Do French drivers have feisty Latin blood?
The Champs Elyses is a well known location to witness the erratic behavior of French drivers. Ever since I was a boy the notion that French drivers are the Worlds most erratic has always been at the center of the odd stereotyped joke. But looking at the driving attitudes in countries like Italy where red lights are considered as street decorations, or India whose recent rise in car sales has created havoc on their city’s roads, are never mentioned. Admittedly, the French driving style is rather unconventional and borderline obnoxious in comparison to the unwritten script of civilized laws the British seem to obey. Getting behind the wheel of a car in France inherently means you are out to kill, swerve, under-cut your fellow drivers. The horn is a compulsory part of the mind games that take place when trying to intimidate the old lady or recently qualified driver who seems to be in the wrong lane. Patience goes out the window and sheer folly takes control. In Britain, apart from a few i
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