I had to chuckle to myself yesterday when I cam across the following headling from Lima's major newspaper, El Comercio, 68 Traffic Citations Given per Hour. Why this headline produced laughter is the fact that I could stand on almost any given street corner in this bustling city of nearly 9 million and give out 68 citations in about 15 minutes.
The story, in Spanish, indicates that there has been a reduction in the number of citations compared to previous years, which boggles my mind as the number of cars, buses, and other transport vehicles has been steadily increasing as Peru and especially Lima continues to enjoy an economic boom. It would make sense to assume (big assumption I know) that with more traffic on the roads the number of fines should increase because I can assure you that the typical Lima driver has not all of a sudden become civil and now obeys all traffic signs.
If you can understand Spanish give the story a read as it is truly a laugher.
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