I rented a multicab for 3 days in November....
If you thought you drove defensively before driving in the Phils, you
might stand a chance
If you're a member of the "I own the road" club.....it'll be a
disaster waiting to happen
--- In LivingInThePhilippines3@yahoogroups.com, "Philip Raitz"
> wrote:
>
> Driving in the Philippines is special and not for the faint of
> heart. I have a Filipino drivers license but don't drive here nor
do
> I plan to.
>
> However, the license is fairly easy to get (doesn't seem to have
> much to do with knowing how to drive) and is a pretty useful ID
> (Banks and things).
>
> Phil R
>
> --- In LivingInThePhilippines3@yahoogroups.com, "revaddict"
> wrote:
> >
> > Well, I'm a long way from being able to join AARP. (I'm only
> 38.) :-)
> >
> > I hadn't even thought about getting a license in the PI. Is it a
> big
> > necessity? I remember being driven around in Manila and thinking
> > there is no way I would ever try to drive there. I had just come
> back
> > from a visit to London, which I thought was bad enough--Manila
> traffic
> > looked insane!
> >
> > Paul
> >
> > --- In LivingInThePhilippines3@yahoogroups.com, James Claire
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > I understand that we can drive for 90 days on a foreign license.
> > > This may vary with different states.
> > > AARP will give you an international license for ceap cheap
> > > JJ
> > >
> > > revaddict wrote:
> > > If you are American and you emigrate to the PI, what
do
> > you do about
> > > keeping your US driver's license for those times you come back?
> Do
> > > you keep renewing your license in your home state just as you
> would
> > > normally? (This of course means you take the trouble to come
> back to
> > > the US periodically to do that.)
> > >
> > > Paul
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ---------------------------------
> > > Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage.
> > >
> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> > >
> >
>
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