Saturday, March 15, 2008

Helpful Hints for driving in Mexico City

Helpful hint #1: If a policeman tries to pull you over because you've made an illegal turn, pretend you don't hear his siren, or honking and ignore the flashing lights. Stay in the heaviest traffic possible in the middle lane - especially if you are lost and don't know where to go anyway. He'll eventually give up and go away.

Helpful hint #2: How to tell if you are in heavy traffic - a) if you're on the periferico (major freeway) and people in the bus behind you are getting off and walking past your car to get in the bus ahead of you, the traffic is bad; or if that doesn't clue you in - b) if there are people standing in the middle of the freeway with portable stands selling chips and soda to weary drivers you are probably in heavy traffic.

Helpful hint #3: Always have a full or nearly full tank of gas. You never know when a relatively short journey can turn into a 2 1/2 hour event, causing undue stress on dad-the-bad, or whoever you may have waiting at home.

Stay tuned for more helpful hints as MomTheBomb discovers La Ciudad de Mexico.

6 comments:

Ashley Erin said...

whenever i talk about you people say, "wow, I would LOVE to meet your mom."

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Bexie Funk said...

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rmreed said...

Helpful hint #4. Never take driving tips from Mom the Bomb

MOM THE BOMB said...

What do you mean, Ryan? I taught you everything you know about driving.

Graytoppop said...

I wanted to buy a portable gps for mexico that we could use in either car. but i know mom the bomb too well. she will never take the time to enter the destination address and wait for 30 seconds to get the street by street instructions. She has too much fun learning by experience....