anchoress

Apparently Dursey Island which also has no bridge has lots of abandoned cars throughout.

It's an interesting point that you make about the age of drivers getting their first permit in Ireland. Over the years, I have talked to a number of folks that didn't drive until well into their 30s. That is just about unheard of in the States. I have one friend who waited until his late 20s to do so. He was terrified on his first trip on the interstate (motorway). He didn't get the license until his wife's baby was due. He felt he needed to respond quickly in case of an emergency. Taking the baby on the bus to the hospital seemed a bad idea.

He had survived as a free lance musician in Denver, a city with pretty poor public transit, (especially at the time) by using public transit. He was definitely the exception not the rule. All the while, he was becoming one the better known jazz trumpeters in the country.

Bill

Bill; all the kids here drive. Most of them drink too, which is why they are dying like lemmings. Although the red car that turned right ahead of me last week without glancing ahead, missing us by inches, was driven by a sweet little white haired old lady:) Probably an American in a hire car!!