Your driving competency is not the issue, it is the crazy locals who drive and also the trike riders and pedestrians who are the issue, particularly in the provinces, you just have to be very aware of all that is around you all the time. When we are in Palawan I usually drive our Pajero but there are times I ask our care taker to drive just because I don't want the stress. Even the police and the local KA AK(sort of neighbourhood community police) have dodgy cars with crap lights, no brake lights, and do not obey what road rules they have in Puerto Princessa. All the expats here just keep a couple of thousand pesos in the glove box for when we bump a trike, kill a dog, or run over the foot of a pedestrian who just walks up the blind spot at junctions etc, etc. It does help that my wife and the chief of Police are from the same village and know each others families!!!!. if you want to drive good luck and keep the pesos handy
Originally Posted by scott&ligaya
Your driving competency is not the issue, it is the crazy locals who drive and also the trike riders and pedestrians who are the issue, particularly in the provinces, you just have to be very aware of all that is around you all the time. When we are in Palawan I usually drive our Pajero but there are times I ask our care taker to drive just because I don't want the stress. Even the police and the local KA AK(sort of neighbourhood community police) have dodgy cars with crap lights, no brake lights, and do not obey what road rules they have in Puerto Princessa. All the expats here just keep a couple of thousand pesos in the glove box for when we bump a trike, kill a dog, or run over the foot of a pedestrian who just walks up the blind spot at junctions etc, etc. It does help that my wife and the chief of Police are from the same village and know each others families!!!!. if you want to drive good luck and keep the pesos handy
