These are not potholes you find at the end of your street
We look forward to hearing a comparison upon your return
Really broad brush statement – roads in the centre of CDMX are vastly different to roads in Tulum for example. That said, if you *are* going to CDMX, public transport is excellent I wouldn’t bother with driving.
Also lane changing without indicating and no insurance are pretty common it seems too nowadays.
They misspelled ‘Poolholes’. You could dive into them in Mexico and never be found again
You need a bit more than Wanksy for the potholes out there!
If you have ever been to mexico, in comparison, we don’t have potholes. Their potholes are next level.
I think it was meant to be information for Mexicans coming to the UK and just got mislabeled.
I have driven in Mexico. This advice is correct. Really as a visitor don’t drive there unless you have to. Think the worst drivers and road layouts you know in Spain and then double.
Some advice the Foreign Office is too diplomatic to give.
If involved in a accident, don’t stop unless you have to. There was an incident where cyclists were on a long distance ride / pilgrimage when one of them was struck and killed by a car. The driver pulled over and the pilgrims beat him to death.
Op, suggest you spend a week driving in any city in India (except Mumbai / Bombay which has terrific roads), you will understand the true meaning of pothole-ridden. (source, lived and drove a decade each in UK and India)
I think it’s a bit like saying “we don’t have rain in the UK” because hurricanes and monsoons exist. Very different in magnitude.
Love that’s it’s called the “Oi, no!” Circula
It doesn’t state that there are no potholes in the UK only that driving standards are different.
That just describes driving in Bradford.
I’m from Mexico. This is more or less accurate to Mexico city where road quality is extremely unpredictable and drivers make risky manoeuvres and break the rules all the time. The rest of Mexico either has shit roads or the best you’ve ever driven on depending on the region. Driver behaviour in Mexico is quite a bit different and it is the biggest problem. If you thought you were a skilled driver because you can follow signs and choose your lanes, you can throw that out the window, in Mexico you’ll be incompetent.
The system is that there is often no system, and individual driver awareness, control of the vehicle and judgement dictate whether you’ll have an accident or not. In some cases you’ll be putting yourself at risk by following the rules. Other drivers will be inconsiderate and you will have to take calculated risks. If you’ve only driven in Europe I’d strongly advice against driving in Mexico. If you’ve driven in the US, you should be fine, but expect it to be riskier.
Edit: about potholes, yeah there are more potholes in Mexico, but cut the shit, UK roads are not exactly something to be proud of.
Not in Mexico but currently living in Uganda right now. The moon has fewer craters than the roads here. You don’t know the definition of potholes until you drive around here.
People saying we don’t have them compared to Mexico have not seen the kind of ones we get here.
It’s a bit like how the UK also has spicy food.
But Mexico has SPICY food.
The pothole situation is a similar comparison
I’m one of the first people to complain about our roads. But only to fellow Brits… I’ve seen horrors abroad some of you can’t even imagine! 😂. In all seriousness, yes there are levels of potholeness…
I liked to drive around in Mexico but the roads conditions there are in another class of horrible. Men I still have nightmares of driving in the rain, traversing holes so big I thought it was going to be an Interstellar experience.
In comparison UK roads are smooth as a mirror, at least in my experience… although I mostly drove around the Yucatan Peninsula, so I have no idea on the rest of the country.
We don’t have potholes. They are inverse speed bumps.
If you went to the Mexican tourist advice you’d read the same thing about Birmingham…
I’ve lived in the darkest English countryside… I actually thought this was advice for Mexicans in the uk 😂😂
they arent saying we don’t. I mean sure you could interpret that it is implied but eh
I remember driving on one of the main roads in Botswana and when I came home I never complained about potholes ever again. It’s like being warned that the Amazon has bugs, and saying “well we have bugs here too” like, yeah but also no.
I mean, there are potholes that don’t do your suspension any good, and potholes that break your axle.
I’ve driven in Mexico – not Mexico City admittedly, but around the centre & south.
It’s mostly fine and the roads are fairly similar to what you’ll find in rural Europe. You do need to keep an eye out for poorly signposted suspension-destroying speed bumps though.
My biggest advice would be if you see a local frantically waving their arms warning you against turning up a road, don’t turn up that road. Unless you fancy testing your Spanish on a pickup truck full of heavily armed men, in which case go for it.
The irony being that in the UK we don’t have potholes; we have cenotes.
this didn’t go how OP was expecting it to.
Which is lucky, because their assumed intentions could have led to a whole bunch of rule 1 breaking.
They are a figment of your imagination. The more you know.
Mexico *can* have potholes. I.e. Mexico may not have potholes. Very different to UK.
I’ve traveled through Mexico a bit. Not all potholes are created equal.
British roads do not have potholes when comparing to Mexico. Our roads are closer to Austrias than they are to Mexicos. Literal craters on the road.
I can’t believe a comedian hasn’t yet seized upon the nanny-state wording of some of these travel advisories by doing a bit where the FCDO does a travel advisory for the UK basically advising tourists avoid the UK
* The FCDO advises against all but essential travel to Birmingham, Redcar, Middlesbrough, and any location that has featured in a TurdTowns video
* The following areas of London and Manchester are considered “lost”:
* Although the local population are friendly at first, making friends is heavily frowned upon. Any and all invitations to “meet again soon” are insincere.
* Visitors are required to read the Essential Guidance on Queuing. Failure to comply with the guide is likely to result in actual bodily harm.
* Although driving standards are good, most drivers will pursue you for miles if they witness you making a mistake which might conceivably inconvenience them. See “merge in turn” guidance of the Essential Guide to Queueing
Etc
The potholes don’t bother me as much as the cartel roadblocks. There’s nothing like a bit of kidnapping to ruin your day.
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There are levels to potholes.
These are not potholes you find at the end of your street
We look forward to hearing a comparison upon your return
Really broad brush statement – roads in the centre of CDMX are vastly different to roads in Tulum for example. That said, if you *are* going to CDMX, public transport is excellent I wouldn’t bother with driving.
Also lane changing without indicating and no insurance are pretty common it seems too nowadays.
They misspelled ‘Poolholes’. You could dive into them in Mexico and never be found again
You need a bit more than Wanksy for the potholes out there!
If you have ever been to mexico, in comparison, we don’t have potholes. Their potholes are next level.
I think it was meant to be information for Mexicans coming to the UK and just got mislabeled.
I have driven in Mexico. This advice is correct. Really as a visitor don’t drive there unless you have to. Think the worst drivers and road layouts you know in Spain and then double.
Some advice the Foreign Office is too diplomatic to give.
If involved in a accident, don’t stop unless you have to. There was an incident where cyclists were on a long distance ride / pilgrimage when one of them was struck and killed by a car. The driver pulled over and the pilgrims beat him to death.
Op, suggest you spend a week driving in any city in India (except Mumbai / Bombay which has terrific roads), you will understand the true meaning of pothole-ridden. (source, lived and drove a decade each in UK and India)
I think it’s a bit like saying “we don’t have rain in the UK” because hurricanes and monsoons exist. Very different in magnitude.
Love that’s it’s called the “Oi, no!” Circula
It doesn’t state that there are no potholes in the UK only that driving standards are different.
That just describes driving in Bradford.
I’m from Mexico. This is more or less accurate to Mexico city where road quality is extremely unpredictable and drivers make risky manoeuvres and break the rules all the time. The rest of Mexico either has shit roads or the best you’ve ever driven on depending on the region. Driver behaviour in Mexico is quite a bit different and it is the biggest problem. If you thought you were a skilled driver because you can follow signs and choose your lanes, you can throw that out the window, in Mexico you’ll be incompetent.
The system is that there is often no system, and individual driver awareness, control of the vehicle and judgement dictate whether you’ll have an accident or not. In some cases you’ll be putting yourself at risk by following the rules. Other drivers will be inconsiderate and you will have to take calculated risks. If you’ve only driven in Europe I’d strongly advice against driving in Mexico. If you’ve driven in the US, you should be fine, but expect it to be riskier.
Edit: about potholes, yeah there are more potholes in Mexico, but cut the shit, UK roads are not exactly something to be proud of.
Not in Mexico but currently living in Uganda right now. The moon has fewer craters than the roads here. You don’t know the definition of potholes until you drive around here.
People saying we don’t have them compared to Mexico have not seen the kind of ones we get here.
It’s a bit like how the UK also has spicy food.
But Mexico has SPICY food.
The pothole situation is a similar comparison
I’m one of the first people to complain about our roads. But only to fellow Brits… I’ve seen horrors abroad some of you can’t even imagine! 😂. In all seriousness, yes there are levels of potholeness…
I liked to drive around in Mexico but the roads conditions there are in another class of horrible. Men I still have nightmares of driving in the rain, traversing holes so big I thought it was going to be an Interstellar experience.
In comparison UK roads are smooth as a mirror, at least in my experience… although I mostly drove around the Yucatan Peninsula, so I have no idea on the rest of the country.
We don’t have potholes. They are inverse speed bumps.
If you went to the Mexican tourist advice you’d read the same thing about Birmingham…
I’ve lived in the darkest English countryside… I actually thought this was advice for Mexicans in the uk 😂😂
they arent saying we don’t. I mean sure you could interpret that it is implied but eh
I remember driving on one of the main roads in Botswana and when I came home I never complained about potholes ever again. It’s like being warned that the Amazon has bugs, and saying “well we have bugs here too” like, yeah but also no.
I mean, there are potholes that don’t do your suspension any good, and potholes that break your axle.
I’ve driven in Mexico – not Mexico City admittedly, but around the centre & south.
It’s mostly fine and the roads are fairly similar to what you’ll find in rural Europe. You do need to keep an eye out for poorly signposted suspension-destroying speed bumps though.
My biggest advice would be if you see a local frantically waving their arms warning you against turning up a road, don’t turn up that road. Unless you fancy testing your Spanish on a pickup truck full of heavily armed men, in which case go for it.
The irony being that in the UK we don’t have potholes; we have cenotes.
this didn’t go how OP was expecting it to.
Which is lucky, because their assumed intentions could have led to a whole bunch of rule 1 breaking.
They are a figment of your imagination. The more you know.
Potholes here are fixed quickly and efficiently if you report them directly to the proper website on [hmgov.uk](https://hmgov.uk/answers/who-do-i-report-potholes-to.html)
Mexico *can* have potholes. I.e. Mexico may not have potholes. Very different to UK.
I’ve traveled through Mexico a bit. Not all potholes are created equal.
British roads do not have potholes when comparing to Mexico. Our roads are closer to Austrias than they are to Mexicos. Literal craters on the road.
I can’t believe a comedian hasn’t yet seized upon the nanny-state wording of some of these travel advisories by doing a bit where the FCDO does a travel advisory for the UK basically advising tourists avoid the UK
* The FCDO advises against all but essential travel to Birmingham, Redcar, Middlesbrough, and any location that has featured in a TurdTowns video
* The following areas of London and Manchester are considered “lost”:
* Although the local population are friendly at first, making friends is heavily frowned upon. Any and all invitations to “meet again soon” are insincere.
* Visitors are required to read the Essential Guidance on Queuing. Failure to comply with the guide is likely to result in actual bodily harm.
* Although driving standards are good, most drivers will pursue you for miles if they witness you making a mistake which might conceivably inconvenience them. See “merge in turn” guidance of the Essential Guide to Queueing
Etc
The potholes don’t bother me as much as the cartel roadblocks. There’s nothing like a bit of kidnapping to ruin your day.
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