Zim & Chris' Turkish (Mis)Adventure

Aiya Sophia

I have arrived in Istanbul and I would like to lodge a complaint about Turkish busses, more specifically their drivers as the busses are immaculate complete with steward. Turkey is blessed with motorways that any formula 1 driver would be pleased with. 3 lanes of seamless black asphalt stretching out in to the distance. It is a shame however, that the drivers are completely incompetent. Not only do they drive well within the posted speed limit, they also slow down for corners and even, god forbid, give way to let others pass. This is not how the driver of any long distance vehicle should drive as we all know. Might is right and as he is at the helm of one of the largest on the road - with an engine to match no doubt - he should surely put the hammer down and be going hell for leather. Alas such is not the case and thus the "short" journey of 350Kms from Ankara to Istanbul took the best part of 7 hours. Which if my calculations are correct means that we were traveling at an average speed of 50 Km\Hr. A measly 31MPH. This, quite frankly is not acceptable.