Mad Drivers

So today I was almost killed by an insane driver. As every Trinidadian knows, driving on the highways of this country is an exercise in bravery. Every Trini driver should get a medal of valour for even attempting to venture out onto the roadway. If you don't have nerves of steel, you can't drive in Trinidad and Tobago.

Drivers in this country think that the turn signal is some sort of force field, so if they turn it on and veer into your path, magically you will not hit them. That's if they use it at all. My happy friend from this morning did not use it at all. He somehow decided that my side was better than his side and he wanted to be where I was. This was while I was almost parallel to him. Quick thinking, reflexes and God prevented a major smashup.

These people see carnage on the road every day and still they drive like fools. In fact they might just slow down enough to ogle an accident where several people have been injured or killed, and then zoom off again, weaving in and out of the traffic. Because, of course, they are the best driver in Trinidad, unlike that lame driver that just ran off the road. This is until they become that driver that ran off the road for other people to ogle.

When will they learn?