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Originally Posted by golfing eagles
To all those that are clamoring for more speed limit enforcement, consider this: Yesterday rode a bus from Sorrento to Florence. Without any probable cause the Italian police can stop the bus, board it to check that passengers are wearing their seat belts and check the driver’s “card”—an electronic record of how many hours he has driven and how much rest time.
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I drove in Italy for many years for a living.
Probably the only time the Polizia Locale stopped commercial vehicles to inspect records etc. was just before lunch, or rent day, then a few thousand Lira usually solved all problems.
Any traffic laws were beneath the dignity of the Carabinieri so you could ignore them when driving.
Can't believe the extremely efficient system of raising ready cash has altered that much over the years, unless the crooked gits are now accepting credit cards!