Leiter Reports 2008-07-07
The Driving Cultures of Southern Europe
When we landed in Geneva about a month ago, our driver, who knew that we would be driving also to Italy, France, and Spain, offered the following memorable observation about drivers in Southern Europe: "The Italians are unconscious, and the...
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