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Drivers in Bogota are crazy. Motorcyclists in Bogota are worse.

motorcyclists-on-avenida-caracas.jpgMotorcyclists are allowed to ride between lanes of traffic, and they take every opportunity to do so. Two of my American friends from work have bought motorcycles, and they ride them every day. (One of them, though, dresses up in what almost amounts to a suit of armor every time he gets on his bike.) The advantage is that pico y placa (see previous post) doesn’t apply to motorcycles, and of course the gas mileage is great.

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