One of the things that puzzles me most about this country is the driving. After observing Dominican driving as a passenger in a taxi twice per day for several weeks, here is what I have come to learn are apparently, the "rules" of the road:
Red light: slow down, glance both ways, proceed through intersection
Yellow light: slow down, glance both ways, proceed through intersection
Green light: slow down and glance both ways before proceeding through intersection in case someone who has the red light has not slowed down and glanced before passing through.
Stop sign: has no purpose. Means nothing.
Traffic lanes: Mean nothing. As many cars as possible can proceed alongside each other. If one car gets too close to another, lot's of beeping, waving of arms and yelling ensues from both drivers.
One way sign: means two way traffic. However, if you are going the wrong way, stay to right as several cars may come towards you alongside each other, thereby resulting in confusion, beeping, yelling and the waving of the hands.
When entering a congested intersection: proceed directly into middle of congestion causing more congestion and join in the beeping yelling and hand waving. It dosent matter who had right of way, there is none. Just join in.
When raining: Multiply congestion by 10x. However the yelling does not come into play because windows are down. Replace yelling with more beeping or pass time watching/laughing at women walking on street with plastic bags on their heads.
Other rules: Drinking beer is fine, however do not drive and talk on cellphone or forget to put on sealtbelt...safety is important:ermm:
Larry
Red light: slow down, glance both ways, proceed through intersection
Yellow light: slow down, glance both ways, proceed through intersection
Green light: slow down and glance both ways before proceeding through intersection in case someone who has the red light has not slowed down and glanced before passing through.
Stop sign: has no purpose. Means nothing.
Traffic lanes: Mean nothing. As many cars as possible can proceed alongside each other. If one car gets too close to another, lot's of beeping, waving of arms and yelling ensues from both drivers.
One way sign: means two way traffic. However, if you are going the wrong way, stay to right as several cars may come towards you alongside each other, thereby resulting in confusion, beeping, yelling and the waving of the hands.
When entering a congested intersection: proceed directly into middle of congestion causing more congestion and join in the beeping yelling and hand waving. It dosent matter who had right of way, there is none. Just join in.
When raining: Multiply congestion by 10x. However the yelling does not come into play because windows are down. Replace yelling with more beeping or pass time watching/laughing at women walking on street with plastic bags on their heads.
Other rules: Drinking beer is fine, however do not drive and talk on cellphone or forget to put on sealtbelt...safety is important:ermm:
Larry
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