Italian Traffic Light Scams
Recently Italian newspapers have carried details of two fiddles involving supposedly legitimate traffic control systems.
Even the UK press has heard about traffic lights which were adjusted to increase income from fines, but how many know about potentially uncertified Italian traffic control systems and another two possible Italian traffic scams? Read more
Disregard for Human Life in Tuscany
Lucca, Tuscany
How low can you go? How about ‘adjusting’ the toxic emissions of an incinerator plant? No, surely this could not happen.
Well, it did down near Pietrasanta not far from picturesque Lucca in Italy.
The fiddle came from the very top and has probably led to increased levels of cancer and other health related anomalies in the area. Read more
The Crooked Tower of Pisa?
Yet another unfortunate driver has found my recent post on how to view Pisa traffic violation photos useful, alas.
Having been accused a while back of being part of a scam network, I too have been wondering whether the Pisa limited traffic zone fines are part of a scam. No, surely not, you may retort.
Well, it has to be said that Italians are dab hands at organising large scale scams, fiddles or whatever you would like to call them. Indeed, there is more than a little evidence of this particular Italian skill. Read more
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