Yea, the thing we have going for is in the U.S. is drivers are supposed to be licensed and insured, vehicles are supposed to be registered and have a nominal amount of safety features, with legal repercussions for people causing accidents. Also (generally) well designed traffic control measures. Take any 3rd world shit hole where these aren't enforced and you're in for a bad time, and no U.S. city will measure up. For instance, Manila Philippines. I was in a taxi. We found ourselves on a boulevard with 5 marked lanes per direction at a 3 way intersection. Traffic lights are less than a suggestion and using your horn is the only way to change lanes. Sharing the road: street vendors on foot anywhere traffic slows down, bicycles, mopeds and dirt bikes, motorized and non-motorized tricycles carrying 2-4 passengers, taxis and personal transportation, and WW2 surplus jeeps converted into 30 passenger busses. The "jeepneys" literally stop anytime, anywhere someone wants to get off, no buss stops or buss lanes. People are also walking on this road because the sidewalks are taken up by salmonella stands and gawking sex tourists. You ever been taken off guard by a motorcycle lane splitting at a stoplight here? Surprise, bitch. My taxi driver was lane splitting at speed amongst this throng. The only right of way is whoever toots their horn soonest and doesn't make eye contact with oncoming traffic. They literally use their bumpers as the name intends, and anyone with a personal vehicle that they value has front and rear bumper guards. This was 20 yrs ago but remains stained in my memory and my underpants.
Tren de Arugula, probably
