French driving – a reoccurring topic

I think one of the first things a person must notice when they live or visit France must be the insane driving.

A Brit I met said it best, “the nicest French person you know will turn into a raving loon when put behind the wheel of a car.”

And the motorcyclist and moped drivers are the worst of the bunch. They’re on crack, cocaine, speed…any of the above…all of the above. I’m now convinced that it must be a requirement to be on drugs to get your license. You must have to prove it somehow…imagine how that driving test goes.

“Well you did great Pierre, you successfully swerved in and out of bumper to bumper traffic while doing 100 km per hour, and smoking your cigarette. You ran one car off the road back on that sharp corner and, impressingly enough, managed to prove that that old lady could indeed run across the road even though she had a walker. Now just pee in this cup to prove what we all know is true and we’ll get that license off the photocopier right away.”