Driving in another country can be a breeze if it weren’t for the other drivers.  When it comes to driving there is only one word to describe how the Spanish drive – Infuriating.

Northern Europeans are usually disciplined drivers, they understand that it is a serious business and if you do not pay due care and attention, both people and vehicles can get seriously hurt. 

Unfortunately, some Spanish drivers still need to grasp this and whilst all the laws are in place, many local drivers constantly ignore them. Don’t assume a one way street is just that, always look ahead of you and as for indicators, they are just a novelty to some and still haven’t caught on. 

Although in the UK laws have been put into place regarding the use of mobile phones whilst driving, they have yet to filter through to many countries in mainland Europe including Spain.

 The Spanish love talking, and at first, I always thought how wonderful to have such lengthy and obviously interesting conversations.  However, the talking carries on into the car and if they are not talking to each other whilst driving, then they have the obligatory mobile phone strapped to their head. Whilst this is going on they are totally unaware of what is going on around them. If it is a casual conversation then they will drive at a reasonable speed, but if it is a more serious conversation then the car will travel at walking pace.

 It is not uncommon should drivers who know each other and meet whilst travelling in opposite directions to stop their cars and start a conversation. Everybody just patiently waits in the traffic queue until their conversation is concluded. 

 My advice would be, like the Spanish, be patient until the conversation ends.