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Here is my tip of the day and I use it all the time in Costa Rica. When waiting to cross an intersection position yourself beside a Tica or Tico so that they are between you and the traffic. Cross when they do if you feel it is OK so if anyone gets hit it will be them instead of you. I have been doing this for years. Also be careful on parade days because they sometimes reverse one way streets. I believe Chris the tennis pro was hit by a bus that was going the wrong way on a parade day. He had no reason to look in the bus direction. Lucky the driver did not hit him hard. OK Thats my tip of the day.Uncle , H.

the cars and bikes , I keep my eye on and yet to have any concerns .....my last trip I was on the sidewalk and the bus made the turn on the corner that I was standing at (while on the sidewalk) came an inch or less on hitting me ...blew my hair back ...and I am on the sidewalk !!! I looked at my wing that lives here and he is laughing at me ..as he sees how pissed I am ....he says "they get bonus points for taking out a gringo"

Uncle H. you beat me to the punch with your post. I always try to let the locals run interference for me when crossing the street. Also they tend to have good judgement on when to cross. The drivers will run them down too, but it is really true that the drivers get extra points if they wipe out a gringo.
As an aside, anyone wear seatbelts in the taxis? I feel like a p*ssy when I do it, but for some reason down here I don't generally do it. I always wear a seatbelt back home.

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Most of the time I cannot find a seat belt in the taxi but I always look for one. Also I get in the back seat when I can.

Thought about this thread yesterday on my walk back from AutoMercado. Looking both ways is nothing. There is a spot I was crossing where they are coming from three directions. And recently, though I can't remember where, I was seeing cars from four directions. Talk about scary....

UPDATE: Pops is back home in his apartment since yesterday. He's getting a little better every day, with a little less pain and more range of movement in the hip joint.

Pop has to take a bunch of very $$$ pills (thanks for the donations, brothers!), but he is grateful he wasn't permanently incapacitated.. or worse ! I'm sure he'll be online soon checking CRT when he feels up to it.

mh

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