Motorists - Honour?

[Jackes]

Mosambiek

 

 

Why would they tar around the holes? Don't they want them to get bigger?

 

BigH' date=' I thought you fixed Moz's roads?

 

 

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This is their N1.   Did the whole road from Inhambane down to Xai-Xai. Came halway then cam missy Cyclone and this is the end result, some places its totally gone.  So they started from Inhambane again, came halfway then the fund dried up.  ( Due to the Salaries of certain roadbuilders or what ?  )   hehe

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Generally, I think Jobergs drivers are fairly friendly and courteous, sure there are the bad apples, but, well, they are everywhere.!!

 

Last week I was in Cape Town and driving to a client in Table View I was about to enter a traffic circle and watched in amazement as a car entered the circle and proceeded to drive, in the opposite direction (ie) against the traffic flow, not even a sorry, an apologetic wave, an embarrassed face, Nothing!!.............just turned off and went on his way.!Just another day as far a he was concerned.

 

I even chuckled, I just couldnt believe it.!

  

[TNT1]

 

Generally' date=' I think Jobergs drivers are fairly friendly and courteous, sure there are the bad apples, but, well, they are everywhere.!!

 

Last week I was in Cape Town and driving to a client in Table View I was about to enter a traffic circle and watched in amazement as a car entered the circle and proceeded to drive, in the opposite direction (ie) against the traffic flow, not even a sorry, an apologetic wave, an embarrassed face, Nothing!!.............just turned off and went on his way.!Just another day as far a he was concerned.

 

I even chuckled, I just couldnt believe it.!

  

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Hey, we're a burg, as in town, not a berg as in minedump

 

[brianj]

sometimes in africa, the tar is just holding the potholes together and its easier to drive next to the road... this happens for many km, esp in moz. But last time I was driving up, the world bank and china were building good roads up north..

North of Vilanculous is the worst stretch...

[Jackes]

sometimes in africa' date=' the tar is just holding the potholes together and its easier to drive next to the road... this happens for many km, esp in moz. But last time I was driving up, the world bank and china were building good roads up north..

North of Vilanculous is the worst stretch...[/quote']

 

dont even wanna see that, we took 3 hours on 80 k's before Vilancoulos so, no thank you ..

[slowpoke]

hmmmm, i'll never forget when my folks lived in Kinshasa... and the time we drove from Kinshasa to Muanda (at the coast)... man what an experience! makes those Moz roads look like they're in good shape

[Canaris]

Abidjan in Ivory Coast is famous for its traffic jams and road block.  Roads in Uvira, Goma and Bukavu are manageable, but have not been mantained in the last 30 years.  Rwanda the roads get washed down the mountains regularly. Tunis is like Cairo.

 

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[Bateleur1]

DT, I would actually broaden the scope on your statement.  SA ROAD USERS have no honour! Wether by car, bicycle or tekkie.

[slowgo]

[brianj]

my worst road was the back road in tanzania from malawi to uganda along the lhs of lake victoria.. max speed 25kmh, a bad section of 500km in 3 days driving 24h, with lots of breakdowns, sometimes a few km away from rwandan refugeee camps

[Guest Big H]

Generally' date=' I think Jobergs drivers are fairly friendly and courteous, sure there are the bad apples, but, well, they are everywhere.!!

 

Last week I was in Cape Town and driving to a client in Table View I was about to enter a traffic circle and watched in amazement as a car entered the circle and proceeded to drive, in the opposite direction (ie) against the traffic flow, not even a sorry, an apologetic wave, an embarrassed face, Nothing!!.............just turned off and went on his way.!Just another day as far a he was concerned.

 

I even chuckled, I just couldnt believe it.!

  

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Could have been an Angolan or Nigerian being used to Left Hand Drive cars. Hell I suffer up her having driven for almost 40 years on the correct side of the road (right hand side!!!!) Ek was diep in die poefies nou die anner dag in Lubango!!!!!!!

[Guest Big H]

Mampara ek was betrokke op die stuk pad tussen Muxungue en Inchope. Die stuk pad wa 152 km lank en was die opgradering van 'n ou bestaande pad. Die pad is voor 1974 deur die Portugese gebou en het totdat ons dit herbou het dit bykans geen ondehoud gehad nie. Die pad was vodde. Dit is amper soos om 'n sybeursie met 'n vark se oor te probeer maak. As dit werk is jy gelukkig en die risikos is geweldig hoog. Ek weet nie hoe die pad lyk twee jaar nadat ons dit klaargemaak het nie.

 

jakes dit is baie gevaarlik om padmaker te probeer speel as jy net ;n gewone padgebruiker is. Jy weet glad nie wat agter die kerms gebur en wat die politiek is rondom padmaak nie. Die stuk pad wat jy probeer afkraak is juis so 'n gedeelte.

 

Die ander ding wat geen pad teen bestand is nie is die geweldige aanslag van moeder natuur. Onthou een kubieke meter water weeg een ton. En as hy aan die beweeg gaan stuit hy vir omtrent niks nie. Al wat in daai M3 water se kop is om so gou as moontlik by die see uit te kom. Jakesie, ek sal sien hoe k@k en kerm jy as ek een ton water bo-op jou neersit.

[Jackes]

jakes dit is baie gevaarlik om padmaker te probeer speel as jy net ;n gewone padgebruiker is. Jy weet glad nie wat agter die kerms gebur en wat die politiek is rondom padmaak nie. Die stuk pad wat jy probeer afkraak is juis so 'n gedeelte.

 

Die ander ding wat geen pad teen bestand is nie is die geweldige aanslag van moeder natuur. Onthou een kubieke meter water weeg een ton. En as hy aan die beweeg gaan stuit hy vir omtrent niks nie. Al wat in daai M3 water se kop is om so gou as moontlik by die see uit te kom. Jakesie' date=' ek sal sien hoe k@k en kerm jy as ek een ton water bo-op jou neersit.

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Jackes said:

This their N1.   Did the whole road from Inhambane down to Xai-Xai. Came halway then cam missy Cyclone and this is the end result, some places its totally gone.  So they started from Inhambane again, came halfway then the fund dried up.  ( Due to the Salaries of certain roadbuilders or what ?  )   hehe

 

Lyk my dis hoekom jy die ouens so skeef opvryf partykeer, daai sin vir humor van jou....   Soos dit my lyk het ek erken dat moeder natuur die pad opgeneuk het, aangesien water 'n pad optel - i know i know.  En ook erken het dat die fondse nou op is - arm land - i know i know.  En het ek ook 'n grap gemaak oor die salarisse - "hehe" ( Sensitive topic ? )  HEHE

 

(Terloops, ek is MEER as bewus van wat jy praat, ek is die finansiele bestuurder by 'n siviele maatskappy, ons bou paaie elke dag van ons lewens...  )

 

So ontspan die boude en bevestig eerder saam met my wat se crappy situasie moz hulle in vind met hul paaie..

[Willehond]

 

 

Man, reading all your comments I really miss SA.  Things here in Holland is just so peaceful and respectful, it just doesn't feel real.  I miss the adrenaline of dodging cars and abusing other road users and trying to close down every gap in traffic when someone puts on their indicators (using indicators is a sign of weakness right?).  You guys are so lucky...

[SwissVan]

Man, reading all your comments I really miss SA.  Things here in Holland is just so peaceful and respectful, it just doesn't feel real.  I miss the adrenaline of dodging cars and abusing other road users and trying to close down every gap in traffic when someone puts on their indicators (using indicators is a sign of weakness right?).  You guys are so lucky...[/quote']

 

So Willehond.. is there anything you dont like about cycling in Europe yet?

 

Ive just remembered what I hate about summer and cycling here, all those bladdy little black k?fers, just got back from a ride and I'm covered in them

 

Yeah but otherwise its pretty tame compared to SA

 

 

[Yang]

I have had some Dutch youngsters staying over at my place in Mozambique over the years, and most say that life in "Africa" made them feel more alive. In Holland they say that life is so boring- their major problems are about which club to go to that night and intrigues about boy and girlfriends.

The roads in Mmoz are disgusting. I live 100 km's south of Xai Xai and I know exactly what the hubbers with knowledge of Moz are talking about. At least the Gorongosa road is fixed, until the heavy log truckers rip it all up again, together with the weather.