They chat away walking two abreast pushing baby carriage-like carts for support. Many of these women have backs so bent over their chests are parallel to the street, and they walk looking at their feet. Drivers recognize the women's intractability and never honk, instead resigning themselves to wait for the opportunity to go around them. Not all people in the roadway move at all. Driving on a fairly major Hondo road, I came upon a storekeeper squatting on his haunches about a third of the way into the road.
Students break the law and ride two to a bicycle.
Passengers stand precariously with feet on either side of the rear axle with their hands on the driver's shoulders for balance. Perhaps based on their belief that they are bulletproof, these teenagers dart in and out of traffic. Illegal parking on these streets makes cars look like snow skiers as they slalom past the cars parked on both sides of the street. When you add to all these obstacles a good-sized truck negotiating one of these narrow arteries, you have a viewing experience. Drivers begin the turn, back up, continue the turn, back up, and continue the turn again.