Get your imaginations ready! Pretend you are about to take a test to receive your Costa Rican driver's license. Here's your first question:
1) You are approaching an intersection. You observe both a stop sign and a green light. What should you do?
A) Stop and look for cross traffic and proceed when safe to do so.
B) Go through the intersection without stopping.
C) Stop taking the test and go find someone to take the test for you for a slight fee.
This hypothetical test question represents something you actually MUST know to survive driving in Costa Rica. FYI, the correct answer is B. Only if the electricity is out are you supposed to stop before proceeding through the intersection. Even then, stop at your own risk. Because everyone else will be doing their best to shoot through the intersection without slowing down, taking advantage of no traffic lights!
Costa Rican TV news has been focusing lately on corruption. They have discovered that quite easily a person can pay about $50 and receive a driver's test with the correct answers already marked on it. For an additional $50 you can pass the practical test.
No wonder Costa Rica has the third highest per capita accident rate in the world!!
1 comment:
Vito said: I'm pretty sure that's how the ballots work in Florida. And I don't think they drive any better there. And don't you just wish that that was how the imigration papers department worked!!!!!!!!!
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