If there was something that frightened the English visitors in Algiers, was having to take the car, because often the anarchy reigned in the road, and we gave thanks for reaching our destination after adventure meant to drive there. But beware, there were many accidents between them. Accidents are we we who are accustomed to rather normal traffic rules, we had enough reflexes to "flexible."
My first trip I had to join to a highway. Obviously, one is looking toward a sense of where the cars come out as soon as occasion. And I left and went whizzing ............ against another coming up behind. He said if I was blind, and even though he criticized him come up behind a lane Throttle, good man kept telling me everything.
I lived in the Place d'Hydra, and parked the car in one way streets that converged there, but when the morning was going to take my daughters to school, I had been fatal to all around, and I used to sneak through the next door, without the roundabout. I made friends with the traffic warden whose appreciation was mutual, as well as truth, and one day I asked if there that could give back what I said, "You can turn around where he wants." Since then, I passed by his side, down the window and gave me a touch on the shoulder wishing me good morning, first making sure that their companions were witnesses to that gesture.
My girls told me, "Mom, why do you always play this gentleman? And I'd say that a pat on the back free to give me a huge return. The guard was very nice.
Another day, we were on the road and there was a huge traffic jam. We hope to see what was happening, and came a man talking with each of the drivers, and it had been last cruise and was asking one by one whole row of cars, which were many, if we could do a little back so that he could make rotation. Well, no one whistled or gave any four voices by giving the driver. Something like that would be unthinkable in Spain. We also
we saw a huge truck, who was in kamikaze plan for the highway, and all pitarle and call us with a smile said, "Pas problème." Undeterred.
People can stop the car on the street when it intersects with another that goes a known, and until wonder the whole family, not resume their march.
not get nervous, live with peace of mind that we do not know.
Once I missed something really nasty, came with children in the catechism, and was wearing a nun to a point from which she picked up the street and go home. As we talked with the kids, you tell me where I went had to stop, and I had to swallow a solid line under the nose of the guard. He came to warn and get the fine, and when I tried to explain what had happened, I said things could be solved if I gave my phone number. I replied that I accompanied to the police station, and there before the commissioner, I would. Of course where I say, I say diego, there is over the issue.
Maybe we were on the road in a traffic jam and if he passed a police car on the shoulder, back, it was another lane of people behind the car to take advantage.
Or get a taxi to advance four or five trucks, regardless of whether or not someone come forward. Pim pam, pam pim, until the advance all did not get into the lane, and you saw that coming, jumping into the ditch because the other did not stop.
Finally, say that although many women were driving, we were not very well regarded, and we were quite annoyed. I went with a friend to buy and we found out we had a puncture, and a few guys around the car waiting for them we ask for the favor that we changed it, which of course we did not need to, because we knew perfectly change us, and trousers and the other with a denim skirt in front of the guys, who looked at us like we were aliens, the change we made them the finger from inside the car.
Keep in mind that then, there was no mobile to call your husband if something happened to you on the road, and we had to be largely autonomous. That
yes, when you had the luck to meet with the police car, were super friendly. I once was lost, and waited for one pass, I made the height, and were in front of me until I was in a familiar place.
Anyway, if you let yourself fall Algiers, not lose patience because they do not lose it, and be open to all possible situations in traffic issues. Above all, be "flexible."
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