Now u know why italians don't win in F1. All our best drivers drive busses 🤣

@pwarn1

Жыл бұрын

can't say the same for the motorcycles. Almost all of them boned traffice in this video

@BasicAbby

Жыл бұрын

🤣😂

@dbclass4075

Жыл бұрын

To be fair, busses are more utilitarian than F1 vehicles.

@jossy_kngl6084

Жыл бұрын

@@dbclass4075 no shit Sherlock

@MysteriousPerson1447

Жыл бұрын

@@jossy_kngl6084 do NOT swear

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

Жыл бұрын

Come to the north next time!

@Velthur

Жыл бұрын

@@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).

@DashCamGenovaNCC

Жыл бұрын

@@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!

@busestramstrains5819

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Marco for your memories of that incredible road.

@yourTuBaer

2 жыл бұрын

Walking would have been almost twice als fast

@pietrojenkins6901

2 жыл бұрын

Isn't this tight section a robbers ,hijackers and mafia paradise?

@lamaharezka

2 жыл бұрын

Such lovely being in there Almafy.

@poplaurentiu4148

2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@citroniron3293

Жыл бұрын

You got no scratches in Rome? 😂 You're lucky.

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

@lokibau

2 жыл бұрын

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...

@AlvinBrinson

Жыл бұрын

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.

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 !!!

@claradagostino9939

2 жыл бұрын

My compliments if you survived to guide here you are a very good driver, we are used to drive in narrow street

@davidebic

2 жыл бұрын

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.

@Deere66Bob

Жыл бұрын

I love drive the Amalfi coast, it makes you alive !!

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.

@concettadibiase5421

Жыл бұрын

Trovo che gli autisti della sita Sud siano in gamba e preparati.. nulla da dire..la strada della costiera Amalfitana è questa purtroppo..

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.

@adamcooper9755

2 жыл бұрын

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 have been watching some entertaining videos lately yet this is the most entertaining video ive seen for a while. excellent!

This is like driving on a jungle road...for 20km you need 4 weeks ^^

@lucaschiantodipepe2015

2 жыл бұрын

Sure, for you "master race Aryans" we in Italy are just cavemen.

@globetrottergermany7712

2 жыл бұрын

@@lucaschiantodipepe2015 dude, this is a joke xD

@ChiaraVet

2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@KhalilKhalil-wb8mt

2 жыл бұрын

Mmó

-Tell me about your experience - I drove a bus for six months - that's not too much. Where? - in Amalfi coast - you're hired!

This was just weird to watch… I am impressed over the skills and patience to those drivers.

now imagine an emergency vehicle which want to get through there quickly ...

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.

@incyphe

8 ай бұрын

It was a dream and nightmare at the same time. lol

These motorcycles would drive me crazy, cutting in and out of traffic.

@lllllllllllll31lll

28 күн бұрын

Yeah clearly the motorcycles don't belong here, not the bigasss buses😂

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

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.

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.

@paulabudge1257

2 жыл бұрын

We did the same!

@nvl2691

Жыл бұрын

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!).

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

@davidcollins9512

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks - I was going to ask about installing traffic lights.

@claradagostino9939

2 жыл бұрын

Bruttissima vicenda quella della ragazza in motorino, la ricordo bene perché veniva a studiare qui in penisola con il motorino 😓🥲

@sharpasacueball

Ай бұрын

They should ban large buses at least. Limit the vehicles to 10 persons max

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.

Hands down to this skillful drivers, the driving skill is superb!

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.

Took some years and a few journeys along Amalfi Drive before we discovered the SITA buses - wonderful service, wonderful drivers.

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.

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.

@feather1950

2 жыл бұрын

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 .

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.

Diese Strecke heilt jedes Darmproblem ! Jede innere Blockade wird im Handumdrehen zu "Gleitender Schmiere". Allen Anwesenden für heute, "Guten Appetit" !

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.

One on the most beautiful places in the world.

@claradagostino9939

2 жыл бұрын

👏👏👏👍

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.

Amazing. Done it twice, would love to go back again one day.

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. 🙏

@marlon1089

2 жыл бұрын

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.

@paolomargini7904

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah. Public service accounts for only a little share on the amount of the buses, which arrive by the thousands during the long summer.

@andyrob3259

2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@visionist7

2 жыл бұрын

@@andyrob3259 some tunnels are one way with traffic lights

@dinoromano3251

2 жыл бұрын

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 ⛵😁

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 was there in the early 80ies (by bus, as a tourist) and I was surprised: absolutly nothing has changed...

Imagine living just above or below this road and hearing traffic, horns and shouting all day. Beautiful place though.

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.

Impatient car drivers and motorbikes don`t help when you get stuck, I know.

Been a passenger on Elite coaches. No one shouts or loses their temper. Fantastic drivers on all those buses.

Love the Italian coast on motorcycle . Just beautiful

@claradagostino9939

2 жыл бұрын

Best solution

I could sit there with a beer and watch them stress all day trying to pass by each other

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.

Exzelente Bus driver. Amalfi, ich liebe sie auch die herrausforderung sie zu befahren.👍

I remember the Salerno to Positano road by bus in 1957/8 when my parents holidayed there from the UK.

@claradagostino9939

2 жыл бұрын

The way is the same than in the ‘60

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 was just watching vids on serial killers and now I'm watching coaches in traffic. The algorithm.

I drove for Greyhound for 27 years, actually this looks like fun!

Wow! I could spend the whole week there! Maybe, one given day, only allow mini vans and keep the big busses parked in one spot.

I was in Amalfi a few years ago and our tour bus got stuck under a resident’s balcony, as another bus was coming in the opposite direction. They had to deflate the bus’ tires to get it out from under the balcony. It was quite the experience. 😂😂😂

Bravissimo 👏👏👏👏 Grtz from a busdriver from Holland 😎

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 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

This is as tight as Italian defending.

Chi permette questo è un grandissimo irresponsabile , una grande capegazz.

This is why you should travel the Amalfi coast on a scooter!! Done that myself 3 times :-)

On the driver license, skill level: legendary

Oh , how I miss Amalfi. So much. My parents are there. Lucky them

Eh, me lo ricordo bene! Ad ogni curva c’era da farsela sotto!!! Però…una costa meravigliosa la Costiera Amalfitana!

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

Had a holiday here driving around. Decided to explore by bus in the end, much better for the driver.

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.

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 whole day entertainment, lol 😁​😂​👍​.

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.

@frombrum

2 жыл бұрын

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

@ikmarchini

2 жыл бұрын

@@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 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?

WOW! I'm a transit driver and this is insane. Lights at both ends and operated in intervals might t work.

Generally my biggest dream is to be able to go back in time, but in this place I would rather be able to fly 😂

And the main ingredient: the clowns on 2 wheels.

Very good Amalfi Bus film!! Are you busdriver yourself? I always thought, i would not fear busdriving anywhere in Europe. I was in Norway, France, Italy etc. with my bus. But busdriving at amalfi coast.....i don't know.... Inspired bei other Amalfi Bus films, I was there 2 times and took a place in a SITA Bus. You don't have to wait long, till the problems beginn...For me it always was a very eciting trip!

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.

Meanwhile they find the need for bigger buses with more leg room and wider seats because passengers are getting bigger and bigger.

My hands got cold and sweaty just watching this. Anxiety inducing and im not even gonna drive there.

Drove tha Amalfi coast a few times. My wife says the views were incredible….🤠

@THillick

2 жыл бұрын

Glad someone got that...thanks.

@claradagostino9939

2 жыл бұрын

The panorama is beautiful

The highlight is the bus driving, the scenery comes second.

i would like to see them ban coaches, swap them for mpvs ors smaller coaches like the toyota coaster, ford transit, Peugeot boxer etc..

WOW! What a narrow road for those busses! Amazing nobody gets hurt! 😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮

@claradagostino9939

2 жыл бұрын

The drivers are used to drive there in that narrow way

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...

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.

@busestramstrains5819

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Marco for your comments. They certainly helped me understand the situation in the Amalfi Coast.

On Como Lake happens just the same everyday in summer

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？

I've ridden a bus along here. Terrifying and beautiful

Spent a holiday on the Amalfi coast and drove along it every day. Interesting to to say the least.

,fantastic, reminds me ,when ,my wife and i used to do ,nat, holidays coach ,to ,our fav place ,ie,sorrento , 👍😎

Wow❤️ It is satisfying 🎉

From moped, scooter, mx, big bike, Motorcycle rider are the same everywhere. 😂

昔の安房峠もこんな感じだったよね。山の中だけど。今は安房トンネルができて楽になりました。

Bin diese Strecke auch mehrmals gefahren! Braucht man gute Nerven! 😏

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.

The bus drivers between Menton and Sospel are brilliant drivers

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.

I rode the amalfi drive around 1978 great bus drivers.

Can’t believe how everyone crowds the busses, even motorcyclists.

Italians have a high efficiency of working. Ever worked with a few Italians in Newark/New York.

Estou com frio na barriga, só de ver.

Other than their excellent driving skills, how can these coaches be so patient? That's astonishing! I'll never drive to the Amalfi coast coz my driving skill sucks.😂😂

bless these patient people

Possibly have a size limit and ferry for the large vehicles?