Manual de conductor, Favor de seguir las reglas

Amber

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MANUAL DEL CONDUCTOR DOMINICANO

1. Al encender su carro:

Implore al Poder Supremo y encomi?ndese al cuidado divino para su
protecci?n contra los peligros que encontrara en las calles dominicanas.
Tenga mucho cuidado con los "conductores en reversa". Esta clase de
conductores son famosos por salir en reversa sin importarles mucho lo que pueda haber en el camino. Si se topa con uno de estos conductores entonces Ud. se encuentra en condiciones de poner en practica el "saludo dominicano de conductores" (ver pr?ximo p?rrafo).

2. El saludo dominicano de conductores:

Para saludar a un conductor dominicano baje lentamente su ventana y con un tono grave y fuerte diga "Tu maldita madre", pueden incluirse, al final de la expresi?n, sustantivos calificativos como: "gordo mama g?ebo", "cabr?n", "vieja de mierda", "mariconaso", "g?eb?n" (escoja el m?s adecuado para la ocasi?n. De todas maneras, este siempre preparado para responder con un "V?yase pal' carajo" o "c?llese come mierda!!", en caso de que el otro conductor lo haya saludado primero.

3. Luces de cambio (de carretera, destellos):

Si un conductor en otro carril enciende su luz de cambio, no lo deje
entrar a su carril. De hecho, presione el acelerador y mant?ngase pr?ximo a el. Es probable que el conductor intente saludarlo, pero Ud. ya sabe exactamente que hacer en este caso (ver p?rrafo anterior.

4. Sem?foros:

Estos interesantes artefactos suelen encontrarse en las intersecciones de las calles sin tener ninguna raz?n aparente, pero si est?n ah? por algo ser?. Es muy probable encontrar conductores detenidos observando como cambian las luces de colores (una experiencia fascinante). Los oficiales de transito creen que cada color tiene un significado que el conductor debe respetar. De la observaci?n efectuada se ha terminado el significado de cada color.

4a. Luz amarilla: acelere su carro tanto como sea posible.
4b. Luz roja: esta luz permite pasar a 5 o 6 carros mas despu?s de su
encendido.
4c. Luz verde: reduzca la velocidad y espere a que los 5 o 6 carros
atraviesen su luz roja en el otro lado del cruce.
*Nota: es vital tocar la bocina a los 1.5 segundos del encendido de la luz verde.

5. Cambio de carril:

Antes que nada, no importa lo que vaya a hacer, nunca encienda su luz de cambio, de lo contrario estimulara la reacci?n de otro conductor (vea
"Luces de cambio"). Observe al conductor que viene por el carril al que
desea pasarse, y ante su menor descuido m?tase descontroladamente con su carro, se sorprender? al darse cuenta que no es necesario mas que un par de cent?metros entre carro y carro. En ese momento ser? saludado por no menos de 3 conductores. Para perfeccionar su cambio de carril existen muchas y diversas t?cnicas, por ejemplo intente es acelerar su carro dr?sticamente y en cuesti?n de segundos, no deje de observar el fen?meno de reacci?n en cadena producido por el conductor de atr?s, y en medio del caos cambie de carril y acelere.

6. Embotellamientos (mejor conocidos como tapones)

Durante los tapones se realizan varias actividades divertid?simas, tales
como:
*toque su bocina
*retoque su maquillaje (generalmente, repito, solo generalmente, esto se da en conductoras)
*pierda peso sudando como un cerdo debido a la falta de aire acondicionado
*salude a otros conductores. No necesariamente a los que provocan el tap?n
*perfeccione su cambio de carril
*juegue a ver que tan cerca puede pararse del parachoques del carro de adelante.
7. Peatones:

Estos individuos son una molestia para los conductores dominicanos. En
caso de encontrar a alguno de estos particulares personajes, acelere y
mu?streles quien es el jefe. En las intersecciones, ceda el paso al peat?n
y en cuanto lo tenga en la mira, t?rele su carro encima. Si no llega a
tocarlos, puesto a que suelen ser bastante h?biles, no se preocupe,
seguramente le habr? dado un buen susto.

8. Autopistas:

Formaci?n cuello de botella: Para la ejecuci?n de este tipo de formaci?n,
los carros deben bloquear todos los carriles conduciendo a la misma
velocidad y yendo de lado a lado (as? se evita que otros carros intenten
pasarnos). Es importante conducir a unas 20 Km por debajo de la velocidad
m?nima permitida. En pleno cuello de botella, las bocinas son un
condimento a elecci?n... disfr?tenlo!!!

9. El cambio de carril triple (pre-requisito, dominar "cambio de
carril"):

Este movimiento requiere de much?sima precisi?n y creatividad. Debe ser
ejecutado rodeado del mayor numero de carros posible y en cuesti?n de
segundos, para crear lo que algunos catalogan como "p?nico general". Con
estas reglas del Manual del Conductor Dominicano, todos los extranjeros
que visiten nuestro pa?s, de seguro que sobrevivir?n para contar la
experiencia.

:bandit: Amber
 

Amber

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Pib, I might get banned if I translated it! Too many of those nice words in there. :)
 

Hillbilly

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PIB and Amber:

Pib, go find that great post you did a year or so ago.
Amber, translate this-don't sweat the words, if you need translations, I can do that.
Both of you: Combine your articles and post. We'll get Robert to do a "Sticky" .....

Good job Amber....

HB
 

Chirimoya

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The English Version of the DDM

Done it ? it didn?t take me too long. Apologies for any Spanglish that may have crept in, after all that?s my first language!

Translations of the swear words are available from me, for a modest fee.

Chiri
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Drivers? manual, please follow the rules
Dominican Drivers? Manual

1. When starting your car:

Pray to the Almighty and surrender yourself to divine protection against the dangers you will find on Dominican roads. Beware of ?reverse drivers?. These are famed for pulling out in reverse without much heed to what?s in their path. If you come across such a driver you will have to employ the ?Dominican driver?s greeting? (see following paragraph)

2. The Dominican driver?s greeting:

To greet a Dominican driver, slowly wind down your window and in a grim but loud tone say: "Tu maldita madre", followed by qualifying clauses like: "gordo mama g?ebo", "cabr?n", "vieja de mierda", "mariconaso?, "g?eb?n" (choose the most appropriate for the occasion). In any case, always be prepared to reply with: "V?yase pal' carajo" or "c?llese come mierda?!!, if the other driver has greeted you first.

3. Indicator lights:

If a driver in the other lane uses his indicators, don?t let him cross into yours. If anything, step down hard on the accelerator, and keep as close to him as possible. It is likely that the driver will then try to greet you, but you now know exactly what to do in this situation (see previous paragraph).

4. Traffic lights

These interesting objects tend to be found at intersections for no apparent purpose, but if they are there, there must be some reason. It is very likely that you will find some drivers who stop to admire the coloured lights as they change (a fascinating experience). Traffic police seem to believe that each colour has a meaning that the driver ought to respect. By careful observation, we have been able to define the meaning of each colour:

4a. Amber: accelerate your car as much as possible.
4b. Red: this light allows 5 or 6 cars to pass once it is on.
4c. Green: slow down and wait for 5 or 6 colours cross their red light on the other side of the intersection.
*Note: it is essential to sound your horn 1.5 seconds after the green light is on.

5. Changing lane:

Before anything, no matter what you are going to do, never use your indicator light, which will have the adverse effect of causing a reaction from the other driver (see ?Indicator Lights?). Watch the driver approaching in the lane you wish to change into, and when he is not paying attention cross recklessly with your car, he will be surprised when he realises what you?ve done, seeing that you only need a couple of centimetres between cars. In that instant you will be greeted by no less than 3 drivers.

In order to perfect your lane-changing there are many and varied techniques, e.g. try to accelerate your car drastically in a matter of seconds, and don?t forget to watch the chain reaction you cause in the car behind you, and in the midst of the chaos change lane and accelerate.

6. Traffic jams (better known as ?tapones? ? bottle-tops)

While in a traffic jam there are plenty of enjoyable activities you can take part in, such as:

*sounding your horn
*doing your makeup (on the whole, repeat, just on the whole, this is done by female drivers)
*losing weight sweating like a pig due to the lack of air-conditioning
*greeting other drivers. Not necessarily the ones who caused the jam.
*perfect your lane-changing skills
*having fun seeing how near you can get to the bumper of the car in front of you

7. Pedestrians:

These individuals are a nuisance to Dominican drivers. In case you encounter any of these characters, accelerate and show them who is boss. On intersections, give way to pedestrians and once you have them in your sights, drive at them. If you don?t actually hit them - they tend to be fairly skilled - don?t worry. At least you?ll have given them a good scare.

8. Highways

Forming a bottleneck: in order to execute this type of formation, all cars must block all lanes driving side by side at the same speed (in this way other cars can be prevented from overtaking). It?s important to drive at about 20kph under the legal speed limit. When stuck in the bottleneck, your horn is an optional pleasure ? enjoy!

9. The triple lane change (once you have mastered the ?lane change?):

This manoeuvre requires much precision and creativity. It must be carried out surrounded by as many cars as possible and in a matter of seconds, in order to create what some people call ?general panic?.


Equipped with these rules from the Dominican Driver?s Manual, all visitors to our country are guaranteed to survive to tell the tale.



Chirimoya Translations, 2003
 

Amber

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lol!! Thanks Chiri! you did a great job!! I didn't have time to translate. I think It's even better in Eng. LMAO!
Amber