Re: Car rental & Driving in Santo Domingo
I have driven often in the capital and got stopped twice once real late at night (around 2 am) about a year ago, and I just felt like taking a drive, after a while I pretended not knowing much Spanish, and after a while they got bored with me, once they figured it was no go, they waved me on my way. The second time about 5 months ago, and I actually was in the wrong, because I did make an illegal turn, I was with a chica that had some place to go, so I paid I think 300 pesos.
Overall I wouldn't drive during the rush hours, because the traffic can be crazy, it reminds me of driving in Manhattan, if you can do that and keep your wits about you; you should be fine. Just remember they are very aggressive drivers, and sometimes when you are in a location where most of the drivers are aggressive, if you aren't somewhat aggressive yourself, you can also cause problems. One thing also to remember is that often times, motos especially they don't follow the rules, it is not unusual to see a moto driving down the wrong way on a one way street, or carros stopping suddenly without signaling. Having said all that for the most part it seems to eventually move, and I have seen many less accidents then I would have guessed there would be, considering some of the actions I have witnessed.
I have also noticed that they tend to use their horns instead of their brakes if they can.
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