Rant for the day....Italians have to be the worst drivers in the world! They take a stop sign as a suggestion that only needs to be considered, rather than adhered too. Today I was running and as I was crossing an intersection a car pulled into it not looking straight ahead, but instead only to the right resulting in him not seeing me even though I was directing in front of his car. Who drives into an intersection without looking in both directions before pulling into it? Italians! I would have been happy if he just looked straight ahead because then he would have seen me. Is it too much to ask that someone who is driving through an intersection first check to make sure that there is not someone or something ahead of them in the intersection? Lucky for me the driver was going slow enough that I managed to pound my hands on the hood of his car loud enough to startle him. I had the superwoman pose with both hands spread on the hood of the car as if I could stop it. Seems funny now, but was not at the time. I am sure that I had a look of terror on my face as I thought for sure I was going down. He managed to brake fast enough for me to stay on my feet. He seemed shocked that there might be someone or something in front of him. But not shocked enough to apologize for almost running over me. No, instead he gave me a wave and carried on as I stood there with my heart pounding. To all Italian drivers....STOP means STOP!!!!!!
