Island truck driving

You may have difficulty figuring out WTF happened here. It was an ice truck, basically a delivery van with a refrigerated cargo area.

These are the asshats I have to share the road with.

And the piece de resistance...

DERR I CANNOTZ REED TEH WURDS, WUT DO DEY SEY?????

DERR I CANNOTZ SEEZ TEH PICHOORS, WUT DO DEY LUUK LYKE? :p

Stuc wrote: DERR I CANNOTZ SEEZ TEH PICHOORS, WUT DO DEY LUUK LYKE? :p

+1

WTF...they were working last night...

edit: fixed

Haven't driven in Barbados yet. (Soon come!) But the worst drivers I have seen are in Jamaica. Makes Miami drivers look like gentle old ladies. Passing on hills, running other cars off the road, tailgating. Cars are in terrible condition, matching the roads. Cops non-existant, except when they pull you over for a roadside bribe. I have no intention of going there again.

Yes, in Jamaica it's because of malice instead of gross incompetence.

I live near a low railroad overpass. The local U-Haul place has a giant sign that says "CAUTION - our trucks do not fit under the Cash Mill Bridge" and they even tell you that when you rent a truck. Nonetheless I see a couple a year with their blocks knocked off at that overpass.

+1 The worst drivers in jamaica are the cheap taxi drivers you unwittingly get in the car with. I read somewhere that jamaica has third highest traffic fatalities in the world behind only etheopia and india. Either way I felt lucky to be alive after returning home from that country.

wow, i hate to say it but "Here's your sign"

Taxi drivers here are the worst too. I think of them as the pirates of pavement. In fact I bet taxi drivers are the worst drivers everywhere in the world.

neon4891 wrote: wow, i hate to say it but "Here's your sign"

I hate to say it but Bill Engvall isn't funny.

I've never been to the islands, but Rome is pretty bad too. I actually had a motorcyclist fly past me in a pitch black tunnel, while I was driving a scooter, so close that his jacket touched my arm. The headlight on the scooter sucked so bad that I couldn't see anything. That was terrifying.

i cant stand any of the "BCCT", but that line fits perfectly

GameboyRMH wrote: Taxi drivers here are the worst too. I think of them as the pirates of pavement. In fact I bet taxi drivers are the worst drivers everywhere in the world.

I'll see your islander cabbies and raise you Jakartan... Well, everyone in Jakarta. Hoo boy.

(I'll be back there in two days. Not looking forward to THAT traffic again.)

It's easy to drive in Jamaica. Just remember everyone knows they are as good as Schumi, Stop signs and lights are mere suggestions (and not even that at night), 2mm clearance on any side is more than enough room, going downhill, the bumper of the guy in front is all the brake you will need, especially since he is only 2mm in front of you, and if either side has sidewalks, there's your passing lane. When I go to Jamaica with family, I do all the driving. Years of piloting limos and shuttle buses in Manhattan left me with a thirst for suicidal driving, and in Jamaica I get my fix. It's a hoot!! Just budget for the busted shocks, because no matter how good you think you are, there is a pothole the size of a Microbus with your name on it!!

I used to live in Jamaica. I've been to a bunch of various other Caribbean islands. Hell, I've been to Massachusetts.... But NOBODY beats Indians. Nobody.

At least, not ones from Bangalore.

I've heard that Trinidadians are actually the most aggressive drivers in the Caribbean...which I don't beleive for a minute. Jamaicans are definitely the most aggressive, Trinidadians may be the fastest though. There have been a few high-profile high-speed wrecks on their highways but there's no way they're as aggressive as Jamaicans or as incompetent as Bajans.

Sheeet- My next trip will be to Trinidad and I was going to break down and rent a car. I'm crazy, so I still will.

As a kid in Jamaica I knew every corner between Kingston and Ocho Rios memorized. Dad drove, but I had to change the gears without looking at him, just by the sound of the engine. One of the craziest drives was over the mountains one night with our lights busted, driving wickedly fast by the light of the car in front of us and a full moon. You might think it stupid, but he knew every curve, and because I'm equally crazy, he's still my hero!

None of this sounds any different than driving around here in the states. Trucks trying to go under bridges they can't fit under, or over ones they are too heavy for is normal. Same with tail gating, driving like it's the Indy 500, etc.

Been to the islands a number of times, they've got nothing special on any of this regard.

This just in, a banana truck has slipped up and fallen over:

http://gameboyrmh.googlepages.com/bananaflip.jpg

Enlist some helpful monkeys?