Motorway travel
Tomorrow we will drive on the BR 101 (equivalent to M1 or M6) to Sao Leopoldo near Porto Alegre. This will be a 6 to 7 hour journey and our first drive of any great distance during our stay here in Brazil.
We're hoping we will get there and back in one piece! Our Brazilian friends tell us that the BR 101 is much improved and that the journey will be very straight forward. I am assuming that the road surface will be better than it was 30 years ago, but nothing has yet convinced me that the driving is any better.
Many drivers still seem to travel at breakneck speed, overtake on both sides and some think nothing of going through red lights. Another tricky thing is that cyclists don't think any road rules apply to them, so you often see them coming towards you, i.e. going the wrong way up the street.
The drive should be an interesting experience!
Tomorrow we will drive on the BR 101 (equivalent to M1 or M6) to Sao Leopoldo near Porto Alegre. This will be a 6 to 7 hour journey and our first drive of any great distance during our stay here in Brazil.
We're hoping we will get there and back in one piece! Our Brazilian friends tell us that the BR 101 is much improved and that the journey will be very straight forward. I am assuming that the road surface will be better than it was 30 years ago, but nothing has yet convinced me that the driving is any better.
Many drivers still seem to travel at breakneck speed, overtake on both sides and some think nothing of going through red lights. Another tricky thing is that cyclists don't think any road rules apply to them, so you often see them coming towards you, i.e. going the wrong way up the street.
The drive should be an interesting experience!
posted by Jenny Mackness at 6:09 PM
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