Incidents

For as many people as there are running across traffic, and as many motorcycles weaving in and out of buses, trams, cars, police, bicycles and ambulances, we have thankfully only experienced three incidents.

The first was when we arrived. We got to see and hear the ambulance arriving to transport a woman from the Spanish Steps. She had climbed in the fountain in front, slipped and fell. She didn’t look so great. We got the message and didn’t climb in any fountains.

The second was only an aftermath witnessing. Our bus was stopped because of an accident on a side street. Lots of onlookers clogging the street kept us stalled. We didn’t join any crowds of onlookers either.

The third was the most interesting by far. A bus whacked the end of a car which was parked with its rear too far into the street. We saw it and heard it last night. No stopping by the bus, and nobody standing around thought too much of it. Clearly, the driver had been wrong to park so far from the curb, (about four feet) and you can’t stop transportation or the whole city will shut down! No one faulted the bus driver on that one.

We have learned to keep our rears clear of traffic.