Morell
9/25/2016 08:38 EST
If you are not familiar with all the rules of the road here, you may want to review them.
Fines have gone up significantly for some such as failing to stop at a Stop sign - almost $200 US, not signalling when leaving a parking spot almost $100 US and around $125 US for making illegal turns.
If you were to break all 213 rules at the same time, your fine would be $26, 414 US
http://www.elpais.com.uy/informacion/montevideo-aumentara-multas-transito.html
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9/26/2016 12:28 EST
... TAX COLLECTION to milk the Slaves ... --- like most of the recent ""laws"" aping the N-Gulag (US, Inc.) ...
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Morell
9/26/2016 15:02 EST
Perhaps they are hoping to reduce the number and severity of accidents here?
According to the World Health Organization Uruguay’s rate of traffic deaths per 100,000 population (21.5) is nearly double that of the United States (11.4),
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Wanderlustspirit
9/26/2016 23:51 EST
Morell - what specifically is meant by "leaving a parking spot"? I use my blinkers/turn signal to enter a parking spot & to leave a parking spot (if pulling out).
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Morell
9/27/2016 07:42 EST
Your guess is as good as mine but I think it is what you said.
I imagine there are some who simply pull out into traffic from a parking spot on the street without signalling their intent.
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dawsonpointers
9/28/2016 11:54 EST
It is my impression that the UY vehicle fleet has inferior passenger protection relative to N America and Europe because it is old and cheap. Fines won't save lives.
Making safer vehicles available at reasonable costs will save lives. Old, unsafe polluting vehicles are tolerated and are even driven by former presidents.
What is better, a family of 4 on a motorcycle or them riding in a car with seat belts and air bags, something they can't afford under current policies?
End of rant.
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Morell
9/28/2016 12:57 EST
There has been a doubling of the number of cars here in the last ten years. More folk either walked, used the buses or had a bicycle or small moto.
The increase in incomes and the rise of some forms of credit has enabled many to get a car but the collective experience of driving in a car is more limited than in N. America where many learn to drive at 16. Many here do not seem to know common rules such as how to merge, how to enter a roundabout, how to over take safely or even how much space should be left between vehicles when driving.
I do not know if this is still the norm but someone posted his experience of taking the written part of the driving test
" Because you only have to pay if you pass, the examiner makes sure that you do. If you meet a question to which you are unsure of the answer, you can ask your fellow testees, phone a friend or ask the examiner to explain the question whereupon (s)he will tell you the answer."
Hopefully the road test is a little more stringent.
With average wages of less than $600US after taxes, the cheaper cars are all that most can afford. I doubt prices will come down, I think the Government feels that they are still a luxury and worthy of high taxes.
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mjferriesmcgrew
9/28/2016 13:10 EST
There is definately a lack of driving etiquette here in Uruguay, not that i haven't seen such in other cities and countries that i have lived in. But I have to say, as a pedestrian who walks with a cane, crossing even slow traffic streets can be dicey - I have almost been mowed over several times now. A friend of mine hit a motorcyclist with her car because she didnt see him, as he was passing her on the RIGHT hand of the road, while she was making a right turn ( and yes, her turn signal was on ) . Unfortunately , the high stats are alot more agression driven than lack of modern cars, in my opinion.
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dawsonpointers
9/28/2016 16:23 EST
I find the respect for rules of the road by drivers with UY plates to be better than those of Ontario drivers in Toronto or Barrie ON. Perhaps the number of cars in UY has increased; but it a pittance compared to urban areas of N.America.
The drivers I look out for in UY have Argentine plates. Comments made by the guys at the car rental kiosks at the airport reinforce this, although it is anecdotal
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proger1989
9/28/2016 16:30 EST
Like most of the countries iv been in, the driving patterns vary from big cities and the countryside.
The city will make most people drive like crazey and stressed up.
While in the interior you'll find the opposite...
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