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Why do poles drink & drive? [82]
WR, like you i have driven thousands of kms in poland although the majority of them have been limited to one part of the country
everytime i get in the car i know i am going to see driving that shocks me, im going to see crashed cars, bunches of flowers by the road, dead animals even dead people - guarenteed
english driving is by no means perfect, but through constant campaigns - tuffty's road awarness, dont drink and DrIvE, click clunk, awareness of motorcyclists, mobile phone usage restrictions - driving standards have been/are being raised and awareness of road saftey issues is increasing
poland's road safety awareness [and lets face it - health and safety in general] is similar to how the uk's was decades ago and many more people are being maimed and killed as a result.
this both angers and upsets me.
polish public awareness and responsibility needs to be raised, not only through campaigns similar to the ones the uk has used over the past 25 odd years but also through forums like this, that things need to change and the sooner the better
people might argue that how the polish drive in their own country is up to them, but as statistics are proving, they are now exporting their low level of standards to other countries, such as the uk, and more innocent peole are dying as a result.
i get 'uppity' when the message is given out that there is nothing wrong with polish driving... and i will continue to do so whenever i encounter this view. somebody might read my rantings - take note - drive a little more carefully and not kill somebody as a result
it does indeed sound as though you have been lucky with your own experiences on the roads of poland, especially when out on the harley. may you and those around you continue to be so lucky
Sorry if i upset you buddy , lets call a truce eh...?
and thanks for the apology - not needed but appreciated and happy to call a truce
In their defence it's not entirely there fault, it's the road system
important point
Poland has not got a historical driving culture.
another important point - i see so many young drivers driving powerful cars that they are not experienced to drive and its normally these drivers who are the ones driving with wanton disregard to their own, and other road users saftey
