13 June 2006

Traffic Signs

Spice and I went to the division of motor vehicles today to get the 'book' (Texas Drivers Handbook.) I am glancing through it and I come to a sign its a yellow diamond with a stop sign in it and an arrow on top. This sign signals the driver to be prepared for a stop sign which is ahead. I had to put the book down, and laugh out loud. Imagine, being warned that there is a stop sign ahead. In Lagos the LASTMA guy has the stop sign stowed away for safety purpose in a bag hidden in a truck which for good measure is hidden in the bushes or behind a pile of rubbish by the road. He is hidding in the bushes with a hundred or so of his collegues, waiting to pop out like some evil jack-in-the-box. Just as you are approaching the junction, out pops our jack along with his hundred or so colleagues, and before you know it you are coughing out some 5k to bail yourself out of paying the 25k fine.

3 comments:

Ore said...

LOL! Don't worry girl, you'll get very used to the signs and new speeding limits. It will all become second nature very soon to interprete road signs as you zoom past them. You'll also learn where you can safely speed and where there are police cars lying in wait.

I did! I only got 1 speeding ticket and that was just me being careless.

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lol at that book. i honestly cant tell you i remember anything from studying for my DMV test.