玩偶姐姐

In Mauritius, most car drivers will stop to let pedestrians cross the road, which is good.

However, the roads in Mauritius are narrow and there are no bicycle lanes or sidewalks on both sides of the road, so walking and cycling on the roads in Mauritius is very dangerous.

The blood / breath alcohol limits for drivers in Mauritius are 25% of what they are in the UK - very low, and you could be over the limit the morning after drinking the night before, especially if you've drunk heavily. Police sometimes stop cars at random to check.

I feel that if you come from a right-hand-drive vehicle country and start driving here, you have a distinct advantage and will find it far easier to drive here initially.

Switching sides introduces a whole new level of distractions for you when you start driving in a new country and due to the number of people walking along the side of unlit, narrow roads, you don't need distractions. You also need to be able to judge where the edges of your vehicle are with accuracy for the same reason. Having changed driving-sides can diminish years of experience doing this, until you re-adjust, so extra care is required.聽

Otherwise, I find driving here fine, and drivers are generally courteous. Just watch out for motorbikes. The side roads are really not in great condition however.

I live in Flic n Flac. The coastal road there is my opinion incredibly dangerous. Cars , trucks, busses tear along the road at speed with no real care or attention. There聽 is a lot of foot traffic. Without pavements in many areas especially where many of the restaurants are situated. For me it is a tragedy waiting to happen, why is there no speed control?聽 At least have raised crossings right? The highway has speed cameras yet here where there is more chance of a serious accident nothing? In Portugal they have a great system if speeding up to a sensor, that shows a vehicles speed, and within a few meters past the sensor there is a traffic light that will turn red if the vehicle is speeding. Once in place drivers realise what will happen if they speed, they will be delayed. Hence no speeding. These lights are found throughout the Algarve, where before it was a hotspot for accidents, now not any where near as much. Seriously though I have seen busses overtaking on this road at speed, plus trucks. There will be a serious accident hopefully, God forbid it isn鈥檛 a child.

@Shenton

I would suggest that you contact the responsible Member of Parliament and the Transport Minister. They might be able to help.

Speed- breakers are required on that road for sure. It is danger, especially when the sun is setting or at night.

Best wishes.

@Tookays

Thanks, I'm a newbie so contacting someone in an official position may be better done by others. I am told there is a whatsapp group for flic n flac I'll perhaps join and mention it there.

玩偶姐姐 in Mauritius since 2015. Love the island. Hate the driving. The roads are a daily circus.

Enforcement? Basically speed traps and photo radars. Everything else gets a shrug. Half the stuff you see here would be fines, or a suspended license, in a lot of other countries.

There鈥檚 a heavy 鈥淚 own the road鈥� mentality from a noticeable chunk of drivers. Greatest hits:

1. Middle-lane monarchs: Three lanes available, but the throne is the middle one. Undertake them and they still won鈥檛 budge.
2. High-beam heroes: Brights and fog lights, blinding everyone like it鈥檚 a light show. This is really terrible and I'd say it's one in every 5 cars on average.
3. VIP parking: Need bread? Stop in the live lane, call it a day.
4. Blind-corner overtakes: Because arriving at the next speed bump six seconds sooner is urgent.
5. Kids unbelted: Children riding without seat belts or proper car seats, sometimes in the front seat or bouncing around the back.

The list goes on.. Just check YouTube channels like @mauritiusdashcam and others...

End rant.

Drive safe!

Except for the newly developed areas and highways, roads in the older areas are generally very narrow, some are just capable of one sided traffic although they aren't one-ways. That doesn't seem to deter drivers from driving at the same speeds as on broader roads. Its even worse at night.

The other very annoying thing is you'll always get tail gated and flashed at if on the right lane of a motorway, no matter that you're maintain decent speed. Its as if only others have the right to that lane and not you.

Other than that, no complaints!

Just assume that everyone else driving around is an idiot, and practice 'save yourself' driving. And that is everywhere in the world. You will be fine.