The carro publicos race from Sosua to PP. The idea is to beat out the competition to the next fare. As a result they speed, pass on blind corners and pull out in front of traffic. Accidents on this stretch are inevitable. With the increase in gas consumption, wear and tear on the cars and risks they probably do not make one peso more for all their effort. Dominicans do not understand gas mileage and that cars burn lots more gas with speed, fast acceleration and going up hills. All the highways are dangerous but this one is especially bad and its not the design of the road its strictly the insane driving behaviors