Since she’s unlikely to mention this on her blog, I’ll go ahead and put it on mine. Here are two new tactics for evading accountability from the local traffic authorities. Remember, these tactics work best in North Africa and should be generally avoided on the North American continent:
- Try to pay with American money – they won’t accept it and will be so distracted they will forget to notice that your international driver’s license is expired.
- Just keep driving... it’s so fun when they run after you while you fly by at 70 miles an hour... ok, just kidding, it was a little slower than that.
Regarding that last tactic, I have two comments. First, I presume that by “run” you mean literally running, as in on two feet. That’s pretty nifty. Also, I presume you meant the car was doing 70 mph, rather than the running man.
The second comment is a bit more esoteric. Seventy miles per hour. Really? In North Africa? Whatever happened to metric? No big deal. It’s just that “113 clicks per hour” would have sounded way cooler.
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I must say, I've always been troubled by the prevelance of willingness to try to find ways to avoid paying the ticket over there. Its one thing if truly the driver did nothing to deserve it. But so often the individual actually was speeding, and yet, we continue to try to find ways to avoid paying a just fine.
ok muhib, I happen to know that the person who was driving wasn't intentionally trying to get out of tickets... she happened to be broke and traveling with an American with greenbacks - and she didn't really outrun an officer trying to flag her down - that was just good storytelling. Don't get your shorts in a bunch.
Dear Anon:
I was actually referring to the situation in general that I've noticed, and not this particular example, as my comment clearly showed. There's an issue of integrity here- again, not in this particular issue, but in general- that often gets ignored by those in North Africa claiming a desire to follow integrity. The prophet I follow values that we be honest with everyone, and I find it important to look for the God in everyone, which means I must treat everyone as if I've met that prophet. I'd say something more direct, but you're hiding behind anonymity, so its difficult to really know where you're coming from.
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