Driving in Spain/Portugal
I've heard lots of warnings about how bad the driving is in Southern Spain and Portugal. I survived driving in Sicily last summer - is it possible it could be any worse than that??
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You'll probably survive driving in Spain & Portugal, too. I did. However, statistically, Portugal is by far the most dangerous country in Western Europe to drive in.
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Spain is really quite easy -- not much different than on similar roads in the US. Portugal is a completely different story. Drivers seem like maniacs -- particularly the large truck drivers. There are few discernable "rules of the road" in Portugal -- so stay alert and drive defensively.
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We had no problems driving in Spain or Portugal except in Lisbon itself. But because we're used to driving in San Francisco even that wasn't too bad.
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Then try driving in Italy, if you say it's bad in Portugal.
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