Well, I don't know if this is true, but this is certainly not the whole truth about that.
First, almost all non-french think France is Paris because it is the most visited place in France, but it happens to be the worst place to drive in France and there are reasons for that.
The primary reason being that Paris is by far the most densely populated place in all europe (it's actually one of the most densely populated city in the world, rivaling cities like Mumbai or Macau in this field). Add to that the fact that every person in France has a little less than half a car per person and you get probably one of the most traffic jammed place in the whole world.
Not to say that there are more car crashes only because there are more cars, I'd completely agree with you that drivers in Paris are complete douche. But in my opinion, the overcrowding explains both the bigger car crash rate and the douchery of the drivers. I've personnaly witnessed firsthand charming people turning into raging douchebags when going for a drive in Paris. Actually, I have an uncle that acts quite normally when he drives in the countryside but as soon as he enters Ile-De-France (the parisian region), he starts cutting lanes, insuting other drivers...
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Well, I don't know if this is true, but this is certainly not the whole truth about that.
First, almost all non-french think France is Paris because it is the most visited place in France, but it happens to be the worst place to drive in France and there are reasons for that.
The primary reason being that Paris is by far the most densely populated place in all europe (it's actually one of the most densely populated city in the world, rivaling cities like Mumbai or Macau in this field). Add to that the fact that every person in France has a little less than half a car per person and you get probably one of the most traffic jammed place in the whole world.
Not to say that there are more car crashes only because there are more cars, I'd completely agree with you that drivers in Paris are complete douche. But in my opinion, the overcrowding explains both the bigger car crash rate and the douchery of the drivers. I've personnaly witnessed firsthand charming people turning into raging douchebags when going for a drive in Paris. Actually, I have an uncle that acts quite normally when he drives in the countryside but as soon as he enters Ile-De-France (the parisian region), he starts cutting lanes, insuting other drivers...