ground...

How awful Cyprus must be for you!

You'd prefer to pretend that drivers in UK aren't far safer and Cypriots drive just fine then?

The UK has far better road conditions than Cyprus and that is all there is to it.

The reason why you are complaining is probably due to your lack of driving skill and ability to adapt to our traffic and road conditions.

Cypriots drive the way they do because it is a necessity for survival. If I was driving in Italy, I would not be driving like I do in Australia, because if I did I would be getting nowhere. I would drive more aggressively, probably push my way in when changing lanes etc.

This does not mean I'm not safe. It means I have adapted to the present road and traffic conditions and drive accordingly.

Cyprus is not the UK, and never will be, so get use to it or leave...

What are you talking about RE !! How many days or rather how many hours have spent behind the wheel on Cyprus roads , lets see during the last 15 years you visited Cyprus twice if I'm not mistaken , so you are an expert on Cypriot drivers are you !!!
Listen mate , Cyprus drivers , most of them , are not only a danger to themselves but to others too , their road sense is abysmal and their impatience behind the wheel is frightening !!

Been to Cyprus 5 times you numb skull... And this year will be my 6th trip. I also don't have an issue with driving when I visit other countries. I have hired cars in many countries and will drive right or left hand drive vehicles. I adapt quickly to drive to the conditions.

I have only ever had one accident, and that was in occupied Cyprus. I got rear ended just north of Bogazi and for that I spent the whole day at Trikomo "police station". I even had to write my own traffic accident report because the "police officer" as not very proficient at using computers. Overall, it was a very scary afternoon as I thought I was in a lot of trouble.

I never criticise the way people drive in the countries I visit. I just learn to deal with it and adapt to the conditions and drive accordingly with due care.

I believe that is the issue here. Many people just won't adapt to Cypriot road conditions and just complain. Heaven forbid if the same individuals drove in Greece, or Italy. They think that driving a car in Greece, Italy or Cyprus should be the same as the UK...

[miltiades]

Some advice from the British Foreign office when visiting Cyprus !!
""Road Travel

Short-term visitors and tourists are permitted to drive on UK driving licences. Cypriot driving regulations are similar to those of the UK and driving is on the left-hand side of the road. However, driving standards are poor. In 2007 there were 89 road deaths in Cyprus (source: DfT). This equates to 11.4 road deaths per 100,000 of population and compares to the UK average of 5.0 road deaths per 100,000 of population in 2007.""

More than double the number of fatalities from the UK , and Paphitis who has been in Cyprus 5 TIMES !!!
says there is nothing wrong with Cypriot driving.
Do know what mate , you are much more immature than I took you for , you have some strange views just look at this :"""Many people just won't adapt to Cypriot road conditions and just complain ""
So the next time I drive in Cyprus I shall drive along the seafront at 80 miles an hour , go through a few red lights , have my year old grandson on my lap , teaching him to drive , my 5 year grandaughter at the front seat right next to me , unbelted , while I'm talking to my daughter on my mobile telling her how good the kids are !!
Plonker !!

[Paphitis]

Some advice from the British Foreign office when visiting Cyprus !!
""Road Travel

Short-term visitors and tourists are permitted to drive on UK driving licences. Cypriot driving regulations are similar to those of the UK and driving is on the left-hand side of the road. However, driving standards are poor. In 2007 there were 89 road deaths in Cyprus (source: DfT). This equates to 11.4 road deaths per 100,000 of population and compares to the UK average of 5.0 road deaths per 100,000 of population in 2007.""

More than double the number of fatalities from the UK , and Paphitis who has been in Cyprus 5 TIMES !!!
says there is nothing wrong with Cypriot driving.
Do know what mate , you are much more immature than I took you for , you have some strange views just look at this :"""Many people just won't adapt to Cypriot road conditions and just complain ""
So the next time I drive in Cyprus I shall drive along the seafront at 80 miles an hour , go through a few red lights , have my year old grandson on my lap , teaching him to drive , my 5 year grandaughter at the front seat right next to me , unbelted , while I'm talking to my daughter on my mobile telling her how good the kids are !!
Plonker !!

Oh dear. Sometimes I do wonder as to the inner workings of your brain. You have difficulties in comprehending even basic English and here I am just nodding my head and trying to reconcile your minuscule brain capacity or IQ on your excessive drinking habit....

I geuss today, you must be well and truly on your second bottle, so I say cheers to you but advise you to not post anymore whilst under the influence, because I can't bear to see an old man make a fool of himself. But if you choose to disregard my sound advice, then I shall also advise you to not drive in your present state of mind because I just don't want to hear that you have hurt yourself.

The statistics above indicate absolutely nothing. They certainly do not prove that Cypriot drivers are less safe than UK drivers because these statistics DO NOT take into consideration traffic and road conditions of the island, which no doubt cause many fatal accidents. The UK in comparison has a superior road network when compared to Cyprus and is therefore expected to have less fatalities.....

[miltiades]

Some advice from the British Foreign office when visiting Cyprus !!
""Road Travel

Short-term visitors and tourists are permitted to drive on UK driving licences. Cypriot driving regulations are similar to those of the UK and driving is on the left-hand side of the road. However, driving standards are poor. In 2007 there were 89 road deaths in Cyprus (source: DfT). This equates to 11.4 road deaths per 100,000 of population and compares to the UK average of 5.0 road deaths per 100,000 of population in 2007.""

More than double the number of fatalities from the UK , and Paphitis who has been in Cyprus 5 TIMES !!!
says there is nothing wrong with Cypriot driving.
Do know what mate , you are much more immature than I took you for , you have some strange views just look at this :"""Many people just won't adapt to Cypriot road conditions and just complain ""
So the next time I drive in Cyprus I shall drive along the seafront at 80 miles an hour , go through a few red lights , have my year old grandson on my lap , teaching him to drive , my 5 year grandaughter at the front seat right next to me , unbelted , while I'm talking to my daughter on my mobile telling her how good the kids are !!
Plonker !!

Oh dear. Sometimes I do wonder as to the inner workings of your brain. You have difficulties in comprehending even basic English and here I am just nodding my head and trying to reconcile your minuscule brain capacity or IQ on your excessive drinking habit....

I geuss today, you must be well and truly on your second bottle, so I say cheers to you but advise you to not post anymore whilst under the influence, because I can't bear to see an old man make a fool of himself. But if you choose to disregard my sound advice, then I shall also advise you to not drive in your present state of mind because I just don't want to hear that you have hurt yourself.

The statistics above indicate absolutely nothing. They certainly do not prove that Cypriot drivers are less safe than UK drivers because these statistics DO NOT take into consideration traffic and road conditions of the island, which no doubt cause many fatal accidents. The UK in comparison has a superior road network when compared to Cyprus and is therefore expected to have less fatalities.....

As per usual and in true form load of rubbish. POU DEN MPORI NA DERI TO GARO DERNI TO SAMA.
Plonker , accidents are high in Cyprus not because of bad road conditions , snow or ice forming , torrential rains , fog with poor visibility but solely because the Cypriot driver is one of the worst in Europe. Carefree attitude when driving , distracted continually by the use of mobile phones , some even read the newspaper while driving. Get it into your head , our young drivers are badly influenced by their parents , they in turn drive with the same carefree attitude as their parents do.
A car , more so among young males , is a state symbol , the more noise they make , the loudest screeching of brakes and the highest the speed determines the size of their dick .Stupid , undisciplined young morons.

[PARAMED]

Cyprus Mail To-day


A 29-YEAR-OLD motorist from Dromolaxia collided with a car driven by a 52-year-old on Limassol Avenue early yesterday morning, after running red lights, causing one car to overturn. The accident occurred at 6.45am at a crossing in the Kamares region. The car driven by the 29-year-old ran through red lights, hitting an oncoming car. The 29-year-old was treated for minor injuries at Larnaca’s A&E before being charged and released for traffic offences.

[miltiades]

Cyprus Mail To-day


A 29-YEAR-OLD motorist from Dromolaxia collided with a car driven by a 52-year-old on Limassol Avenue early yesterday morning, after running red lights, causing one car to overturn. The accident occurred at 6.45am at a crossing in the Kamares region. The car driven by the 29-year-old ran through red lights, hitting an oncoming car. The 29-year-old was treated for minor injuries at Larnaca’s A&E before being charged and released for traffic offences.

As the young driver would say , why stop at red lights at 6.45am !!! In fact why stop at red lights at all .
On average I visit Cyprus about 6- 7 times a year for 4 - 5 days at a time , and have been doing so for more than 10 years now . I have a car in Cyprus and I do drive . Every single "accident "that I witnessed has been NOT an accident ie one that unforeseen circumstances have caused it to happen but a collision due entirely on one party or both being accountable in causing the accident .
On one occasion on October 28th street , by the sea , I witnessed a crush involving 4 vehicles going on to the rear end of each other. It was hilarious to watch the drivers each blaming each other . I was not amused when driver number 2 turned out to be my dear daughter !!!

[New to Cyprus]

I believe that is the issue here. Many people just won't adapt to Cypriot road conditions and just complain. Heaven forbid if the same individuals drove in Greece, or Italy. They think that driving a car in Greece, Italy or Cyprus should be the same as the UK...

Yes, the country's Ministry of Transportation should endeavor to make the country a safer place to drive in.

You epitomize exactly what is wrong with driving in Cyprus, and why there are so many aggressive drivers with no regard for others on the roads - the "Stay the hell out of my way," in-your-face, screw-the-other-guy attitude that is prevalent in Cyprus.

[Paphitis]

I believe that is the issue here. Many people just won't adapt to Cypriot road conditions and just complain. Heaven forbid if the same individuals drove in Greece, or Italy. They think that driving a car in Greece, Italy or Cyprus should be the same as the UK...

Yes, the country's Ministry of Transportation should endeavor to make the country a safer place to drive in.

You epitomize exactly what is wrong with driving in Cyprus, and why there are so many aggressive drivers with no regard for others on the roads - the "Stay the hell out of my way," in-your-face, screw-the-other-guy attitude that is prevalent in Cyprus.

I epitomise nothing but will adapt to the road conditions.

Our Ministry of Transport does make our roads as safe as possible, but it is still impossible to build motorways like the ones in England, because Cypriot cities are centuries old and have very narrow streets. You just can't knock down a whole city and start again.

Everything in Cyprus works perfectly, and the last thing we need are some foreigners telling us what to do.

[Paphitis]

Some advice from the British Foreign office when visiting Cyprus !!
""Road Travel

Short-term visitors and tourists are permitted to drive on UK driving licences. Cypriot driving regulations are similar to those of the UK and driving is on the left-hand side of the road. However, driving standards are poor. In 2007 there were 89 road deaths in Cyprus (source: DfT). This equates to 11.4 road deaths per 100,000 of population and compares to the UK average of 5.0 road deaths per 100,000 of population in 2007.""

More than double the number of fatalities from the UK , and Paphitis who has been in Cyprus 5 TIMES !!!
says there is nothing wrong with Cypriot driving.
Do know what mate , you are much more immature than I took you for , you have some strange views just look at this :"""Many people just won't adapt to Cypriot road conditions and just complain ""
So the next time I drive in Cyprus I shall drive along the seafront at 80 miles an hour , go through a few red lights , have my year old grandson on my lap , teaching him to drive , my 5 year grandaughter at the front seat right next to me , unbelted , while I'm talking to my daughter on my mobile telling her how good the kids are !!
Plonker !!

Oh dear. Sometimes I do wonder as to the inner workings of your brain. You have difficulties in comprehending even basic English and here I am just nodding my head and trying to reconcile your minuscule brain capacity or IQ on your excessive drinking habit....

I geuss today, you must be well and truly on your second bottle, so I say cheers to you but advise you to not post anymore whilst under the influence, because I can't bear to see an old man make a fool of himself. But if you choose to disregard my sound advice, then I shall also advise you to not drive in your present state of mind because I just don't want to hear that you have hurt yourself.

The statistics above indicate absolutely nothing. They certainly do not prove that Cypriot drivers are less safe than UK drivers because these statistics DO NOT take into consideration traffic and road conditions of the island, which no doubt cause many fatal accidents. The UK in comparison has a superior road network when compared to Cyprus and is therefore expected to have less fatalities.....

As per usual and in true form load of rubbish. POU DEN MPORI NA DERI TO GARO DERNI TO SAMA.
Plonker , accidents are high in Cyprus not because of bad road conditions , snow or ice forming , torrential rains , fog with poor visibility but solely because the Cypriot driver is one of the worst in Europe. Carefree attitude when driving , distracted continually by the use of mobile phones , some even read the newspaper while driving. Get it into your head , our young drivers are badly influenced by their parents , they in turn drive with the same carefree attitude as their parents do.
A car , more so among young males , is a state symbol , the more noise they make , the loudest screeching of brakes and the highest the speed determines the size of their dick .Stupid , undisciplined young morons.

BULLSHIT!

There are more accidents in Cyprus due to the road and traffic conditions and nothing more.

I dare you to prove otherwise.

[Paphitis]

You fool !!!!

Foolish are those that make silly assumptions, generalisations about Cypriot, Greek, Italian or Indonesian drivers and compare their accident statistics with countries like the UK....

The road and traffic conditions are not the same, and to make blanket statements such as Cypriot, Greek, Italian, or Indonesian drivers are unsafe is just downright STUPID!