Italian Suggestions

I know in the US when you get to a traffic light it means you can stop, proceed with caution or go depending on the color of the light. Italy also has traffic lights but not nearly as many and they are like "suggestions". If there is no traffic at the light well... it makes sense to just keep going, its O.K. The Autostrada which is similar to our NYS thruway also seems to have a "suggestion" of 110 k speed limit, that seems to be just an idea to consider. The trains seem to have a similar Italian bent. Yes, of course there is a timetable and trains fortunately don't jump the tracks but the estimated time of arrival or departure has to be taken with a very large grain of salt. I think if a train was actually on time it would be considered odd. One would also think the person behind the counter who sells you a train ticket might know where to actually get the train, not so..... they have no idea, even though they give you an answer, don't believe them, you have to look at the screen on the platform. I also know that Italy seems to have delays or strikes so often that depending on any public mode of transportation is a calculated risk. Senigallia is a walking town, everything is close enough to walk to or if you really want to get speedy you can bike. So far our feet have not failed us but my bike lost its breaks twice, not to worry, I just kept going and paid no attention to the Italian suggestions.