Re: My advice-totally unsolicited!

Re: My advice-totally unsolicited!

I base my stats. on 17 years of driving in the DR. There are days when up to 90% of the vehicles I see, break at least "one" major safety rule.

Re: My advice-totally unsolicited!

I don't know about the 90% figure, but I'd say over 50% is fair to say, based on my daily driving experiences in Santo Domingo over a four-year period. My wife (a Dominicana by birth and upbringing) and I had four years to "get accustomed" to modern Dominican driving, but it never ceased to be anything less than a tense, nerve-racking experience. Navigating the beltway around Washington DC is a relaxing cruise by comparison!
Regards,
Keith

Re: My advice-totally unsolicited!

I must admit as a retired policeman I'm a little biased. I even watch for turn signals and brake lights. Bottom line I'm having fun. I love it here.

Re: DRIVER IDENTIFICATION TECHNIQUES

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Just received this from a friend and had to share with the current thread......ENJOY.

Quick Driver Identification
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> > 1. One hand on wheel, one hand on horn: SANTO DOMINGO
> >
> > 2. One hand on wheel, one finger out window: NEW YORK
> >
> > 3. One hand on wheel, one finger out window, cutting across all lanes of
> > traffic: NEW JERSEY
> >
> > 4. One hand on wheel, one hand on newspaper, foot solidly on
> > accelerator: BOSTON
> >
> > 5. One hand on wheel, one hand on nonfat double decaf cappuccino,
> > cradling cell phone, brick on accelerator, gun in lap: LOS ANGELES
> >
> > 6. Both hands on wheel, eyes shut, both feet on brake, quivering in
> > terror: Ohio, but driving in CALIFORNIA [Or ME driving in CA]
> >
> > 7. Both hands in air, gesturing, both feet on accelerator, head
> > turned to talk to someone in back seat: ITALY
> >
> > 8. One hand on 12 oz. Double shot latte, one knee on wheel cradling
> > cell phone, foot on brake, mind on radio game, banging head on steering
> > wheel while stuck in traffic: SEATTLE
> >
> > 9. One hand on wheel, one hand on hunting rifle, alternating
> > between both feet being on the accelerator and both feet on brake,
> > throwing McDonald's bag out the window: TEXAS
> >
> > 10. Four-wheel drive pick-up truck, shotgun mounted in rear window,
> > beer cans on floor, squirrel tails attached to antenna: ALABAMA
> >
> > 11. Two hands gripping wheel, blue hair barely visible above windshield,
> > driving 35 on the Interstate in the left lane with the left blinker on:
> > FLORIDA