The Italian Fast Lane Got Faster, Sorta. Did you know that the new Italian driving laws will let you go faster on the Autrostrada? Up to 150 km/hour, as long as that particular stretch of Autostrada is monitored by the government through the “Tudor” system cameras, according to Zoomata. Of course, there are other constraints to a zoom along the fast roads, including some bizarre limits on Alcohol:
Fines for these drivers (under 21 or those who haven’t had a license in three years) with a BAC of “zero to 0.5″ start at 155 to 624 euros, double if they cause an accident and increase along with BAC levels exponentially.
Zounds, zero is both good and bad? Anyway, read the whole article on Zoomata: Italy’s New Driving Laws: Go Faster, Just Don’t Drink
From the Fast Lane to the Gentleman Farmer. It appears that Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, probably better known to you as the musician “Sting”, has started a store for the vegetables he raises in Tuscany. Sting also has quite a Chianti wine operation humming along, just in case you like to search out wine made by the rich and famous.
See: Sting Opens a Food Store for more
The keywords are the town of Figline Valdarno, near Florence, Tenuta il Palagio is the name of the shop.
The article also mentions that Sting sells “a specialty salami which is made from a local breed of pig.” We’re thinking Cinta Senese, aren’t you?
The Fast Lane in Portugal. Our sister site on Portugal has a feature on how to flog your car on the road course known as Autódromo Internacional do Algarve: Driving Fast in the Algarve