On driving a car
I drove a rental car through Sicily and, yes, driving there is an experience not easy forgotten. The main rule seems to be: when you saw me, i may enter the road. Pretending not to see did work in most cases. On the positive side: Italian drivers do watch the traffic closely. And they do look good. I didn't mind driving in the cities: the traffic is so slow that nothing worse than a bump can happen to you: be insured. Also, the highways are easy - except for the exits (from 140 to 40 in 2.1 seconds...) and entrances. The exit to Palermo from Syracusa, for instance, is only mentioned about 100 meters in advance. There is a more important exit for a industrial area first. I checked the important entrances and exits using Google Maps and the pictures there.
