2013年10月9日星期三

Just like at home Traffic accidents

The basic fact is that if something serious happens to me on the road it will likely be a transportation based injury - just like at home.Once you are done with installing the LED tube light in travel to xinjiang fixture turn on the mains or electricity If all the connections are proper . Traffic accidents are far more common the world over than tragedies from these other fears according to the US State Department, and fatal traffic accidents far outweigh death from terrorism, plane crashes, or infectious disease.Some bus drivers in Central America are on duty for 24 hours while driving decades-old buses on pothole strewed roads. The rickety buses in India speed over high mountain passes in the dark and careen around curves protected by guard rails held on with scotch-tape and wishful thinking. Rampant corruption in Mexico (and Bali, and India, etc) means no matter your traffic infraction you can likely buy your way out of the ticket for less than $100.And a 'Thai tattoo' in Thailand doesn't refer to getting some ink while tipsy … it's the scabs, scars, and road rash mottling the skin of travellers who've crashed their motorbikes.

Something that happens often enough that it has a nickname (in Bali it's called the Bali Kiss). In 2011, I got in a traffic accident in Laos and I have several gnarly 'Laos tattoos' that I will carry with me forever.The map of the world according to mainstream media would have me think a broad swath of the world is untravellable … that the people in these countries I visit cultivate hate and will actively harm me. That's not true. More than 95 per cent of the world may not like the politics of the west, they may not like my religion, but they are not seeking out ways to harm me. Or you. Granted, there are regions I approach with caution because of the gender inequality issues, but the danger map of the world is far different in actuality than you might think.So have enough fear to keep you present each moment of your travels, enough to keep you cautious, but not enough to stop you from travelling. Male or female, there is a basis for fear or we wouldn't discuss this issue. Bad things can happen.Safety and risks come down to time and place as much as anything.

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