Airto - Cuban tires are frequently bald, but not always... I saw an incredible variety of vehicles there. Everything from the 30's right up to the latest makes, with, of course, a lot of old cars. Some of the antique ones are in good shape, but most are all beat up inside and out. There are also plenty of horsedrawn carriages in the towns, which are cheap and fun to ride in.

There are virtually no traffic lights, virtually no cops to be seen, and it all moves along at a lively pace at every speed from 5 mph to 60 mph. Each vehicle drives at its own typical speed, regardless of the others, so there's a lot of weaving in and out. This doesn't seem to present a problem to Cubans, because...when someone is about to make his move, he simply toots on the horn AND THE OTHER DRIVERS LET HIM IN!!!!!!

I know this is hard for North Americans to believe...

I saw virtually no road rage in Cuba, for the simple reason that they let the other guy in.

Shocking isn't it? Makes you wonder. Not like Mexico, where there frequent fist fights (and worse) in intersections, due to not letting the other guy in. Nobody willingly lets the other guy in in Mexico.

- LH