It is safe to go to most places by car or taxi at night, but don t go about on foot except in P tion-Ville s restaurant and bar district. Remember that frequent power cuts plunge entire neighbourhoods into darkness. Drivers must always carry a licence as police blocks are common at night. Watch out for pickpockets in markets and bus terminal areas and inside buses. Be careful of traffic when walking around town.
Street vendors crowd the pavements, forcing pedestrians into the path of vehicles.
Many people have been knocked down and injured. Hospital care and comfort varies. Activity seems to be evident only at night with the commonly known areas being along the main roads in Carrefour and street corners in P tion-Ville. After hours the prostitutes move into the dive-type joints, targeting foreigners. With regard to casual sex, there is a red alert in Haiti over Aids.