Crazy vehicle opperators
It's allways an interesting topic at the end of a gruelling day in the saddle. How many near misses? Did you see that truck with.. etc. Lets face it, it's part of the attraction to these places that they do not have the rules that make riding in Europe so unrewarding. We dont go out to kill ourselves but if we had to sit on a closed in section of highway or pieste at 100kmh for hours on end we would look elsewhere. Africa can be forgiven for the way the locals drive as is still quite a new concept for them. That said, tourists, who have been restricted in their ability to drive like madmen (except some Italians) should have more repect for the enviroment and the unexpected actions of the locals. Sadly, when travelling in a capable 4X4, they dont feel like there going that fast so one can easily travel much quicker than would be safe without even knowing. What ever happened to 50mph, flat out in a Landrover? Sadly, legislation will ruin it for all sooner or later. We will have to have an approved guide driving us everywhere, for our own good, at 60kph.
Ride safe.
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