Maybe it was this huge traffic accident with four deaths reported, head on collision, two motorcycles. It's on the main page of Kabarete.net.
In the Kabarete.net article, they talk about three Dominicans and a black male foreigner.
The article is in Spanish. CUATRO MUERTOS EN ACCIDENTE COSTA AZUL CABARETE
Not sure of the nationality of the guy you are speaking about but I know that on one of the bikes were 3 young Dominicans around the age of 15 returning from a school class.
Very sad for everyone involved
What I can't understand is how two motorcycles how two motorcycles crash head on. It's beyond my comprehension. (that's what the kabarete.net article says: "dos motocicletas colisionaron de frente")
well, the report says 10pm which makes no difference really sice in DR it gets pitch black at about 7pm. it was dark and if any of the motos had no light it was as visible as a black cat in a basement.
still, how come everyone involved has died? they must have been going very fast...
just last week i had a little brush with a camion in cabarete. i kinda do not mind driving in DR but i hate the motos and i am always worried i hit one of them morons
Are you kidding??? Have any of you ever driven in DR??? I just got back from sosua yesterday, and i had overheard my "novias" mother talking to her about it when i was with her Friday morning and she said it was a black gringo with moto grande. Needless to say those 1100cc superbikes can get up to 100mph really quickly; factor that with nighttime driving where, when people in front of you are moving too slow, people begin to believe that the double-yellow highway line is non-existant, and you got a recipe for disaster.
Personally i think driving in DR is extremely hazardous, even more-so than smoking. Granted while i was only there for a week and was in a car only 4 times, from what ive witnessed, id rather walk. On the way from the airport the taxi driver went the wrong way out of the airport, then he kept honking at every motoconcho so that he would have enough room to pass, all-the-while riding RIGHT ON THEIR ARSE. He did rolling stops at stop signs, i had to tell him to calm the F*** down i dont wanna die. Also i met some guy who had visited DR for years and he took me to some place called Crystals in Puerta Plata, and he went over the yellow line so many times i had lost count. Additionally a taxi-cab driver was doing the same thing! Also the whole week i was there not ONE motoconcho driver had a helmet.....sad.
so, did YOU drive at all while you were there?
i've driven several times in puerta plata, sosua, and cabarete.
i've driven a van, an suv, a sedan, and a scooter... all without incident. you just have to reverse your driving manners (if you're from america) and drive offensively instead of defensively.
i've riden a scooter from cofresi to samana, just for an afternoon cruise. i rode the scooter from puerta plata to sosua.. in the dark, while it was raining. wait... wait... and without a helmet or leather jacket, or even jeans or closed shoes for that matter.
the key is paying attention to your surroundings.
but i also ride a scooter and a motorcycle at home as well, and without helmet...
i agree the roads CAN be dangerous.... and the other drivers can be dangerous.... but the risks are GREATLY lowered when at least one party is paying attention.
.... BTW, do people drive drunk in DR? I havent been there enough to speculate.
nah i didnt drive and in all my future visits i dont plan on driving, but from what i witnessed i dont think ill ever drive. And are you kidding when you say drive aggressively? FOR WHAT? Where are you in a hurry to? Did you see the accidents on Kabarete.net?
The double yellow line is there for a reason, and, just like in america, sometimes it doesnt matter how good YOUR driving is, its that you have to be aware of OTHER drivers.
BTW, do people drive drunk in DR? I havent been there enough to speculate.