So when you're walking around you really need to be careful because the drivers here are absolutely insane. Like death wish insane.
For some reason they think that putting on their emergency flashers gives them the right to do ANYTHING. They use them to back up, to turn, to pull in and out of places, just ABSOLUTELY EVERYWHERE. So you never know where they are going and what they are planning to do and because they've got the flashers on they're invincible so they don't look and they don't care and you'll have no idea what they're doing.
Well while we're on cars...I don't think I've mentioned the headlights yet. I've been told it's to save gas, but really I have no idea. They drive with no headlights. Like they'll turn them on occasionally but they usually forget because as soon as they get to a light they turn them back off. It's so strange and everyone from taxis to mopeds will do it...I just don't understand...
I know I haven't mentioned the mirrors. Maybe I'm just behind the times but I thought that most side mirrors on cars were made so they would move and you could tuck them in if you wanted or they'd give if someone hit them...the cars here have automatically retracting mirrors. Like way over half of the cars, and I've just never noticed this on any cars back home. Sure I've seen people tuck them in but I don't remember them being automatic...and my teacher said that was "nothing special". I wish my car had lots of "nothing special" features...like speakers.
And brakes.
Poor old thing, we've had our ups and downs...and well it may be down permanently now (I've only been saying that for the last 5 years or so...)
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