It goes along with not wearing seat belts. All normal behavior, both by the Dominicans and the ex-pats.I'm not for one moment suggesting alcohol was involved in either of these tragedies, but I'm amazed at how drinking & driving is considered to be 'normal' behaviour in DR. The roads are bad enough without adding to it.
At first, I greeted the news with suspicion, but now I accept the accident as more than plausible. The stretch between Santana and Nizao must be one of the most trecherous roads in the entire DR. Driving on it at 3:00 am, the guy must have been suicidal, or at least completely outside his rational sense.
There are many places in the DR that share the same name. The stretch of road in question is in Peravia province (Ban?), SW of the capital.
Yes, found a Nizao there.
I am very sorry for everyone who knew him.
I just want to make sure that this "most dangerous road of the country" is not included in our itinerary. We are the mentioned "newbies" and we are becoming more and more concerned about safety on our intended trip by rental car.
Kind regards,
Katrien
Katrien, actually this road may be the safest for you in the DR, since you have been forewarned, and like the old saying, "guerra avisada no mata soldado", and "la fiebre no est? en la s?bana".
I suggest always drive defensively, and never at night (if you can avoit it).