In Puerto Rico there are what seems like a million cops driving around.  On very rare occasions you will see people pulled over.  I have often wondered what it takes to get pulled over because the driving here is so chaotic.

So far what I have learned, cops only seem to care about speeding if you are on a long stretch of road that has no stop lights.  What they… Continue reading

Just an update…

I updated “Driving in Puerto Rico” which was an article that didn’t contain much content.  It was getting some hits from Google…  So it has now been updated with all the links on why driving is so terrible in PR… Continue reading

The one good thing about driving in Puerto Rico is there is no road rage. You can literally drive like a maniac and not have to worry about people driving more recklessly to try to prove a point. You of course will get horns honking at you, but the horn is expected (I have never heard their… Continue reading

In Puerto Rico you can legally run red lights from midnight to 5am. What does this mean? Well you can’t just see a red light and gun it, but you can treat the light like a stop sign. Pull up to the light, if no one is coming, then you can gun it. When… Continue reading

So you are driving along in San Juan and decide that you want to goto the beaches in Condado. Suddenly a cop gets behind you with his lights on. Your initial reaction I am sure is “Damn!”. Don’t worry though… You are in Puerto Rico! The police always drive around with their… Continue reading

In Puerto Rico, you better hope your house isn’t on fire or that you are about to die in the back of an ambulance, because cars will not get out of the way of emergency vehicles. It is truly an odd site to see. I guess because in the States we go out of our way to get out of… Continue reading