tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post6230480278287652521..comments2023-08-26T11:45:53.143-03:00Comments on Rachel's Rantings in Rio de Janeiro: The Carioca DriverRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13209527132116902328noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-8470203365769287312012-02-17T20:44:10.144-02:002012-02-17T20:44:10.144-02:00HE was horrified? I live in Orlando. We have to ...HE was horrified? I live in Orlando. We have to tolerate the most ridiculous and eye-popping maneuvers on the road. If you are traveling in an unfamiliar area, wouldn't you be more cautious? Not to mention respect for someone's home and their laws. Tell your pediatrician I have three children and I don't want to hear his "explanations" for putting them in danger. And to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-57482019314939488552012-02-15T21:03:37.943-02:002012-02-15T21:03:37.943-02:00The speed traps here are ok by me, they tell in ad...The speed traps here are ok by me, they tell in advance you when you need to be at a certain speed and that there's a camera ahead (in my experience in Rio at least)-beats having a cop with a radar gun hiding behind any random bush! What gets me here are the cameras at intersections. I swear, the sensors must trigger at the moment the signal goes yellow because I don't blow red lights.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16157534345604450915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-895558717259113482012-02-15T20:22:17.620-02:002012-02-15T20:22:17.620-02:00It's funny because we are both great drivers a...It's funny because we are both great drivers and never get in a wrecks and only a few of the tickets are for speeding! The four in one day were for registration, no signal lane changing, and not having my insurance card on me x2. I even had a cop ready to write me a ticket because he didn't believe I was wearing my contacts!SNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17460572927503679630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-64061409286893041112012-02-15T16:29:33.198-02:002012-02-15T16:29:33.198-02:00Hey, you should look up my old Driver's Ed tea...Hey, you should look up my old Driver's Ed teacher. You two would have a major whiplashfest.The Gritty Poethttp://www.grittypoet.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-85159453001402511402012-02-15T16:16:26.540-02:002012-02-15T16:16:26.540-02:00Jerry Seinfeld jokes that it's due to all the ...Jerry Seinfeld jokes that it's due to all the senior citizens who insist on driving big old Cadillacs but can't see properly over the steering wheel any more. :)Andrew Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11981924714236784906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-41220667707869686142012-02-15T14:33:08.495-02:002012-02-15T14:33:08.495-02:00I have only witnessed horrible driving when I was ...I have only witnessed horrible driving when I was on a day long layover in the Miami Fort Laurdale area. My little nicece lives there, so my sister and law picked me up from the airport and in the little time we were in the car. I saw cars cutting people off in a crazy way on the highway while driving at high speeds. Thankfully my niece is still young so she has to be seated in a car seat. Those Danerisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-84882696829625326522012-02-15T11:38:55.832-02:002012-02-15T11:38:55.832-02:00My husband and I are notorious for getting pulled ...My husband and I are notorious for getting pulled over and stopped in the US. Name the violation and I have gotten a ticket for it... once I got four tickets in one day :( It only works if you are pretty, nice rack and KEEP your mouth shut. I have a problem with that!<br /><br />Seems in Brazil we also have a record for tickets and being pulled over. We have had to stop at three different road SNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17460572927503679630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-61271772082966076872012-02-14T21:19:40.575-02:002012-02-14T21:19:40.575-02:00This post, and the subsequent comments, brought ba...This post, and the subsequent comments, brought back memories from Driver's Ed class in High School. <br />Our instructor, a fat ol' gal, would scold us - 4 pupils to 1 car - endlessly for a rolling stop. This after slamming on the passenger seat brakes and giving everyone whiplash, lol. Anyway it was really funny when my classmates where driving, not so much when I was the one behind theThe Gritty Poethttp://www.grittypoet.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-80449718872289070842012-02-14T20:01:50.368-02:002012-02-14T20:01:50.368-02:00Good point, a nice rack or smiles from a beautiful...Good point, a nice rack or smiles from a beautiful woman might prevent a ticket in the US where you must stop and sign the ticket.<br />Not the case in Sao Paulo where a heartless, brainless, computarized camera that takes your picture commiting the infracture and mails you the ticket. <br /><br />RayAmerican Heart Brazilian Soulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11049937328816904295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-73539225058898890272012-02-14T19:56:18.725-02:002012-02-14T19:56:18.725-02:00By the way Sao Paulo is vicious and super strict w...By the way Sao Paulo is vicious and super strict with traffic violators.<br />I got 2 tickets on my last trip, 1 mile a part, for driving on an exclusive truck lane (while looking for an address).<br />110 Reais each!<br />It was a Sunday night, 11pm, no trucks or cars anywhere to be seen...<br /><br />Annon: Good point, a nice rack or smiles from a beautiful woman might prevent a ticket in the American Heart Brazilian Soulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11049937328816904295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-60049166346727195292012-02-14T19:38:27.168-02:002012-02-14T19:38:27.168-02:00Rachel,
Orlando has one of the largest numb...Rachel,<br /><br /> Orlando has one of the largest number of foreclosures in the US. <br /> Florida has been loosing population every year since 2008 because it has no jobs. <br /> Speed traps have become their main stream of revenues, Florida has the largest number of speed traps in the country.<br /> Cops are not so strict in other states and cities that are not so desperateAmerican Heart Brazilian Soulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11049937328816904295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-8890732108658903232012-02-14T19:24:32.423-02:002012-02-14T19:24:32.423-02:00rules are rules except when the driver has a prett...rules are rules except when the driver has a pretty smile and a nice rack.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-79097214732286375672012-02-14T17:44:52.227-02:002012-02-14T17:44:52.227-02:00Tiffany, if you're scared of driving in Sao Pa...Tiffany, if you're scared of driving in Sao Paulo, don't go to Rio. It's a lot worse over there :).<br /><br />A while back I was driving in the US and being Brazilian, I did a rolling stop at a stop sign (I slowed down enough to see that the street was dead, not a car or pedestrian in sight) and an American passenger promptly told me off for not completely stopping. While I could Andrew Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11981924714236784906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-2451417253597924952012-02-14T14:56:54.731-02:002012-02-14T14:56:54.731-02:00You should have seen me trying to teach my husband...You should have seen me trying to teach my husband how to drive here. "What do you mean I have to stop at the stop signs. WHY?!" And then there's me while in Brazil, who keeps my eyes closed the entire time we are driving (in SP at least) in order to prevent a heart attack at my young age...Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10288566275589553773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-87058544066712957992012-02-14T14:09:24.005-02:002012-02-14T14:09:24.005-02:00I explain Carioca drivers to visiting friends this...I explain Carioca drivers to visiting friends this way: Ayrton Senna is alive and well behind the wheel of virtually every vehicle in Rio. Of course, Ayrton sadly received his last ticket some time ago. But, once the City of Rio realizes what a cash cow traffic violations are, things may change in terms of enforcement, just as parking on sidewalks is no longer tolerated near the beach on weekendsPTRiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05488948483297975055noreply@blogger.com