Understanding Nicaraguan signage

Submitted by fyl on 22 March, 2006 - 17:46.
Understanding Nicaraguan signage

Some people have trouble understanding signs in Nicaragua (or just finding them). This is a good example to explain.

First "No Hay Paso" means the street is closed. Ok, not bad.

The more interesting thing are the two arrows pointing to the left. That means that you can only turn right. Really.

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Signage.........driving in Managua

Submitted by Dorothy Pintar on 23 March, 2006 - 12:20.

The only way I know to survive on the Managuan streets is to hire a local driver, close your eyes and pray. We tried to find the office of an EENT Dr. and my daughter and 3 others were riding in the back of a pickup driven by a local and the signs were interpreted differently each road we travelled. Very scary..whomever honks first has the right of way.

Thanks For The Information

Submitted by se_vnt3 on 23 March, 2006 - 12:55.

My previous neighbors owned a car and they let the driver do taxi work so long as he chauffeured them whenever he was needed. I'm guessing they probably cell-called him but I don't know if his taxiing wages were his chauffeuring wages also since he didn't own the car or who payed for gas(probably the car owner), or the cell-phone bill(probably the car owner also).

Correction:

Submitted by se_vnt3 on 22 March, 2006 - 18:09.
Sign: There is No Entryway
Arrows: Pointing in the direction in which there's no entryway.

Wrong

Submitted by fyl on 23 March, 2006 - 08:33.

The street in front is closed (as it is torn up to put in new water pipes). The arrows are pointing to the left (right now) because they guy who had moved them to let a truck out put them back pointing in the wrong direction.

Never assume signs are right in Nicaragua--it leads to all too many accidents.

Right!

Submitted by Pete on 23 March, 2006 - 10:21.

What took me even longer to figure out is why there are no signs. Most streets still dont have one way signs. It wasn't that long ago, when I was just getting used to Esteli, I would end up going the wrong way on one way streets.

My buddies scream, "Your on a one way".

"How do You know"

"I just do"

"What are you, a street physic?"

"AHHHHHH, SEE I TOLD YOU, WATCH OUT!"

"Shut up, If I wanted my wife's help, I would have taken her with me!"

"OH, Your Contras didnt get me but you WILL! ¡AyúdeMe Dios!

Just when I would a pattern down, some SOB would park the wrong direction. Then there were the streets that for no aparent reason, breaks with tradition and goes the other way.

I scared the Crap out of myself

Submitted by tropi on 23 March, 2006 - 10:47.

I am used to taking the buses around Managua, and finally I got my truck. Had to go to a drycleaners near Oriental.

I took a right onto a main street that had no 1 way signs and it appeared to be a 2 way since I was waiting at a red light. All of a sudden a bus makes a left coming at my truck, and everyone started yelling at me that its a one way street. Had to back up to let the bus pass and did some crazy K turn, real quick.

-Freakin' nuts-

Welcome

Submitted by se_vnt3 on 23 March, 2006 - 10:55.

Welcome to Nicaragua.

Christ!

Submitted by se_vnt3 on 23 March, 2006 - 11:06.

I am not looking forward to owning a car in Nicaragua. I always thought everyone and everything - except for others in my same privileged position - had the right-of-way whenever I had the advantage of being behind the wheel of a car. I am not looking forward to driving in Nicaragua.

Same Difference Fyl

Submitted by se_vnt3 on 23 March, 2006 - 09:48.

The guy left the signs in their current position; meaning my interpretation of the current placement of the signs.

Does this post make sense?

Good Morning Everyone ;-D!

Words

Submitted by Blarg on 23 March, 2006 - 01:11.

So you can only turn right because no hay paso on the left. It's the same deal, but confusing to us because the arrows don't have slashes or anything through them.

Arrows

Submitted by se_vnt3 on 23 March, 2006 - 10:48.

I believe the arrows meant to point in the direction you can go: straight ahead from the position of the car in the photo.

That is, when they were pointing to the right.

ackkkkkkkkkkkkkk

Submitted by Santana on 23 March, 2006 - 06:23.

OMG...I hate driving to begin with, this is my nightmare come true. Anyone know where I can hire a driver?

LOL