Guyana, Jamaica: Driving Miss Crazy?

Living Guyana drives home his point about the local taxi drivers: “Clearly, the Guyana taxi industry lives by two codes – ‘we'll get you there – dead or alive’ and ‘we'll brake when we hit something'”. And the Jamaican blogger at Stories of Me recounts his own driving woes: “Driving in Jamaica is about self preservation – ‘How can I get from point A to point B without the aid of an ambulance or a hearse?'”

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