Welcome to the inaugural installment of Jalopnik's World Atlas of Bad Driving, a look at footage of screw-ups from around the globe. We begin in Europe, where everyone knows everything is better... except for these guys.

Despite our patriotic impulses to claim it for our own, bad driving isn't a uniquely American phenomenon. Yes, the roads of Europe are faster and in better condition, and many of the cars are very capable, but the people behind the wheel are still human, as you're about to see. Click Next to see just how human they can be. Warning: As is often the case with video on the Internet, these are shot through with bad Europop and awful narration, so you may want to turn the sound down.

Click next to travel through the world of poor drivers.