Spanish roundabouts
Discussion
I've been going to Benidorm for about ten years and it still amazes me to see drivers entering the roundabout in the right hand lane and cutting across exits while in the right hand lane. They usually keep the left indicator on, but how can you not know this is wrong? I haven't seen an accident yet, but you have to be ultra-careful when entering the roundabout in the left hand lane.
Edited by nsa on Friday 6th November 16:03
I've seen people parking on the roundabout to take photos of the VERY nice water features in the centre in Benidorm.
The Spanish also seem to have a morbid fascination with car crashes. Nearly every TVE news report has an item about how many car crashes there were over the weekend, and video from a local accident. My wife's family were flicking through the TV channels and there was some NASCAR footage with a guy who was trapped in his car in the centre of the track, and they watched the ambulances gather around the car for about five minutes until the driver clambered out of the car, then they continued flicking channels.
Something else I don't understand is how the Spanish seem not to buy automatic cars. My uncle in law is Spanish and works for Mercedes, and even he has a manual Mercedes E class! What's the point of buying a manual luxury Mercedes? I thought everybody knew that? I heard there's some kind of phobia about autos because they think they are expensive to repair.
I do love the country and the people though. Going back this Christmas. Anybody know where I can get Cuentame Como Paso on DVD with English subtitles? We've been watching it on the iPlayer equivalent and my wife loves it but my Spanish isn't good enough to follow it. I can't find a copy to download anywhere.
The Spanish also seem to have a morbid fascination with car crashes. Nearly every TVE news report has an item about how many car crashes there were over the weekend, and video from a local accident. My wife's family were flicking through the TV channels and there was some NASCAR footage with a guy who was trapped in his car in the centre of the track, and they watched the ambulances gather around the car for about five minutes until the driver clambered out of the car, then they continued flicking channels.
Something else I don't understand is how the Spanish seem not to buy automatic cars. My uncle in law is Spanish and works for Mercedes, and even he has a manual Mercedes E class! What's the point of buying a manual luxury Mercedes? I thought everybody knew that? I heard there's some kind of phobia about autos because they think they are expensive to repair.
I do love the country and the people though. Going back this Christmas. Anybody know where I can get Cuentame Como Paso on DVD with English subtitles? We've been watching it on the iPlayer equivalent and my wife loves it but my Spanish isn't good enough to follow it. I can't find a copy to download anywhere.
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