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Some of the points listed on here are really harmful to tourism.

http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/travel-and-liv ... ope/cyprus

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that was my favourite lol


Driving standards are poor. You should drive with care and caution. See the Road Travel section of this advice.

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And?

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And?

Information states that Cypriots cannot drive....

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And?

Information states that Cypriots cannot drive....

Neither can women!

[kafenes]

[Get Real!]

"There is an underlying threat from terrorism. Attacks, although unlikely, could be indiscriminate, including in places frequented by expatriates and foreign travellers."

Says the mother of terrorism...

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Around 1.3 million British nationals visit Cyprus every year (Source: Cyprus Tourist Organisation). Most visits are trouble-free. 529 British nationals required consular assistance in Cyprus in the period 01 April 2008 – 31 March -2009 for the following types of incident; deaths (149 cases);

149 British tourists died in a year??? Did their plane crush or something??

[Me Ed]

I think this article is very polite when it comes to driving standards in Cyprus - they are shocking.

Cypriots should go back to riding donkeys, bacause at least the ass has the good sence to stop when it sees danger ...

... unlike the asses driving cars in Cyprus!

[Gasman]

Perhaps they should make all new Cypriot drivers watch this:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=-qvXbIenivk[/youtube]

Are they taught when learning to drive that you only stop at the red light after at least 3 cars in front of you have ignored it?

Figures show that more people die in road accidents in Cyprus than in almost any other European country.

This, from Virtual Tourist website, seems to sum it up:

How to drive like a Cypriot:

+ Always be on your mobile.

+ If a traffic light is on red, ignore it.

+ If you do have to stop at red, stop with your car all the way over the white line.

+ While at the red light, creep constantly forward.

+ If you're at red behind someone who did stop at the white line (a tourist) blare your horn at them if they don't start moving before the light goes green.

+ At blind junctions with mandatory STOP signs, drive straight out without stopping.

+ Or looking.

+ Ignore all speed limits, they're only for tourists.

+ In areas with mandatory NO OVERTAKING signs, ignore them and overtake. Force the oncoming traffic up onto the pavement or into a ditch.

+ Don't drive along steadily in slow traffic (assuming overtaking is absolutely impossible). Wait for a 10m gap to open up then floor the accelerator like an F1 car off the grid, before stamping on the brakes again to avoid hitting the traffic in front.

+ Buy a left-hand drive car so that you can't see what's coming towards you when you pull out to overtake a bus.

+ Watch the oncoming traffic veer into a ditch when you do pull out.

And this is just from one week's driving over there!

And when you discuss the problem with Cypriots they agree and laugh about it?