> I was one of the fifteen American drivers who knows what turn indicators are for and how to use them.

I am one of the two Italians that do the same...

> The two people who cut off the @#$#@ in question were in the wrong lane at a tool booth and instantly changed lanes, cutting across the Do Not Cross white line without using turn signals. It was a beautiful sight to behold.

It's usual on our highways. In 10 years on the Italian higways, I've seen:
- people that can't decide in which booth lane to stay and end up smashing *into* the guard-rails;
- two or three cars that converge on the same booth at the same time, trying to be the first, and end up in a terrific crash;
- people that get in the credit-card booth, cash in their hands, and can't make it out;

The best one, this week, was a guy that:
- was driving at least at 180km/h with a speed limit of 130 (+40 over speed limit = forget your driving licese and choose between 1 month in jail or a USD 500 ticket);
- was using its mobile phone (another USD 500 ticket);
- tried to overtake on the *right lane* a police car (another USD 200 ticket).

> Many decades ago, my step-father was in Rome (or Milan) and rented a car. He wound up getting stuck in a traffic circle for *hours*.

I *live* in the traffic of Milan. It's nothing bad, once you get used to it (if you survive...).

AP.