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[unique_earthling]

A guide to driving in CYPRUS...



1. Indicators will give away your next move. A confident Cypriot driver
avoids using them.

2. Under no circumstance should you maintain a safe distance between you and the car in front of you, because somebody else will fill in the
space, putting you in an even more dangerous situation.

3. The faster you drive through a red light, the less chance you have of
getting hit.

4. Never get in the way of an older car that needs extensive bodywork,
especially with WW, MO or MH plates. With no insurance, the other
operator probably has nothing to lose.

5. Braking is to be done as hard and late as possible to
ensure that your ABS kicks in, giving a vigorous, foot massage as the
brake pedal violently pulsates. For those of you without ABS, it's a
chance to strengthen your leg muscles.

6. Never pass on the right when you can pass on the left. It's a good
way to prepare other drivers entering the motorway.

7. Speed limits are arbitrary figures, given only as a suggestion and
are not enforceable in Cyprus during rush hour.

8. Always brake and rubberneck when you see an accident or
even someone changing a tyre. This is seen as a sign of
respect for the victim.

9. Learn to swerve abruptly without signalling. Cyprus is the home of
high-speed slalom driving thanks to the Department of Public Works,
which puts potholes in key locations to test drivers' reflexes and keep
them alert!

10. It is tradition in Cyprus to honk your horn at cars in front of you
that do not move three milliseconds after the light turns green.

11. To avoid injury in the event of a collision or rollover,
it is important to exit your vehicle through the windscreen right away.
Wearing your seat belt will only impede your hi-velocity escape from
danger.

12. Remember that the goal of every Cypriot driver is to get ahead of the
pack by whatever means necessary.

13. WARNING! Never come to a complete stop at a stop sign. No one
expects it and it will result in you being rear-ended

[miltiades]

I think I will take you for a drive when Im next in cyprus !!!

[unique_earthling]

your on...

[Natty]

A guide to driving in CYPRUS...



1. Indicators will give away your next move. A confident Cypriot driver
avoids using them.

2. Under no circumstance should you maintain a safe distance between you and the car in front of you, because somebody else will fill in the
space, putting you in an even more dangerous situation.

3. The faster you drive through a red light, the less chance you have of
getting hit.

4. Never get in the way of an older car that needs extensive bodywork,
especially with WW, MO or MH plates. With no insurance, the other
operator probably has nothing to lose.

5. Braking is to be done as hard and late as possible to
ensure that your ABS kicks in, giving a vigorous, foot massage as the
brake pedal violently pulsates. For those of you without ABS, it's a
chance to strengthen your leg muscles.

6. Never pass on the right when you can pass on the left. It's a good
way to prepare other drivers entering the motorway.

7. Speed limits are arbitrary figures, given only as a suggestion and
are not enforceable in Cyprus during rush hour.

8. Always brake and rubberneck when you see an accident or
even someone changing a tyre. This is seen as a sign of
respect for the victim.

9. Learn to swerve abruptly without signalling. Cyprus is the home of
high-speed slalom driving thanks to the Department of Public Works,
which puts potholes in key locations to test drivers' reflexes and keep
them alert!

10. It is tradition in Cyprus to honk your horn at cars in front of you
that do not move three milliseconds after the light turns green.

11. To avoid injury in the event of a collision or rollover,
it is important to exit your vehicle through the windscreen right away.
Wearing your seat belt will only impede your hi-velocity escape from
danger.

12. Remember that the goal of every Cypriot driver is to get ahead of the
pack by whatever means necessary.

13. WARNING! Never come to a complete stop at a stop sign. No one
expects it and it will result in you being rear-ended

Oh how right you are!!!!

[Natty]

I think I will take you for a drive when Im next in cyprus !!!

Can I tag along?? I'd love to check out Mildiades's driving!! To see how a true Cypriot drives!!

[MACKAM1955]

Hey you forgot useing mobile phones when driving and is motorcyclists of high power machines wareing there helmets on their elbows is the law I think?.

[reportfromcyprus]

Bang on.

Another rule, hang your right hand out of the window, complete with a burning cigarette, and slouch down in your seat as low as possible.

This maximises one's potential for inattention to the road, and leaves one's left hand free to hold the mobile for the argument with girlfriend #3.

Steering is therefore accomplished by hugging the steering wheel between one's knees.

[Radio]

The right hand waving out of the driver's window should not be mistaken for a hand signal; the driver has just picked his nose and is trying to shake the bogey off his finger.

[NeverSayGoodbye]

The helmet on the elbow Eric is so they can pick up all the pieces after they crash..you know fingers..toes..

[miltiades]

Natty I learned my driving in the UK during the good old days , 1967 , when most drivers tried to blend in with the generally good English drivers. Now that English drivers are trying to blend in with all the bloody immigrants from third world countries , the driving is invariably not so good , but in comparison to the abysmal driving of my fellow Cypriots , then the UK drivers are far better.