Rumor is that people in countries such as Colombia, Bolivia and Peru are poor drivers ignore the highway code and traffic conditions really chaotic, but is it really true? Absolutely!
Ask all local taxi drivers and always feel the same, “Don doesn’t go here, this is a nightmare!” If you don’t want this tip and challenge I listed 10 tips to stay out of trouble while driving in my beloved country. Peru.
1. simple rule enhancing vehicles priority you have. In urban areas and in particular in the capital, Lima, it is common for people to convert links if in extreme right lane (or vice versa), completely cut off marketers of any report. Buses and trucks are especially good at this, and it raises eyebrows. Let them!
2. many of these cars were in poor condition and are often not work lights or signals or disabled persons can t if at all! This is possible, which is at a crossroads, and the car will not move signalling tour! Train signal is fixed, or the driver probably broken too lazy or distracted to shut it down. As you drive first, not too close to the car (although not always) brake lights may be corrupted or have no onion.
3. drivers shall not rely on your mirror … other systems seem to work.
4. get to know and love your rig! Not only at the traffic light green one-hundredth second change of intention, but because all sorts of people step on the road at any time, and cars on the street without looking.
5. it is worth mentioning Horns again … can happen always ready horn honking units in rural areas, absolutely nothing. May 5-hour, motorway all kinds of animals are forced to come to the farm, they back Bykov, cows, llamas, Alpacas, goats, dogs, Guinea, India, ducks and small children are just some of the random dangers. Children tend to play soccer and volleyball on rural highways, so keep in mind when you go to the curve, you can drive directly through the game!
6. While the quality of roads is much better than 10 years ago, there are many places where large holes that it can under the Inca losing speed ramps, you don’t see pericoloe before the Dukes of hazard “hidden” obstacles such as pile stones or building materials in non-road can easily meet you at nightbecause often without warning.
7. Driving at night means that multiplies the challenges and tourists should try to manage only during daylight hours. Many cars are old and old and battered angle luminaire means that often get very tired, leave only because often blinded to be impaired. Driving at night, will also sign means that the card is lost, as the hands of rural development and often misleading. Knowledge of Spanish would be useful, but again this may confuse you as people try to be polite and send you the wrong way, rather than admit they don’t know how!
8. Lane marking means that not all! You have people, often done without acoustic signals, streets, weaving all over the place and try to change cars, 5 3 lanes and so on. I can only say confessed, but at least keep your mirror with him without losing page (remember Tip # 3!).
9. make sure you know the distance and terrain before somewhere. The trip from Cusco to Lima, but at least 20 hours on the road, for example, about 60 minutes by plane. Check out the geography and road conditions before departure. Ask a local specialist or you would be able to sleep at the end of the car.
(10) likely 3 old traffic speed radar guns and 10 are most cameras across the country and which, therefore really acceleration must be punished. However, do not for all the above reasons.
All strange mentioned above, which is less accidents and incidents of road rage than in developed countries as people not angry if someone cuts, for example, and they expected reductions are not often falls into it.
I’m not saying that you should never result in Latin America; Can be a fantastic experience (and characters) in the region, a beautiful but if you take a tour or transport company, just relax, sit back and smile at some of the crazy antics show you how to ostavit′Dobav′te doses of unnecessary stress instead of your holiday.
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May 04 2011