In 2017 I drove from Salerno to Amalfi. I will never forget how stressful it was. But I sure don't regret it because Amalfi coast is to me one of the most beautiful scenery on earth.
@@DashCamGenovaNCC I did in 2015 (Roma, Cerveteri, Tarquinia, Vulci, Ostia, Pratica Di Mare, Lago di Bracciano, Lago di Vico), 2016 (1 week in a village in the moutains south of Piacenza) and 2018 (Chiusi, Orvieto, Lago di Bolsena, Chianciano Terme, Montepulciano, Montalcino, Val D'Orcia, Lago Trasimeno, Cortona, splendid Siena and finally a day in sunny Firenze).
I'm a bus driver since many years and I know the Amalfi Coast very well... My first trip was some 20 years ago, with much much more bus and tourisme (was still the Lira, no EUR), still NO help from anyone, still foreigner bus 12m allowed, still no booking system in Amalfi for Parking. I remember very well that in some part of the coast you really need to pray that no bus and especially no camper or motorhome will come in the opposite direction. Not only but no wild car was parked. The HIT: I drove once along the Amalfi Coast on 25. April (Liberation Day). You should know that at such days italian go abroad in mass. From Amalfi to Vietri sul mare (some 20 Km) I took round 6 (six!) hours to drive... non stop concentration... Crazy! Never ever again on such days!
@@yourTuBaer Well at least in hot summer when the coaches have climatic - conditioned air, so in that case walking even though might be a bit faster would be really hard specially for aged people sweating bad or having heart problems..
On one of my bus rides over there, I was the last one to get on the bus after I sneaked through the crowd. I was traveling alone so the bus driver let me in, but I had to stand at the entrance stairs. The drive back to Sorrento left me extremely tired from having to hang on and keep my balance. But I had an amazing frontal view and very close up to everything that was happening along the ride. Those drivers have insane skill.
I am an expat/immigrant living in Italy, Rome, and l’ive bought a nice brand new Audi which was a very considerable expense for me personally, and thought what’s the best way to try it on a vacation to the Amalfi coast, I was literally sweating and thought never ever again. Everything went for the best, no scratches. Absolutely beautiful place btw.
bring back memories from my road trip back in 2010 there , rented a Fiat Punto from Rome , drove to Positano , you will not believe how many time we scream in terror when we see them hurling down the road at our little Fiat , but some how they squeeze by us with couple inches to spare each time , one guy even have his phone in one hand while passing us , after my trip , i have the ulmost respect for the italian driving skill , they are the best in the world !!!
As an I italian, I can vouch for Egyptians' driving skill. Driving in Hurgada is pure madness. In the two days there, I had a guy making donuts in the middle of the crossroad, people drifting, people going around with more people sitting on the back of the car (trunk open), 4-5 people going on the same scooter... And it's full of people crossing the road in the middle of the street by taking timings. It's a nightmare.
For new viewers: there are laws that busses are not allow to use these street, tourist busses are allow to ONLY from Sorrento to Vietri; Mon-Fri bus are banned with the length >10.36 meters; Sat-Sun >8 meters Only busses allow to go in both directions are line busses
I went to Amalfi by bus once and two girls a row behind me threw up mid-drive because the curves and the traffic jam was so bad. I also got quite motion sick too. Big props to those bus drivers for driving such routes multiple times a day! It takes some immense skill and nerve to bring a bus full of people safely through there.
I had the same experience when I was there a couple of years ago. Bus was absolutely packed and I got the worst motion sickness I've ever had. Don't know how I managed to keep it down but towards the end I was begging for it to be over😂
I was blessed to spend a few days in Maiori in October 2010. Taking the local buses through Amalfi and over to Sorrento was a big highlight of my Italian trip. I even walked in the morning between Maiori and Minori . The roads were incredibly narrow but of course the traffic was at a crawl and there was so much to see.
Took this trip about 25 years ago. There were two teenage boys at the front of the bus who decided to count the curves. We didn't get very far into the trip before they had to stop counting in order to take a puke break.
Memories. This video takes less time than the stoppage our bus experienced. It was caused by a workman's parked mini truck (Ape, in Italian, bee in English, a cousin of a Vespa (wasp). An amazing ride. Beautiful and heart-stopping.
They actually do tried putting some traffic lights, it didn't go well. Ridiculously long waiting times ended up making an even worse traffic queue, not mentioning those who ignores the red light, 2 months ago a 17 yo girl died because of them
Have done that trip several times, both public and tour buses. It's an adventure,, the traffic, the kids on motos , the houses clinging to the cliff faces. Certainly the first time was a heart stopper.
@@lucaschiantodipepe2015 a German that from his nickname likes to travel makes a comparison to joke a bit and you accuse them of racism.. I think the accusation backfired, since they never said anything about cavemen, while it's you that are automatically assuming that people driving on a jungle road would be cavemen. News flash: most probably people driving there are either natives or scientists so you are offending a lot of different people with just one assumption that none else did.
Has anyone every considered introducing a one way system or perhaps smaller buses?In one small village I’ve worked in there’s an unofficial ‘large vehicle’ agreement where drivers (where possible) travel inbound from main arterial routes from one direction during mornings only, and outbound towards main arterial routes in the afternoons. Some very skilled drivers here in Italy. 🙏
The problem is that Amalfi Cost is a very touristic place, with millions of turists arriving every year, and as you can see there isn't all that room for so many people.
@@marlon1089 then I’m sorry they need to put in place quotas and reduce the number. This sort of thing leads to deaths. Imagine an ambulance trapped behind that.
If you introduce one way system for buses you need 5 hours to come back (from Salerno to Sorrento- Pompei there is only one street) ... If you go to Amalfi coast catch a boat ⛵😁
Diese Strecke heilt jedes Darmproblem ! Jede innere Blockade wird im Handumdrehen zu "Gleitender Schmiere". Allen Anwesenden für heute, "Guten Appetit" !
When I was on a bus to Positano, we all gave our driver a round of applause when he managed a hair-pin turn. Even the mini car ahead of us needed a 3-point turn to manage it.
Small cars generally have a wide turning radius (proportionately to their size) due to their front-engine, front-wheel drive layout (the engine is placed width-wise relative to the car, thus using up vital space and limiting the maximum angle the front wheels can turn!).
I used to drive on the Amalfi drive in the early 60's on my motorcycle and at that time there was no traffic control. There were parabolic mirrors on the walls of the switchbacks so you could see oncoming traffic. Cars were a problem, but the busses were crazy, Thay didn't care if they ran you off the road or not. Crazy place.
In 1972 our 25 seater coach went from Sorrento to Naples. Was terrifying but our driver was amazing. Beautiful place though.Italy still my favourite country ever .
I was Driving on Amalfi Coast 2 years ago with my car... It was so hard! Hardest drive in my life! I had to be very accurate while driving, i had to focus every second at driving to not crashes to other bus or car...after all day of driving, in the afternoon and in the night when i came back to the hotel...damn! I was so tired! Next day i went to Amalfi with BUS :D Bus driver there are quite good! Because they have to focus all day while driving and it's very hard to do.
Its not only Amalfi. Go to Madeira Island. Its full of narrow roads, full of curves, some next to cliffs and with inclination... i admire those bus drivers... many times pass by an inch. An honest opinion from a person who lives in Madeira and who has spent some time in Amalfi coast.
Sometimes there is only a few inches between the buses. I have been on them a 100 times over the past 40 years, and I love it. I am 75 now, and I still love to ride them on Amalfi Coast. Sometimes two or three times a day going from Positano to Amalfi or to Priano.
it blows my mind how the motorcyclists will ignorantly shove themselves anywhere they will fit without caring out the rest of the traffic, making everything harder and more dangerous. none of them were even wearing proper protective equipment. i understand it might be hot but you're going to lose your skin if you come off your bike in a t-shirt, shorts and flip-flops. cover your skin, if it can't be with leather, at least still cover it to give you a fighting chance.
I acquired dual citizenship and now live in Florence, Italy. I marvel constantly at the ability of the bus drivers here maneuvering the ancient small streets. I also love how the Italians are pretty fearless and fairly aggressive drivers who have no qualms about laying on their horns (how I drove in U.S.) - unlike American drivers who tend to be defensive drivers who only use their horns as a last resort. BUT I have to say Italian drivers are LOUSY AT PARKING!!! They'll drive up on a curb, invent parking spaces, pay no attention to painted lines in designated spaces, and couldn't 3 point parallel park to save their lives.
These are skills that are at another level which are really appreciated and admired. At least other motorists appear help out though am surprised that they do not use shorter coaches?
They damage the busses hundreds of times per year tho...cause you can only get that good😅 I drive on tight roads all the time and while being almost perfect i do touch road signs and other obstacles here and there, cause you cant be a machine and takes a little insignificant mistake
This is the section from Minori to the west where they want to build a tunnel. Or ban tour busses, which won't happen. That's why I always rent a moped or moto in summer. Like wasps (Vespa) we buzz around the traffic.
i spent a couple of weeks in rome, by the end of it i could identify the make and model by the noise in made when being hit by a car or sliding down the road on its side
Almost nobody know that since 2013 bus are limited to 10.36m and in 2018 during weekend even to 8m. The 10.36m limitation was clearly done for NOT allow foreigner bus company to drive as all tour bus are 13/14m and only few 12m. By doing so, local mafia controle the tourisme and they are only few local operator offering the coast trip to very expensive tarif (cartel). In addition touristic bus are allow to drive in one direction only (which make sense), from Sorrento to Vietri. The only bus allow to drive in the opposite direction are regular linebus and when it come to cross, they lead the crossing giving the indication need. But one of the unsolved biggest problem on the Amalfi Coast, are motorhome and big camper. Driver are mostly pensionist with very low driveskill. Not only but as they are no limitation of the direction and some of them drive from Vietri to Sorrento and of course it's a nightmare.
IMO Italia should be the place where everyone has to do his driving license and then go back to whatever country you came from. Because if you can drive in Italy then you can drive anywhere.
Looks easier than driving a 60' 18 wheeler around Manhattan. My gf would cover her eyes whenever I would turn down the side streets thinking we were not going to fit. lol
I am a bus driver but I wouldn't want to drive in the amalfi coast but what a memory visiting sorrento positano then to capri fabulous views waiting for A boat to take from capri to positano for what I can remember two boats passing each other caught the rear of one of the boats A trip of a lifetime?
As a child I was taken by bus to Porto Fino in the 1960s. I suspect the only reason I am still alive is because there was a little statue of the Madonna fixed to the dashboard. The driver was like all Italians behind the wheel in those days - trying to be like Fangio.
I'm a bus driver myself and I wouldn't do this. I doubt that you earn enough money in reward for the stress induced. "Normal" bus driving is stressful enough.
As a child on holiday in the 1970s I rode a coach from Sorrento to Amalfi. The back seats overhung the edge on some bends. The Italians loved kids and I recall being given a China donkey when my father purchased cini film for his camera. Funny what you remember.
I drove from Rome to Pompeii and then to amalfi, this road in this video is MENTAL! Every corner there was a bus flying around and everytime I felt like the car was about to go off the edge. The view when arriving at the bottom was worth it though
Fun game: bring a fast car here and see how often you can overtake when traffic is heavy. Clue: it won't be often. Bonus points for bringing a convertible
In Korea, general tourist traffic is prohibited in such places and only designated shuttle buses are operated. Those tourists must park in a designated parking lot outside the town. Hahoe Village in Andong, a World Heritage Site, is an example.
Buongiorno. Io Sono Italiano, ho percorso le strade Italiane in lungo e in largo. Con auto, furgoni di varie cilindrate e dimensioni. Sono stanco di strade con limiti di velocità assurdi, i tempi di spostamento di cose e persone che troppo spesso sono Biblici. Tempi di spostamento = + costo sul prodotto finale, + co² emessa in atmosfera. (La domanda nasce spontanea, non si parlava di inquinare meno?) Italia ha bisogno di infrastrutture al passo con i tempi, strade statali dove troppo spesso non si può arrivare ai 90 km/h come da codice a volte si può arrivare a 50 km/h. Strade statali con corsie separate per senso di marcia dove a volte a causa di vari problemi non si può arrivare a 110km/h come da codice stradale, ma a molto meno. Autostrade dove la velocità massima è di 130 km/h Ma Autostrade come Napoli bari Napoli Salerno a causa di forti pendenze e curve troppo spesso i limiti scendono di molto. Autostrade Napoli Roma troppo spesso sono piene di traffico ed troppo spesso è fisicamente impossibile viaggiare a 130 km/h una nazione ha bisogno di strade efficenti e moderne che permettano di spostare persone e cose in breve tempo possibile. A cosa ci serve il 5G. se poi le strade sono queste? Cose e persone non si spostano mica per teletrasporto? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Ma servono strade, ferrovie, etc. al passo dei tempi. Queste sono le mie opinioni personali. Buona domenica serena a tutti.
I don't understand why casual drivers don't keep maximum right side of the road... They leave too much space at their right. If they did, there wouldn't be any problems...
What a great video! I went one way from Sorrento to Salerno. I decided to take a fast train back from Salerno to Naples, then slow train back to Sorrento.
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Now u know why italians don't win in F1. All our best drivers drive busses 🤣
can't say the same for the motorcycles. Almost all of them boned traffice in this video
🤣😂
To be fair, busses are more utilitarian than F1 vehicles.
@@dbclass4075 no shit Sherlock
@@jossy_kngl6084 do NOT swear
-Tell me about your experience
- I drove a bus for six months
- that's not too much. Where?
- in Amalfi coast
- you're hired!
In 2017 I drove from Salerno to Amalfi. I will never forget how stressful it was. But I sure don't regret it because Amalfi coast is to me one of the most beautiful scenery on earth.
Come to the north next time!
@@DashCamGenovaNCC I did in 2015 (Roma, Cerveteri, Tarquinia, Vulci, Ostia, Pratica Di Mare, Lago di Bracciano, Lago di Vico), 2016 (1 week in a village in the moutains south of Piacenza) and 2018 (Chiusi, Orvieto, Lago di Bolsena, Chianciano Terme, Montepulciano, Montalcino, Val D'Orcia, Lago Trasimeno, Cortona, splendid Siena and finally a day in sunny Firenze).
@@Velthur That's not still the north Italy 😃
But anyway I appreciate that you had fun time in the south Italy!
I'm a bus driver since many years and I know the Amalfi Coast very well... My first trip was some 20 years ago, with much much more bus and tourisme (was still the Lira, no EUR), still NO help from anyone, still foreigner bus 12m allowed, still no booking system in Amalfi for Parking. I remember very well that in some part of the coast you really need to pray that no bus and especially no camper or motorhome will come in the opposite direction. Not only but no wild car was parked. The HIT: I drove once along the Amalfi Coast on 25. April (Liberation Day). You should know that at such days italian go abroad in mass. From Amalfi to Vietri sul mare (some 20 Km) I took round 6 (six!) hours to drive... non stop concentration... Crazy! Never ever again on such days!
Thanks Marco for your memories of that incredible road.
Walking would have been almost twice als fast
Isn't this tight section a robbers ,hijackers and mafia paradise?
Such lovely being in there Almafy.
@@yourTuBaer Well at least in hot summer when the coaches have climatic - conditioned air, so in that case walking even though might be a bit faster would be really hard specially for aged people sweating bad or having heart problems..
On one of my bus rides over there, I was the last one to get on the bus after I sneaked through the crowd.
I was traveling alone so the bus driver let me in, but I had to stand at the entrance stairs.
The drive back to Sorrento left me extremely tired from having to hang on and keep my balance.
But I had an amazing frontal view and very close up to everything that was happening along the ride.
Those drivers have insane skill.
I am an expat/immigrant living in Italy, Rome, and l’ive bought a nice brand new Audi which was a very considerable expense for me personally, and thought what’s the best way to try it on a vacation to the Amalfi coast, I was literally sweating and thought never ever again. Everything went for the best, no scratches. Absolutely beautiful place btw.
You got no scratches in Rome? 😂 You're lucky.
bring back memories from my road trip back in 2010 there , rented a Fiat Punto from Rome , drove to Positano , you will not believe how many time we scream in terror when we see them hurling down the road at our little Fiat , but some how they squeeze by us with couple inches to spare each time , one guy even have his phone in one hand while passing us , after my trip , i have the ulmost respect for the italian driving skill , they are the best in the world !!!
My compliments if you survived to guide here you are a very good driver, we are used to drive in narrow street
As an I italian, I can vouch for Egyptians' driving skill. Driving in Hurgada is pure madness. In the two days there, I had a guy making donuts in the middle of the crossroad, people drifting, people going around with more people sitting on the back of the car (trunk open), 4-5 people going on the same scooter... And it's full of people crossing the road in the middle of the street by taking timings. It's a nightmare.
I love drive the Amalfi coast, it makes you alive !!
For new viewers: there are laws that busses are not allow to use these street, tourist busses are allow to ONLY from Sorrento to Vietri; Mon-Fri bus are banned with the length >10.36 meters; Sat-Sun >8 meters
Only busses allow to go in both directions are line busses
c'è da dire che invece di un autobus normale potrebbero usare due o tre minibus e bloccare prima gli autobus privati; così, per dire...
It appears the law is not enforced?
Excellent! Brings back fond memories of holidays in that area years ago. The SITA bus drivers are brilliant at what they do.
I went to Amalfi by bus once and two girls a row behind me threw up mid-drive because the curves and the traffic jam was so bad. I also got quite motion sick too. Big props to those bus drivers for driving such routes multiple times a day! It takes some immense skill and nerve to bring a bus full of people safely through there.
I had the same experience when I was there a couple of years ago. Bus was absolutely packed and I got the worst motion sickness I've ever had. Don't know how I managed to keep it down but towards the end I was begging for it to be over😂
I was blessed to spend a few days in Maiori in October 2010. Taking the local buses through Amalfi and over to Sorrento was a big highlight of my Italian trip. I even walked in the morning between Maiori and Minori . The roads were incredibly narrow but of course the traffic was at a crawl and there was so much to see.
It was a dream and nightmare at the same time. lol
Took this trip about 25 years ago. There were two teenage boys at the front of the bus who decided to count the curves. We didn't get very far into the trip before they had to stop counting in order to take a puke break.
Trovo che gli autisti della sita Sud siano in gamba e preparati.. nulla da dire..la strada della costiera Amalfitana è questa purtroppo..
i have been watching some entertaining videos lately yet this is the most entertaining video ive seen for a while. excellent!
This was just weird to watch… I am impressed over the skills and patience to those drivers.
This must be so frustrating as a bus driver, especially when the people on the bikes just don't give a crap and will squeeze through any gap.
Memories. This video takes less time than the stoppage our bus experienced. It was caused by a workman's parked mini truck (Ape, in Italian, bee in English, a cousin of a Vespa (wasp).
An amazing ride. Beautiful and heart-stopping.
Took the bus from Salerno to Amalfi and back. I was amazed at the skill of the drivers. Particularly at night
now imagine an emergency vehicle which want to get through there quickly ...
Hands down to this skillful drivers, the driving skill is superb!
kind of like new york city taxi cab drivers.
We were on one of those tour bus, the bus driver was amazing & how scare we were. Love our experience in Italy trip.
They actually do tried putting some traffic lights, it didn't go well.
Ridiculously long waiting times ended up making an even worse traffic queue, not mentioning those who ignores the red light, 2 months ago a 17 yo girl died because of them
Thanks - I was going to ask about installing traffic lights.
Bruttissima vicenda quella della ragazza in motorino, la ricordo bene perché veniva a studiare qui in penisola con il motorino 😓🥲
They should ban large buses at least. Limit the vehicles to 10 persons max
Have done that trip several times, both public and tour buses. It's an adventure,, the traffic, the kids on motos , the houses clinging to the cliff faces. Certainly the first time was a heart stopper.
This is like driving on a jungle road...for 20km you need 4 weeks ^^
Sure, for you "master race Aryans" we in Italy are just cavemen.
@@lucaschiantodipepe2015 dude, this is a joke xD
@@lucaschiantodipepe2015 a German that from his nickname likes to travel makes a comparison to joke a bit and you accuse them of racism.. I think the accusation backfired, since they never said anything about cavemen, while it's you that are automatically assuming that people driving on a jungle road would be cavemen. News flash: most probably people driving there are either natives or scientists so you are offending a lot of different people with just one assumption that none else did.
Mmó
Has anyone every considered introducing a one way system or perhaps smaller buses?In one small village I’ve worked in there’s an unofficial ‘large vehicle’ agreement where drivers (where possible) travel inbound from main arterial routes from one direction during mornings only, and outbound towards main arterial routes in the afternoons. Some very skilled drivers here in Italy. 🙏
The problem is that Amalfi Cost is a very touristic place, with millions of turists arriving every year, and as you can see there isn't all that room for so many people.
Yeah. Public service accounts for only a little share on the amount of the buses, which arrive by the thousands during the long summer.
@@marlon1089 then I’m sorry they need to put in place quotas and reduce the number. This sort of thing leads to deaths. Imagine an ambulance trapped behind that.
@@andyrob3259 some tunnels are one way with traffic lights
If you introduce one way system for buses you need 5 hours to come back (from Salerno to Sorrento- Pompei there is only one street) ... If you go to Amalfi coast catch a boat ⛵😁
Diese Strecke heilt jedes Darmproblem !
Jede innere Blockade wird im Handumdrehen
zu "Gleitender Schmiere".
Allen Anwesenden für heute, "Guten Appetit" !
When I was on a bus to Positano, we all gave our driver a round of applause when he managed a hair-pin turn. Even the mini car ahead of us needed a 3-point turn to manage it.
We did the same!
Small cars generally have a wide turning radius (proportionately to their size) due to their front-engine, front-wheel drive layout (the engine is placed width-wise relative to the car, thus using up vital space and limiting the maximum angle the front wheels can turn!).
I used to drive on the Amalfi drive in the early 60's on my motorcycle and at that time there was no traffic control. There were parabolic mirrors on the walls of the switchbacks so you could see oncoming traffic. Cars were a problem, but the busses were crazy, Thay didn't care if they ran you off the road or not. Crazy place.
In 1972 our 25 seater coach went from Sorrento to Naples. Was terrifying but our driver was amazing. Beautiful place though.Italy still my favourite country ever .
Took some years and a few journeys along Amalfi Drive before we discovered the SITA buses - wonderful service, wonderful drivers.
I was Driving on Amalfi Coast 2 years ago with my car... It was so hard! Hardest drive in my life! I had to be very accurate while driving, i had to focus every second at driving to not crashes to other bus or car...after all day of driving, in the afternoon and in the night when i came back to the hotel...damn! I was so tired! Next day i went to Amalfi with BUS :D Bus driver there are quite good! Because they have to focus all day while driving and it's very hard to do.
These motorcycles would drive me crazy, cutting in and out of traffic.
Yeah clearly the motorcycles don't belong here, not the bigasss buses😂
Its not only Amalfi. Go to Madeira Island. Its full of narrow roads, full of curves, some next to cliffs and with inclination... i admire those bus drivers... many times pass by an inch. An honest opinion from a person who lives in Madeira and who has spent some time in Amalfi coast.
Sometimes there is only a few inches between the buses. I have been on them a 100 times over the past 40 years, and I love it. I am 75 now, and I still love to ride them on Amalfi Coast. Sometimes two or three times a day going from Positano to Amalfi or to Priano.
it blows my mind how the motorcyclists will ignorantly shove themselves anywhere they will fit without caring out the rest of the traffic, making everything harder and more dangerous. none of them were even wearing proper protective equipment. i understand it might be hot but you're going to lose your skin if you come off your bike in a t-shirt, shorts and flip-flops. cover your skin, if it can't be with leather, at least still cover it to give you a fighting chance.
Very skilled drivers.
at 2:22 the problem is that the driver of the truck did waste room at right side and othersmall vehicles did block his way to get out
One on the most beautiful places in the world.
👏👏👏👍
I acquired dual citizenship and now live in Florence, Italy. I marvel constantly at the ability of the bus drivers here maneuvering the ancient small streets. I also love how the Italians are pretty fearless and fairly aggressive drivers who have no qualms about laying on their horns (how I drove in U.S.) - unlike American drivers who tend to be defensive drivers who only use their horns as a last resort. BUT I have to say Italian drivers are LOUSY AT PARKING!!! They'll drive up on a curb, invent parking spaces, pay no attention to painted lines in designated spaces, and couldn't 3 point parallel park to save their lives.
They should install traffic lights at either end of this stretch of road .
I was just watching vids on serial killers and now I'm watching coaches in traffic. The algorithm.
These are skills that are at another level which are really appreciated and admired. At least other motorists appear help out though am surprised that they do not use shorter coaches?
Been a passenger on Elite coaches. No one shouts or loses their temper. Fantastic drivers on all those buses.
I could sit there with a beer and watch them stress all day trying to pass by each other
I liked everything the street the houses the place is beautiful you don't need to change anything I would live there without a doubt.
I remember the Salerno to Positano road by bus in 1957/8 when my parents holidayed there from the UK.
The way is the same than in the ‘60
I was there in the early 80ies (by bus, as a tourist) and I was surprised: absolutly nothing has changed...
They damage the busses hundreds of times per year tho...cause you can only get that good😅
I drive on tight roads all the time and while being almost perfect i do touch road signs and other obstacles here and there, cause you cant be a machine and takes a little insignificant mistake
Imagine living just above or below this road and hearing traffic, horns and shouting all day. Beautiful place though.
This is the section from Minori to the west where they want to build a tunnel. Or ban tour busses, which won't happen. That's why I always rent a moped or moto in summer. Like wasps (Vespa) we buzz around the traffic.
i spent a couple of weeks in rome, by the end of it i could identify the make and model by the noise in made when being hit by a car or sliding down the road on its side
@@frombrum The thing that gets me is every 2-3 kilometers there is a hole in the guard rail and you know somebody didn't make it out alive.
I drive a little bus on an easy route in Baltimore MD. USA. suburbs.
It's really cool to see the 'big leaguers' in action here!
Almost nobody know that since 2013 bus are limited to 10.36m and in 2018 during weekend even to 8m. The 10.36m limitation was clearly done for NOT allow foreigner bus company to drive as all tour bus are 13/14m and only few 12m. By doing so, local mafia controle the tourisme and they are only few local operator offering the coast trip to very expensive tarif (cartel). In addition touristic bus are allow to drive in one direction only (which make sense), from Sorrento to Vietri. The only bus allow to drive in the opposite direction are regular linebus and when it come to cross, they lead the crossing giving the indication need. But one of the unsolved biggest problem on the Amalfi Coast, are motorhome and big camper. Driver are mostly pensionist with very low driveskill. Not only but as they are no limitation of the direction and some of them drive from Vietri to Sorrento and of course it's a nightmare.
Thanks Marco for your comments. They certainly helped me understand the situation in the Amalfi Coast.
On the driver license, skill level: legendary
IMO Italia should be the place where everyone has to do his driving license and then go back to whatever country you came from. Because if you can drive in Italy then you can drive anywhere.
Looks easier than driving a 60' 18 wheeler around Manhattan.
My gf would cover her eyes whenever I would turn down the side streets thinking we were not going to fit. lol
I am a bus driver but I wouldn't want to drive in the amalfi coast but what a memory visiting sorrento positano then to capri fabulous views waiting for A boat to take from capri to positano for what I can remember two boats passing each other caught the rear of one of the boats A trip of a lifetime?
As a child I was taken by bus to Porto Fino in the 1960s. I suspect the only reason I am still alive is because there was a little statue of the Madonna fixed to the dashboard. The driver was like all Italians behind the wheel in those days - trying to be like Fangio.
Impatient car drivers and motorbikes don`t help when you get stuck, I know.
I drove for Greyhound for 27 years, actually this looks like fun!
I'm a bus driver myself and I wouldn't do this. I doubt that you earn enough money in reward for the stress induced. "Normal" bus driving is stressful enough.
Bravissimo 👏👏👏👏
Grtz from a busdriver from Holland 😎
Exzelente Bus driver.
Amalfi, ich liebe sie auch die herrausforderung sie zu befahren.👍
As a child on holiday in the 1970s I rode a coach from Sorrento to Amalfi. The back seats overhung the edge on some bends. The Italians loved kids and I recall being given a China donkey when my father purchased cini film for his camera. Funny what you remember.
My hands got cold and sweaty just watching this. Anxiety inducing and im not even gonna drive there.
Amazing. Done it twice, would love to go back again one day.
Chi permette questo è un grandissimo irresponsabile , una grande capegazz.
I drove from Rome to Pompeii and then to amalfi, this road in this video is MENTAL! Every corner there was a bus flying around and everytime I felt like the car was about to go off the edge. The view when arriving at the bottom was worth it though
I could have gone to Italy to do some tourism, but if I ended up in an accommodation with such views, I would spend the whole week on the balcony.
The stupidity of the motorcyclists is just mindblowing!
Fun game: bring a fast car here and see how often you can overtake when traffic is heavy. Clue: it won't be often. Bonus points for bringing a convertible
Unfortunately the way to reach Amalfi is very narrow, but it’s also one of the most beautiful and panoramic street I’ ve never seen
The highlight is the bus driving, the scenery comes second.
This is as tight as Italian defending.
Very, very very very FANTASTIC and very very interesting, ok🤔👍🆗💯👈
In Korea, general tourist traffic is prohibited in such places and only designated shuttle buses are operated. Those tourists must park in a designated parking lot outside the town. Hahoe Village in Andong, a World Heritage Site, is an example.
Drove tha Amalfi coast a few times. My wife says the views were incredible….🤠
Glad someone got that...thanks.
The panorama is beautiful
From moped, scooter, mx, big bike, Motorcycle rider are the same everywhere. 😂
Buongiorno.
Io Sono Italiano, ho percorso le strade Italiane in lungo e in largo.
Con auto, furgoni di varie cilindrate e dimensioni.
Sono stanco di strade con limiti di velocità assurdi, i tempi di spostamento di cose e persone che troppo spesso sono Biblici.
Tempi di spostamento = + costo sul prodotto finale, + co² emessa in atmosfera.
(La domanda nasce spontanea, non si parlava di inquinare meno?)
Italia ha bisogno di infrastrutture al passo con i tempi, strade statali dove troppo spesso non si può arrivare ai 90 km/h come da codice a volte si può arrivare a 50 km/h.
Strade statali con corsie separate per senso di marcia dove a volte a causa di vari problemi non si può arrivare a 110km/h come da codice stradale, ma a molto meno.
Autostrade dove la velocità massima è di 130 km/h
Ma Autostrade come Napoli bari Napoli Salerno a causa di forti pendenze e curve troppo spesso i limiti scendono di molto.
Autostrade Napoli Roma troppo spesso sono piene di traffico ed troppo spesso è fisicamente impossibile viaggiare a 130 km/h una nazione ha bisogno di strade efficenti e moderne che permettano di spostare persone e cose in breve tempo possibile.
A cosa ci serve il 5G. se poi le strade sono queste?
Cose e persone non si spostano mica per teletrasporto? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Ma servono strade, ferrovie, etc. al passo dei tempi.
Queste sono le mie opinioni personali.
Buona domenica serena a tutti.
ALTERNATE, FOR BUSSES, HALF HOUR FOR UP, HALF HOUR FOR DOWN, WITH SCENERY LIKE THAT SURELY NO ONE WOULD MIND WAITING AN EXTRA HALF HOUR. MAXXAUS.
Generally my biggest dream is to be able to go back in time, but in this place I would rather be able to fly 😂
i would like to see them ban coaches, swap them for mpvs ors smaller coaches like the toyota coaster, ford transit, Peugeot boxer etc..
I don't understand why casual drivers don't keep maximum right side of the road... They leave too much space at their right. If they did, there wouldn't be any problems...
Spent a holiday on the Amalfi coast and drove along it every day. Interesting to to say the least.
What a great video! I went one way from Sorrento to Salerno. I decided to take a fast train back from Salerno to Naples, then slow train back to Sorrento.
Meanwhile they find the need for bigger buses with more leg room and wider seats because passengers are getting bigger and bigger.
Possibly have a size limit and ferry for the large vehicles?
Had a holiday here driving around. Decided to explore by bus in the end, much better for the driver.
Estou com frio na barriga, só de ver.
The whole day entertainment, lol 😁😂👍.
このような道路が細い部分がアマルフィにどのくらいあるのか知らないけど、信号付けて片側交互通行にすれば解決する問題だと思うのだけれど。渋滞の上すれ違いで事故起こすより信号待ちする方がよっぽど気が楽なのでは？
whats the name of the red bus pls answer
And the main ingredient: the clowns on 2 wheels.
Alternately give the vehicles of each lane an hour or more. Traffic will move faster than when both lanes are used at the same time.
Love the Italian coast on motorcycle . Just beautiful
Best solution
Straight from the off the first bus was going way too fast crazy driving
No honking, no yelling, just another day.
Stressing me out just watching 😂😂😂😂
The bus drivers between Menton and Sospel are brilliant drivers
This is why you should travel the Amalfi coast on a scooter!! Done that myself 3 times :-)
amazing trip with my car. as a a tourist, this mess is good, with so many blocades, you can take pictures on area whit no parking places.
Yes. Let me stop my scooter in front of the giant bus, wondering why traffic isn’t moving…
*this is ridiculous road ! But i love this place. Loved from indonesia~*
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