August 10, 2007

Driver's Training in the DR

This past summer while staying with my parents in Santiago, Dominican Republic I took some behind the wheel driving lessons with a Dominican teacher. This is what I learned.

-- Not all cars have seatbelts.
-- You can drive a car without a speedometer, odometer, or working gas gauge.
-- Girls get longer driving classes than guys.
-- You can pass on the right - if there is no other way to get around the car in front of you.
-- Driving makes the teacher hungry – the first stop of the class is always the grocery store.
-- Try to drive a car that when you stand next to it, at least comes up to your shoulders, this avoids hitting your head on the roof when you hit potholes!


(posted by Kathy Strackbein for David)

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