On this rainy Saturday afternoon, I decided to blog something from our Haiti trip. This is just a quick video snippet – not much here – but plenty more where this one came from.
Like so many other things in Haiti, when you get in a vehicle it is obvious that you are putting your life in God’s hands. No real speed limits; hardly any traffic signs, road signs; the only real law seems to be “honk before you hit someone or something, or it is your fault”.
Driving in Haiti, you cram 2-3 times as many people in the vehicles as the vehicle was intended to hold; no seat belts of course; no emissions regulations either – so you’re breathing thick black air poisonous air, your hair and skin is covered in dust and powdery black substances (soot?) when you get to your destination.
The roads are very adventurous though; huge potholes, stream beds, etc.
So… why could we only fit 25 people in a 14 seat van? See below for the answer!