Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 3:02 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] worst place on earth to drive - was: OM617 head
Man, does Jeff have it right! I drove in Cairo for a month and almost
had heart failure every day. The streets did not even have lanes
marked--not that it would matter anyway. It was every
LarryT wrote:
Another common story was the locals believed the
right-of-way was bestowed on who ever had the largest vehicle.
I read in a motorcycle magazine that the fastest moving vehicle
gets the ROW in Italy. Factory test riders from Bimota pass
wherever they want. If there's oncoming
geez
TimothyPilgrim wrote:
I doubt there is anywhere in North America (don't know about Mexico
though) that has traffic half as bad as this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fg9f93gpfbo
Tim
1982 300TD Moby
1991 300TE 4Matic Beulah
___
How ironic, since Henry Ford was an enthusiastic anti-semite...
On 9/25/06, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
geez
TimothyPilgrim wrote:
I doubt there is anywhere in North America (don't know about Mexico
though) that has traffic half as bad as this:
TimothyPilgrim wrote:
I doubt there is anywhere in North America (don't know about Mexico
though) that has traffic half as bad as this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fg9f93gpfbo
At least there's some skill in evidence there...unlike in this video
from Moscow:
That bus driver sure had somebody looking over his shoulder!
On Sep 26, 2006, at 9:57 AM, David Brodbeck wrote:
At least there's some skill in evidence there...unlike in this video
from Moscow:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oKGuOi8Waw
I'd bet a beer all those statistics exist, insurance people are crazy for
statistics.
-Curt
Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2006 21:02:34 -0500
From: OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [MBZ] worst place on earth to drive - was: OM617 head
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The MA states (MD and Mass.) have the worst drivers - no contest. Nobody
even comes close. Check out the insurance rates.
On 9/24/06, OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I saw an article on the worst drivers by State last week. Most were
clustered in the NE, though my fellow Okies managed to
the
worst drivers in the world
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Subject: [MBZ] worst place on earth to drive - was: OM617 head
I saw an article on the worst drivers
I agree with Hendriknone of those bad drivers would last ten
seconds in Cairo or Tehran. In Tehran, not only do they not bother with
lanes or stoplight colours, they don't even care what SIDE of the road
they use! Not to mention the sidewalks!
Ever feeling suicidal, try crossing the roads
traffic with a smile)
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Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 10:41 AM
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] worst place on earth to drive - was: OM617 head
I agree with Hendriknone of those
No Kidding,
Many years ago I drove a bus in Los Angeles, I thought that was a
hectic as it could get, but I used to see a buddy regularly and he
always looked like he was on vacation, turned out he had spent 15 years
doing local delivery in a semi...in Mexico City! LA traffic really was a
oh no no no - that video must have been taken a few years ago. because now,
the traffic doesn't move at ALL in bangalore.
On 9/25/06, TimothyPilgrim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I doubt there is anywhere in North America (don't know about Mexico
though) that has traffic half as bad as this:
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