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No, I didn't drive my Insight here but I wanted to make some observations. I'm here for a 3 month stay, and I've been pleasantly surprised at the amount of small cars here in Brazil. It's so refreshing! You can actually see the traffic ahead of you because 95 percent of the people are driving small cars, many smaller than the Insight. I wish I had my car here, since my rental car is really low on power!
What's also great is the way people merge here. It's controlled chaos. I know not everyone on InsightCentral is from the U.S., but this is what drives me crazy back home: people freak out when you come even slightly close to their car. Here in Brazil, as with many densely populated nations, the lanes are a lot more open to interpretation, and since this is the norm, people don't honk bloody murder if you happend to merge into their lane once in a while. Brazilans are good drivers. Some drive fast, but it's not nearly as bad as back in the Bay Area, CA, where I'm from. If someone is driving an SUV 95 mph it's like a bomb about to explode. Here, SUVs practially don't exist! I feel safer here, strange as that may sound...
Anyway, just wanted to share some thoughts. Also, here's a question. Will my Insight start up when I return after 3 months? Anybody leave their car idle for this long and have problems?
What's also great is the way people merge here. It's controlled chaos. I know not everyone on InsightCentral is from the U.S., but this is what drives me crazy back home: people freak out when you come even slightly close to their car. Here in Brazil, as with many densely populated nations, the lanes are a lot more open to interpretation, and since this is the norm, people don't honk bloody murder if you happend to merge into their lane once in a while. Brazilans are good drivers. Some drive fast, but it's not nearly as bad as back in the Bay Area, CA, where I'm from. If someone is driving an SUV 95 mph it's like a bomb about to explode. Here, SUVs practially don't exist! I feel safer here, strange as that may sound...
Anyway, just wanted to share some thoughts. Also, here's a question. Will my Insight start up when I return after 3 months? Anybody leave their car idle for this long and have problems?