The streets of the largest cities in the country are crowded with vehicles of various modalities, cars, trucks, vans, motorcycles and scooters. It can be reviewed in any demarcation of the Dominican Republic.
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āTraffic Chaos Santo Domingoā
Traffic jams and chaos stress population; there is deterioration. The situation has become complicated with the opening of the school year, which means that tutors take to the streets from the early hours of the morning.
For the public road to be blocked, 10 minutes is enough; it can cost an hour.
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š„The Traffic Paradox in Santo Domingo: A Journey Without a Destinationš„
In Santo Domingo, leaving home is an act of faith and patience. Here, errands have been replaced by Pedidos Ya (Order Now), because getting around is an impossible mission, and it's better to have your food delivered to you than risk a three-hour traffic jam for a simple purchase of bread.
Crossing the street is an extreme sport, where pedestrians have no right to life and must learn to dodge motors, cars, and even trucks coming the other way. Finding parking is a feat worthy of Indiana Jones, an odyssey in which, if you're lucky, you won't be blocked by a double parking space authorized by habit and disorder.
Santo Domingo is the only city in the world where the same street can be a two-way street and, at the same time, have double parking on both sides, in a space that barely fits two small vehicles. Here, traffic lights are a multimillion-dollar luxury that no one respects, because at the end of the day, there's always a traffic cop who, instead of organizing things, increases the chaos with his confusing signals and his traffic "wisdom."
Modern public transportation is a myth: overpasses and tunnels are built, but public cars and buses continue to rule the streets, braking wherever they please, with drivers who believe traffic laws are merely suggestions.
If you dare to drive in Santo Domingo, be prepared for the "game of survival," where engines appear out of nowhere, drivers drive with one hand on their cell phones, and buses mercilessly cut you off. Here, the horn is not an accessory, but a language, and if you don't use it, you don't exist on the road.
Meanwhile, the authorities assure us that everything is under control, while creating "innovative" solutions such as pedestrian streets for vehicle traffic or bike lanes invaded by street vendors. And so we continue, with traffic like a plague that grows without remedy, in a city where going out is a torment and arriving on time is a miracle.
Crossing the street is an extreme sport, where pedestrians have no right to life and must learn to dodge motors, cars, and even trucks coming the other way. Finding parking is a feat worthy of Indiana Jones, an odyssey in which, if you're lucky, you won't be blocked by a double parking space authorized by habit and disorder.
Santo Domingo is the only city in the world where the same street can be a two-way street and, at the same time, have double parking on both sides, in a space that barely fits two small vehicles. Here, traffic lights are a multimillion-dollar luxury that no one respects, because at the end of the day, there's always a traffic cop who, instead of organizing things, increases the chaos with his confusing signals and his traffic "wisdom."
Modern public transportation is a myth: overpasses and tunnels are built, but public cars and buses continue to rule the streets, braking wherever they please, with drivers who believe traffic laws are merely suggestions.
If you dare to drive in Santo Domingo, be prepared for the "game of survival," where engines appear out of nowhere, drivers drive with one hand on their cell phones, and buses mercilessly cut you off. Here, the horn is not an accessory, but a language, and if you don't use it, you don't exist on the road.
Meanwhile, the authorities assure us that everything is under control, while creating "innovative" solutions such as pedestrian streets for vehicle traffic or bike lanes invaded by street vendors. And so we continue, with traffic like a plague that grows without remedy, in a city where going out is a torment and arriving on time is a miracle.
š„ La Paradoja del TrĆ”nsito en Santo Domingo: Un Viaje Sin Destino š„
En Santo Domingo, salir de casa es un acto de fe y paciencia. Aquí, las diligencias han sido reemplazadas por Pedidos Ya, porque moverse es una misión imposible, y mejor que la comida llegue a ti antes que arriesgarse a un tapón de tres horas por una simple compra de pan.
Cruzar la calle es un deporte extremo, donde el peatón no tiene derecho a la vida y debe aprender a esquivar motores, carros y hasta camiones que vienen en sentido contrario. Encontrar parqueo es una gesta digna de Indiana Jones, una odisea en la que, si tienes suerte, no te bloquean con un doble parqueo autorizado por la costumbre y el desorden.
Santo Domingo es la única ciudad del mundo donde la misma calle puede ser doble vía y, al mismo tiempo, tener doble parqueo en ambos lados, en un espacio donde apenas caben dos vehículos pequeños. Aquí, los semáforos son un lujo millonario que nadie respeta, porque al final del día, siempre hay un policía de tránsito que, en vez de organizar, multiplica el caos con sus señales confusas y su “sabiduría” de tráfico.
El transporte público moderno es un mito: se construyen elevados y túneles, pero los carros públicos y las guaguas siguen siendo los dueños de la calle, frenando donde les da la gana, con conductores que creen que las leyes de tránsito son solo sugerencias.
Si te atreves a manejar en Santo Domingo, prepárate para el “juego de la supervivencia”, donde los motores surgen de la nada, los conductores manejan con una mano en el celular y los autobuses te cierran el paso sin piedad. Aquí, la bocina no es un accesorio, sino un idioma, y si no la usas, no existes en la vía.
Mientras tanto, las autoridades aseguran que todo está bajo control, mientras crean soluciones “innovadoras” como calles peatonales por donde circulan vehículos o ciclovías invadidas por vendedores ambulantes. Y así seguimos, con el tráfico como una plaga que crece sin remedio, en una ciudad donde salir es un martirio y llegar a tiempo es un milagro.
Cruzar la calle es un deporte extremo, donde el peatón no tiene derecho a la vida y debe aprender a esquivar motores, carros y hasta camiones que vienen en sentido contrario. Encontrar parqueo es una gesta digna de Indiana Jones, una odisea en la que, si tienes suerte, no te bloquean con un doble parqueo autorizado por la costumbre y el desorden.
Santo Domingo es la única ciudad del mundo donde la misma calle puede ser doble vía y, al mismo tiempo, tener doble parqueo en ambos lados, en un espacio donde apenas caben dos vehículos pequeños. Aquí, los semáforos son un lujo millonario que nadie respeta, porque al final del día, siempre hay un policía de tránsito que, en vez de organizar, multiplica el caos con sus señales confusas y su “sabiduría” de tráfico.
El transporte público moderno es un mito: se construyen elevados y túneles, pero los carros públicos y las guaguas siguen siendo los dueños de la calle, frenando donde les da la gana, con conductores que creen que las leyes de tránsito son solo sugerencias.
Si te atreves a manejar en Santo Domingo, prepárate para el “juego de la supervivencia”, donde los motores surgen de la nada, los conductores manejan con una mano en el celular y los autobuses te cierran el paso sin piedad. Aquí, la bocina no es un accesorio, sino un idioma, y si no la usas, no existes en la vía.
Mientras tanto, las autoridades aseguran que todo está bajo control, mientras crean soluciones “innovadoras” como calles peatonales por donde circulan vehículos o ciclovías invadidas por vendedores ambulantes. Y así seguimos, con el tráfico como una plaga que crece sin remedio, en una ciudad donde salir es un martirio y llegar a tiempo es un milagro.
āSanto Domingoā
āCapital of the Dominican Republicā
Santo Domingo is the capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic and the largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean by population0f 4 million. Founded by the Spanish in 1496, on the east bank of the Ozama River and then moved by NicolƔs de Ovando in 1502 to the west bank of the river, the city is the oldest continuously inhabited European settlement in the Americas, and was the first seat of the Spanish colonial rule in the New World, the Captaincy General of Santo Domingo.
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