Pisa’s Misunderstood Leanings

Leaning Pisa

One of my most visited and commented posts is about traffic violations which those touring sunny Italy by car have collected.If you read the post (link below), and then wade through a few of the comments, you will note that the name of a certain Italian town famed for it's leaning erection, … [Read more...]

Italian Traffic Light Scams

Red Light

Recently Italian newspapers have carried details of two fiddles involving supposedly legitimate traffic control systems.Even the UK press has heard about traffic lights which were adjusted to increase income from fines, but how many know about potentially uncertified Italian traffic control … [Read more...]

Disregard for Human Life in Tuscany

Lucca, Tuscany

How low can you go?  How about 'adjusting' the toxic emissions of an incinerator plant?  No, surely this could not happen.Well, it did down near Pietrasanta not far from picturesque Lucca in Italy.The fiddle came from the very top and has probably led to increased levels of cancer and … [Read more...]

The Crooked Tower of Pisa?

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Yet another unfortunate driver has found my recent post on how to view Pisa traffic violation photos useful, alas.Having been accused a while back of being part of a scam network, I too have been wondering whether the Pisa limited traffic zone fines are part of a scam.  No, surely not, you may … [Read more...]

How to Make Restricted Traffic Areas Fairer.

Italy has many cities in which ZTLs exist.  These Zone Traffico Limitato areas are designed to prevent thousands of cars clogging up Italy's city centres, and to help reduce pollution levels.  But they are causing major headaches for tourists in Italy.As is evidenced by my fast becoming … [Read more...]