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DR One
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I think this one has gone a little overboard, had one person even say they wouldn't hire a car etc etc.
The reality...
I have driven all over this Island for two years now and only been stopped a few times. I drive in the city every day and never have a problem, only been stopped twice in two years, both in the same day. When I lived in Sydney Australia, I got stopped a lot more often, and they usually gave me a ticket for some BS reason, no slipping the cop US$1 here!
YES, sometimes I stop for the cops in the remote areas, have a chat, give them RD$20. RD$20 goes a long way when you only earn a little over US$100/month.
If you run a red light, of course you are going to get stopped and given a ticket if your unlucky, isn't that the same for most other places on the planet? just smile and take the ticket. If you are a tourist, let's be honest, your not going to pay.
If you have an accident, you COULD go to jail. As a tourist this is unlikley, unless you were drunk or someone very seriously injured etc.
Tell me, where else can you give a cop RD$50 (US$3) and get him to drive your car home because you have had one too many drinks?
How many have you been stopped for speeding here? How many have you had a parking ticket here? How many have you had a ticket for a defective part? How many have you had a ticket for D and D here?
The list goes on and on...
99.9% of you will never have a problem. The biggest problem you will have is learning how to drive here. If it ain't in front of you, don't worry about it
Rob.
The reality...
I have driven all over this Island for two years now and only been stopped a few times. I drive in the city every day and never have a problem, only been stopped twice in two years, both in the same day. When I lived in Sydney Australia, I got stopped a lot more often, and they usually gave me a ticket for some BS reason, no slipping the cop US$1 here!
YES, sometimes I stop for the cops in the remote areas, have a chat, give them RD$20. RD$20 goes a long way when you only earn a little over US$100/month.
If you run a red light, of course you are going to get stopped and given a ticket if your unlucky, isn't that the same for most other places on the planet? just smile and take the ticket. If you are a tourist, let's be honest, your not going to pay.
If you have an accident, you COULD go to jail. As a tourist this is unlikley, unless you were drunk or someone very seriously injured etc.
Tell me, where else can you give a cop RD$50 (US$3) and get him to drive your car home because you have had one too many drinks?
How many have you been stopped for speeding here? How many have you had a parking ticket here? How many have you had a ticket for a defective part? How many have you had a ticket for D and D here?
The list goes on and on...
99.9% of you will never have a problem. The biggest problem you will have is learning how to drive here. If it ain't in front of you, don't worry about it
Rob.