15/3 – Rio Driving #3 - All ways are good ways, except for the bad ones.

I’ve realised that we’ve missed out on so much in Europe, not to mention how many things we’ve got the totally wrong concept about in the frosty North. For example driving. Why make it more complicated than it is. The main aim for everyone on the road is normally the same, to get where you want to go as quickly as possible. That’s it, and all you have to do is focus on that, and not make it more confusing with rules to follow or signs to pay attention to. The idea of using maps I’ve already spent some time on, still no major progress on that subject by the way. Not even the excellent Nordisk Korthandel in Copenhagen, had a proper road map of the Rio de Janeiro state, maybe it doesn’t exist? Anyways, if you know where you want to go, just go. If you need to bring something, just bring it. Roof racks and such devices are highly over estimated.
And not only are they over estimated, but also pretty impossible to arrange if you would get the silly idea of wanting a pair. And if you offer to arrange a pair yourself, they’re “impossible” to fit your car, irrespective of what kind of car you might have. So nowadays, Rio has got a blonde walking with her kayak on the shoulder across the shopping street to make it to the lake.
The only transport equipment no one would argue seems to be the surfboard racks for the bikes – those you do need.