Quote de um tópico estrangeiro sobre a sinistralidade em Portugal:
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Eu acho a 1ª afirmação a bold particularmente chocante... porque é verdade.
A 2ª a bold é a constatação de que a sinistralidade também impede que entre mais dinheiro do estrangeiro. Certamente a empresa dele não será a única a recusar vir para o Portugal, por causa disto.
E a 3ª refere um dos maiores problemas que temos em Portugal a nível de segurança... tailgating! O viajar colado ao gajo da frente, normalmente a velocidades muito elevadas.
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citação:jcpr - I am used to it having driven there for many years and for a third world country the driving's actually quite good - the only places where I've been more scared in and around cars are Eastern Turkey (more to do with guns really) and mainland China, where at least there's a police force that commands some kind of respect.
It has the worst road traffic accident death statistics in Europe, even post integration of the eastern bloc countries in central europe.
It's the only place I've driven where people will actually have a high speed accident just to prove their point, where men drink a bottle of wine and a brandy with their lunch at motorway service stations and where 180kph traffic mixes with lorries doing 60kph on two lane motorways with non-existent policing.
However, the police will stop you and check your paperwork, which is reassuring, so I'm sure the road toll will start coming down soon.
British road safety statistics have even shown a significant fatality increase locally in areas with a high Portuguese migrant worker population - I think from memory there's a spot in Lincolnshire somwhere where this is well proven, and suggestive trends exist in several places
It has the worst road traffic accident death statistics in Europe, even post integration of the eastern bloc countries in central europe.
It's the only place I've driven where people will actually have a high speed accident just to prove their point, where men drink a bottle of wine and a brandy with their lunch at motorway service stations and where 180kph traffic mixes with lorries doing 60kph on two lane motorways with non-existent policing.
However, the police will stop you and check your paperwork, which is reassuring, so I'm sure the road toll will start coming down soon.
British road safety statistics have even shown a significant fatality increase locally in areas with a high Portuguese migrant worker population - I think from memory there's a spot in Lincolnshire somwhere where this is well proven, and suggestive trends exist in several places
citação:Well, although sometimes I feel like agreeing with you, Portugal isn't really a 3rd world country.
Try driving in Rome to see the state your elise ends up.
It doesn't have the worst traffic death statistics... Greece beats us even on that one.
For the rest, you're pretty much on the spot.
Try driving in Rome to see the state your elise ends up.
It doesn't have the worst traffic death statistics... Greece beats us even on that one.
For the rest, you're pretty much on the spot.
citação:As I said before - I am used to it
Have driven in Portugal pretty well every year for the past 20 years and cycled 1000's miles there as well. I'm not talking about little dings and dents - Paris is worse than Lisbon for that and Portuguese drivers are on average quite skilled. I think if you look at deaths per road mile travelled you'll find it's worse than Greece
I didn't say it's a third world country, just that the driving there wouldn't be bad for a third world country
I used to work for a very safety conscious company and I had to reject suggestions that we hold conferences etc in Portugal because of the dangers of road transport - if our MDs reject SYdney buses and taxis on safety ground I figured they really weren't ready for Portugal (their standards not mine).
Quite aside from all that, welcome and hi! I'm sure if you could find roads that weren't 50% potholes, carpeted with tailgating Audis or littered with donkey carts a Liz'd be a great car to have there
Have driven in Portugal pretty well every year for the past 20 years and cycled 1000's miles there as well. I'm not talking about little dings and dents - Paris is worse than Lisbon for that and Portuguese drivers are on average quite skilled. I think if you look at deaths per road mile travelled you'll find it's worse than Greece
I didn't say it's a third world country, just that the driving there wouldn't be bad for a third world country
I used to work for a very safety conscious company and I had to reject suggestions that we hold conferences etc in Portugal because of the dangers of road transport - if our MDs reject SYdney buses and taxis on safety ground I figured they really weren't ready for Portugal (their standards not mine).
Quite aside from all that, welcome and hi! I'm sure if you could find roads that weren't 50% potholes, carpeted with tailgating Audis or littered with donkey carts a Liz'd be a great car to have there
A 2ª a bold é a constatação de que a sinistralidade também impede que entre mais dinheiro do estrangeiro. Certamente a empresa dele não será a única a recusar vir para o Portugal, por causa disto.
E a 3ª refere um dos maiores problemas que temos em Portugal a nível de segurança... tailgating! O viajar colado ao gajo da frente, normalmente a velocidades muito elevadas.
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