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Has anyone done South Africa?

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puzzledout · 28/02/2024 20:42

Recommend it?

Where would you visit?

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TizerorFizz · 04/03/2024 15:19

@DancingFerret Kenya has abysmal taxi driving too! I’ve seen horrendous driving in many countries and SA wasn’t the worst!

AnnieSnap · 04/03/2024 17:10

TizerorFizz · 04/03/2024 15:19

@DancingFerret Kenya has abysmal taxi driving too! I’ve seen horrendous driving in many countries and SA wasn’t the worst!

Then there is India. I have never seen such madness on roads and I’ve travelled a lot! We had a driver when we were last there. No guarantee of safety, but at least they are experienced with their roads. We were going down motorways, with just as many vehicles going the wrong way as the right way. They go on and off slip roads irrespective of the correct of traffic too. It’s a total miracle that there are not more accidents than there actually are. Maybe they is really something in those Hindu Gods (no offence intended, I love India).

puzzledout · 04/03/2024 17:38

@AnnieSnap we were in India in January..... it's crazy!

Our driver said you need

Good horn
Good brakes
And
Good luck!

I made him right!

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TizerorFizz · 04/03/2024 19:37

@AnnieSnap Driving in India is another level and we’ve had drivers too. You just don’t know what will happen next. Road related deaths in India are 168,000 pa. BBC data. Here it’s less than 1800.

AnnieSnap · 04/03/2024 20:10

TizerorFizz · 04/03/2024 19:37

@AnnieSnap Driving in India is another level and we’ve had drivers too. You just don’t know what will happen next. Road related deaths in India are 168,000 pa. BBC data. Here it’s less than 1800.

I kind of wish I didn’t love the place so much, as we’ll probably take our chances again.

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