Argentina allegedly has driving laws, but it seems that most people happily ignore them. People regularly cut each other off in traffic (I even saw someone cut off a cop!), and speed limit signs and lane markings seems to be used primarily for decorative purposes. Occasionally you'll see someone pulled over, and I can't imagine what they must have done!
Also, there also seems to be a national shortage of stop signs. As such, at an intersection, people just drive through, hoping that they'll miss the other cars (and pedestrians). It essentially is a game of chicken. Check out this video I took. It's not the worst I saw it, but it's when I had my camera.
Argentina allegedly has driving laws, but it seems that most people happily ignore them.
ReplyDeleteOh, just like New Jersey!
There's a joke about a guy form Houston, TX driving in a car with his friend. They come to a red light, and the driver guns the gas, and they shoot through. The friend starts railing at the driver about how dangerous and stupid that was, but the driver explains that his brother taught him to drive and showed him how to run red lights. They come to another red light, and again they run it at full speed. Again the driver tells the passenger that his brother told him it was ok. Theey come to a green light a the driver slams on the brakes and brings the car to a sudden halt. When the passenger asks the driver why he stpped at a green light, the driver answers, "My brother might have been coming through."
ReplyDeleteI guess that joke works even better in Mar del Plata.
eli seems to think that was bad well check out this
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