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Driving From Rome to Amalfi
"K" wrote in message ... Tom wrote: My wife and I will be driving from Rome to Amalfi in July. Curious as to how easy it is to make this drive and also the time involved. We will be renting a car at the Rome airport. Thanks for any input! Driving is doable, and the road along the Amalfi coast is a great drive if you have a small, nimble car and a lot of nerve. Possibly more nerve by bus: parts of the vehicle overhang the edge of the road. -- Bartc |
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Driving From Rome to Amalfi
On Thu, 20 May 2010 12:13:09 +0100, "tim...."
wrote: Why do you need a lot of nerve? You do not. Its just a mildly winding road. However from the reactions you get from some Americans, they are not used to this. -- Mike Flying a couple London/New York just once equals a whole years driving in a medium car in carbon terms. |
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Driving From Rome to Amalfi
On Thu, 20 May 2010 12:13:09 +0100, "tim...."
wrote: Driving is doable, and the road along the Amalfi coast is a great drive heres a reference point to really winding mountain roads "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk/img0190.htm" "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk/tenerife06.htm" -- Mike Flying a couple London/New York just once equals a whole years driving in a medium car in carbon terms. |
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Driving From Rome to Amalfi
On Thu, 20 May 2010 14:35:50 +0100, "Mike"
wrote: heres a reference point to really winding mountain roads this one is only wide enough for one car, so steep you can only use 1st gear with foot hard to floor and no barriers "http://s0.geograph.org.uk/photos/10/78/107887_d9656394.jpg" -- Mike Flying a couple London/New York just once equals a whole years driving in a medium car in carbon terms. |
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Driving From Rome to Amalfi
"Mike" wrote in message ... On Thu, 20 May 2010 14:35:50 +0100, "Mike" wrote: heres a reference point to really winding mountain roads this one is only wide enough for one car, so steep you can only use 1st gear with foot hard to floor and no barriers "http://s0.geograph.org.uk/photos/10/78/107887_d9656394.jpg" Looks like somewhere in UK. And not particularly dangerous as there is no precipice to fall hundreds of feet to your certain death. (And is it steeper than about 1 in 3?) Not that the Amalfi coast is that challenging in that regard, and no different from many other routes. -- Bartc |
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Driving From Rome to Amalfi
On Thu, 20 May 2010 15:19:28 +0100, "bart.c" wrote:
"http://s0.geograph.org.uk/photos/10/78/107887_d9656394.jpg" Looks like somewhere in UK. And not particularly dangerous as there is no precipice to fall hundreds of feet to your certain death. (And is it steeper than about 1 in 3?) Hardnott pass, its 1 in 3 and yes, you can only fall about 100 feet, which is enough to kill you. About 100 times harder to drive than Amalfi. -- Mike Flying a couple London/New York just once equals a whole years driving in a medium car in carbon terms. |
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Driving From Rome to Amalfi
Mike wrote: On Thu, 20 May 2010 15:19:28 +0100, "bart.c" wrote: "http://s0.geograph.org.uk/photos/10/78/107887_d9656394.jpg" Looks like somewhere in UK. And not particularly dangerous as there is no precipice to fall hundreds of feet to your certain death. (And is it steeper than about 1 in 3?) Hardnott pass, its 1 in 3 and yes, you can only fall about 100 feet, which is enough to kill you. About 100 times harder to drive than Amalfi. Really, a hundred times harder? Are there oncoming buses the size of train cars, and people tailgating, honking, and passing? Tunnels with hairpins on the blind side? I've driven the Amalfi coast probably 25 or more times and am not afraid of it, but for a first-timer not from the Alps or Andes, it's a fright. You keep poo-pooing it. You want someone to roll the window down, rest their arm on the door and drive one-handed? You want them to die because you're so brave? Cut it out. --- news://freenews.netfront.net/ - complaints: --- |
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Driving From Rome to Amalfi
On Sun, 23 May 2010 19:26:22 -0500, "K"
wrote: Hardnott pass, its 1 in 3 and yes, you can only fall about 100 feet, which is enough to kill you. About 100 times harder to drive than Amalfi. Really, a hundred times harder? Yes, inexperienced or poor drivers actually get stuck without the intervention of other traffic. Its actually quite difficult to have enough power and traction to make it. If there is ice it has to close as it becomes impossible. Then add traffic, (which can only be passed at passing points unlike Amalfi). Are there oncoming buses the size of train cars, and people tailgating, honking, and passing? Tunnels with hairpins on the blind side? I've driven the Amalfi coast probably 25 or more times and am not afraid of it, but for a first-timer not from the Alps or Andes, it's a fright. You keep poo-pooing it. because I found it routine with no real hairpins (the sort where you look out of the side window to see the road). Oncoming buses are easily dealt with. Tailgating, hooting etc are just norms of Italian driving. -- Mike Flying a couple London/New York just once equals a whole years driving in a medium car in carbon terms. |
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Driving From Rome to Amalfi
On Fri, 21 May 2010 09:45:22 +0100, "Mike"
wrote: Hardnott pass, its 1 in 3 and yes, you can only fall about 100 feet, which is enough to kill you. About 100 times harder to drive than Amalfi. "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJEpB6xAb7g&feature=related" -- Mike Flying a couple London/New York just once equals a whole years driving in a medium car in carbon terms. |
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Driving From Rome to Amalfi
"Mike" wrote in message ... On Fri, 21 May 2010 09:45:22 +0100, "Mike" wrote: Hardnott pass, its 1 in 3 and yes, you can only fall about 100 feet, which is enough to kill you. About 100 times harder to drive than Amalfi. "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJEpB6xAb7g&feature=related" I'm sure I've done the Hardknott Pass in a minibus, without too much problem. BTW both these routes (the pass and the Amalfi coast road) are on Google Streetview. Looking at the latter, it looks little different from any other winding main road in Italy. -- Bartc |
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