The Famous Mexican traffic...

Well, there isn't much to say that hasn't already been said about this subject. To get around Monterrey, you have a few options. The first is the bus service which is very cheap, at only ten pesos to travel as far as you wish is good value... but its cheap for a reason, most of the buses are... well how do i say this...a little worse for wear. As  for the drivers, most of them either had a crack sandwich for breakfast or just are absolute lunatics behind the wheel.

The second option is to use the Metro system normally referred to as "Metrorrey" is a high floor eletric train service, which again is fairly cheap again an example of this is for around six trips its about twenty four pesos (about a pound) along around 31 kms of track.  However been on the "Metrorrey" bus service is an emotional  experience. Every so often the change machine decides to swallow your pesos, the turn-style system tells you, you haven't given it enough money when you blatantly have! However, most people use this system along with the regular bus service to get them where they need to be. As of yet i have not had the joy of traveling on this electric train system but I've been told its very good and obviously has no traffic draw backs, which leads me on to the next thing... driving.

 Most of the drivers here also as mentioned before, have slightly different vehicles and rules of the road for that matter, to those in the UK. For example: Most things are the same except cars here don't have indicators or turn signals...well i presume thats the case because ive never seen one used!. Drivers do use their hands to signal, but its usual for other reasons and in the after math of some insane maneuver someone just made, instead of letting others know where they are going. 

Driving here, in Mexico is something of  an art. It requires death defying moves, balls of steel and ability not to really care about anything else except your journey. I remember a conversation with my girlfriend while we began to drive towards some traffic lights. She couldnt see wether the lights were red, green or changing due to a large truck infront...so she said "ill just keep driving and hope"...to which i replied, well nothing really i just gripped the seatbelt for all i was worth and closed my eyes!. After a few horn beeps and a relatively smooth intersection cross, i breathed a sigh of relief. ( and i admit it was first time i have believed in god.) When i asked "why didnt you just hang back and see what colour they were" she looked at me as if i was asking her to tell me next weeks winning lottery numbers...but all in all she is actually a very safe, good driver. Most of the drivers especially the motorcycle riders have serious mental issues !!!. Its like they dont even care if they crash !.

Something i was impressed by is the insurance companies here, If someone has a crash they call a number and someone comes in out in said insurance company car and evaluates everything for them. Insurance is dealt with on the road side!!! No matter where you are someone will be with you within 20 minutes..take note UK insurance companies! Maybe you should roll like this, instead of sitting on your massive profit margins !!!. 

Monterrey rush hour traffic

In rush hour morning and evening sitting in  Mexican traffic is a very stressful place to be. If you thought the M25 in the UK was bad..you have experienced  nothing !!. Its mainly because there is a high volume of cars and people in one confined place in the space of an hour. Although nothing compared to Mexico city its still something that would end your day in that very special way!.