Again, on roman traffic, public transportation and parkings. Interesting, since this one is genuinely “seen from abroad”.
This is about how Romans get around on the roads. Plenty of people walk. And there is public transportation in the form of buses, trams, and the metro. I’ll cover that once I figure it out. The public transportation, that is. I am theoretically proficient at walking.
Everyone here drives. EVERYONE. Your grandmother, your teenagers, families with kids, soccer hooligans. Everyone. According to the internets, Rome has almost 2.9 million people. According to my unscientific observations, 92% of them drive. “But where do they all park??” you ask incredulously. I know. I’m still trying to figure this out. The best I can tell is they park (1) on top of each other and (2) wherever they can.
Up first, the motorini. There are crazy numbers of motos on the road. They zip in and out from between cars. They jostle for position at lights, blocking crosswalks. This seems like…
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