Greeks and Freaks

In our 7500+ km of driving thus far I have dealt with a myriad of driving styles and road conditions - all this while learning the local unwritten rules of the road on the fly. In summary, all Eastern Europeans drive way too fast (don’t worry parents, I’ve remained a prudent driver in spite of all the chaos on the road!). The Slovaks, Czechs and Austrians are all aggressive yet efficient, the Slovenians are a little more timid than there northerly neighbours, the Croatians and Bosniaks are reckless but civilized, the Montenegrins and Albanians have an obvious death wish, the Macedonians are skilled (but still have a death wish), and the Greeks and Turks create the impression that there is a war going on (and have a death wish, too). Check out the vid below to see how the Greeks turn a two lane highway into four lanes…strange that I never saw that familiar sign that is so ubiquitous in Canada: “DO NOT DRIVE ON PAVED SHOULDER”...

-G