Driving Etiquette

Our car got graffiti'd while at one of the games... Ayoba means "It's party time" or "cool"

We are slowly learning the ways of the road. Basically for every one lane you have it means two cars must fit in it. If someone moves over to the left hand shoulder of the road it means they are letting you pass. Once you pass you are obliged to say thank you. This is accomplished by turning on your emergency flashers for one to two flashes. But be carful, if you allow too many blinks you won't get the "you're welcome" which is performed by turning on your running lights briefly or flashing your brights. This system is awesome. We wish we could integrate the please/thankyou system in the US. It is very entertaining. It works well in many situations where you let a car into traffic they reply thank you. Its better than the Fuck you road rage system of most american road ways. We also get the "were number one" signal quite often from people on the street which apparently means go Bafana Bafana due to our new mirror covers on the ride.

Other hand signals such as limp wristedly waving your hand means that the person wants a ride. This ends up looking weird and is uncomfortable to immitate. Another weird thing about driving is that at many places where you park men in a reflective vests will be waiting for you. When you get out of your car they will ask you if thats your car. What they are really asking is if you will tip them to watch over your car and help you back out when you leave. This is very weird and makes us feel uncomfortable. If we say no will they rob us...if we say yes will they rob us? We talked to a few people and found out these "guards" actually have no affiliation with the parking lot or mall in which you are parking. They simply show up and promice to guard the car. Its hard to turn down those puppy dog eyes.