Driving in the Czech republic is not for faint hearted. Most of the Czech drives think they drive Masserattis, that all roads are one way (in their direction) and speed limits are no more than randomly posted numbers without any meaning to them. That delusion seems to increase with the age of the car they are driving and is most prevalent with truck drivers.

I do not drive all that much but I did drive today about 300 km on all grades of roads and had to break hard several times not to be over run by a car passing someone in the oncoming traffic. Czech drivers wait for a really sharp curve or a steep hill before the passing exercise is really worth it for them.

They also tail you in very intimate distances, so from time to time, having no other choice, I must accelerate to get some breathing space. This is, of course, unwise as it awakens very combative instincts in the chasing driver, who gets insulted by a 6 cylinder, 2.8L turbo 275HP Saab challenging the superiority of his Škoda. RIsking total destruction of their engine, they will catch up, no matter what.

At the first opportunity I get back into the right lane and let them victoriously pass.