General situation of Italian traffic in the life of Italian immigrants

Italy is not only famous for its history and culture, scenic spots and football fashion, but also has the saying that "all roads lead to Rome". This is precisely because more than 2,000 years ago, traffic in ancient Rome extended in all directions. At present, the total highway mileage is 300,000 kilometers.

(A) the ancient road

From BC 100 to AD 3400, the ancient Romans built more than a dozen avenues such as Abbia, Oreglia and Cassia. They run through the territory of the Roman Empire and are important economic and military arteries.

(2) Abiya Avenue

From Rome to the Adriatic port of Brindisi. Built in 3 12 BC, it is still well preserved, and it is the only remaining gravel road in the suburbs of Rome. According to records, when the Roman army won the battle, it usually entered the city through this ancient road. The senator is at the head of the team; Then the trumpeter; Followed by captive slaves and car trophies; The meritorious general finally appeared in the chariot wearing a wreath and armed to the teeth.

(3) Salt channel

There is a famous salt channel from the seaside of Ostia near Rome to the Cao area of Abreu in the northeast of Rome. At that time, ostia was an important natural saltworks, only 20km away from Rome. Nowadays, besides buses and subways, ostia is a nice seaside town, and many people come here to enjoy the sunshine bath in summer.

(4) Local transportation

The streets of Italian cities are full of "classic cars" and "turtle cars". This is related to the city profile of Italy. The mountainous terrain makes the road rugged and not very wide, so it is easier to find a parking space for cars.

Citizens have been complaining about traffic conditions, traffic jams, always changing one-way streets and so on. Nevertheless, the traffic in Italy is generally orderly. During rush hours, cars can always move faster or slower than waiting for traffic lights.

On the streets of Italy, there are few traffic policemen directing vehicles. Only in tourist areas or areas with special events and traffic obstacles can you see traffic policemen, many of whom are heroines. However, the "penalty police" who walk through the streets from time to time are intensive. If you don't pay the parking fee, you must eat at least60,000 lira; Driving a mobile phone will be fined 50 thousand lira; The consequence of parking is likely to be that the car is "missing"-it was towed away by the police, and you have to pay a fine of at least one million lira and tow the car away.

Traffic is mainly directed by traffic lights. At present, the system used in most areas can automatically classify traffic flow into four levels: peak, middle peak, middle peak and low peak. A more advanced system has been tried out in Rome. It can count the number of cars and inform the next traffic light. The computer can calculate which side should be given priority and how long the three colors of lights should be on.

(5) Car condition

At present, 40% of the cars in Italy are over 10. In order to stimulate the revitalization of the automobile market, the government has implemented a reward system for scrapped old cars, that is, encouraging citizens to trade in old ones for new ones. This measure is quite effective. 1in the first half of 1998, the national automobile sales increased by 5.9% compared with the same period of last year. Another measure is to change the way cars are taxed, which greatly promotes the sales of diesel vehicles. According to statistics, 1997 diesel vehicle sales ratio 1996 growth 17.44%. 1In the first half of 1998, the sales of diesel vehicles accounted for 265,438+0.2% of the total sales of new vehicles.

At present, there are several license plate representatives in Italy. 93 years ago, the province was required to be marked on the license plate; Since 1999 1 month 1 day, the practice of bidding by province has been resumed. The new license plate is like this: there is a blue vertical rectangle at each end, and in the rectangle on the left, there is a yellow star representing the EU countries, and there is a white letter "I" below it, which represents Italy; In the rectangle on the right, there is a yellow number at the top to indicate the license year and a two-letter provincial abbreviation at the bottom.

(6) Expressway

Italy's expressways are relatively developed. The total length is 6 193 km, and there are more than 30 trunk lines, which are closed and divided into upper and lower lanes, generally three lanes each. Its speed limit is 130 km per hour. With France, Switzerland, Austria and other neighboring countries have high-speed communication. The most important expressway in Italy is 1 named "Sun Expressway", which runs from Milan in northern Italy to Lezzo in southern Italy, passing through big cities such as Florence, Rome and Naples, with a total length of 1200 kilometers.

Go on road trip is also one of the hobbies of Italian tourists. August is a holiday month in Italy. People are busy going up the mountain and into the sea, and there will be a long queue of hundreds of meters at the toll station!

(7) Turin is known as the automobile city of Italy.

The motor city of Italy is Turin, which is located in the northwest of Italy. With a population of about 6.5438+0.2 million, it is the second largest industrial city in Italy. The industrial development of Turin began in the late 9th century. 1899, giovanni agnelli, the descendant of Savoi family, a prominent family in Turin, founded the Turin Automobile Factory, referred to as Fiat, in the suburb of Feriaud, Milla. Up to now, Fiat has become a comprehensive large company integrating the production of automobiles, aircraft engines and electronic equipment. About half of the population in Turin is directly or indirectly related to Fiat.

Two. Railway traffic

The first Italian railway was built in 1839, with a total length of 10 km, from Naples to Potizi. At present, the total length of Italian railways is 19588 km. The domestic railway network covers more than 3,500 railway stations, large and small. There are many railway tunnels in Italy. The tunnel inside Sempio with Switzerland is 19.8km long, which is the longest railway tunnel in the world.

Three. aviation

Major cities in Italy have airports, among which there are more than 20 larger ones. There is Da Vinci International Airport in Rome, which is also called Enes Fermino Airport because it is located in the small town of fiumicino near Rome. And money, Pi Nuo airport. Milan has Malpensa and Lienert airports. Airlines include Alitalia and so on.

Four. marine transport

Italy divides the Mediterranean into two parts, east and west, and has been a traffic fortress between east and west since ancient times. It is surrounded by the sea on three sides, with a long coastline of more than 7,200 kilometers. There are more than 40 seaports in Italy, Genoa is one of them. It is said that Columbus started his journey to uncover the new continent from this port. Other famous cities are Naples, Trieste and taranto.