Driving

Driving in Madeira is an experience within itself, expect your bumper to be kissed everyday, as safe distances in the highway code don´t apply here. Here are a few points which you need to be aware of.

These are free for alls, just get on it and hope for the best, no one signals so you don´t know where they are going.

These are part of the decoration of the island,

many ignore them and think that red means go -

such pretty colours.

The Portuguese are very placid people, but put

them behind the wheel of a car and the banshee

comes out in them. Patience seems to leave them.

Normal day to day life, is having to wait in the

middle of the road while drivers have a good old

chin wag with each other, whilst seeing a friend

in the opposite lane in their car.

Never happens, car manufacturers are actually thinking of cutting costs by removing the indicators as this is wasted plastic.

If there is an accident expect all the car drivers in front and behind to get out and have a look. Deck chairs and tables appear from nowhere, this is reality TV.

Boys and their toys.