Yes, Italians drive like crazy, but somehow I didn't see many dented cars nor accidents there. (I did see lots of dented cars in Rome though, but that's because they parallel park and push each other out of the way -- never put the brakes on in Rome (or Paris) when parked!)
The 5 MPH crash test here:
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