tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6992158948806258243.post6707917301254585541..comments2019-11-22T19:44:02.989-08:00Comments on Gaspacho for Gringos: Speed bumps... everywhere!Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535003362606428433noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6992158948806258243.post-69045724439444376412008-02-20T16:23:00.000-08:002008-02-20T16:23:00.000-08:00Of course, the picture is just one example of comm...Of course, the picture is just one example of common speed deterrents in Mexico. Call them whatever you want, they totally suck! lol<BR/><BR/>The giant ones that are a foot tall and 4 feet wide are the killers.Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05247567303761398738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6992158948806258243.post-39294334029355238122008-02-20T10:53:00.000-08:002008-02-20T10:53:00.000-08:00First of all, if you're not really really really R...First of all, if you're not really really really REALLY paying attention, you shouldn't be driving in Mexico. Second, they're not speed bumps; they're topes; the profound difference (and their beauty) being that they indicate the absence of an overabundance fat black-suited jackbooted thugs with sunglasses and tasers. That's spoken from an American perspective, of course.<BR/><BR/>P.S. famous last words (for your car's suspension)in Mexico: "What's that idiot ahead slowing down for?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com