Posted by Paul on Thursday, 11. February 1999 at 20:17 Bali Time:
In Reply to: Not recommended! posted by Glen on Thursday, 11. February 1999 at 15:02 Bali Time:
What is good about the forum is that everyone has their opinion! and it is up to the reader to disect and evaluate what they want.
For my part I have been to Bali over 24 times and more recently 8 times in as many months. For the first 10 years I never rode a bike and travelled everywhere by car and driver.
Why? because due to an inate ignorance which was borne out of fear of the unknown (Gee they toot their horns for no reason and they are all over the place, nothing like back home!)
Well let me say I have ridden a bike their after I got over this inital fear and I can safely say that in my opinion they have the road rules down pat som much more than us (melbourne Australia). I believe that if you put all the balinese drivers/riders in Melbourne they would go at half our pace and their would be eass accidents and absolutly no such thing as road rage......why because they have a thing us Melbournites don't have..TOLERANCE!
If you put all the melbourne drivers/riders into Jalan Legian in Peak hour there would be a punch up on every corner.without a doubt
So ride free you will have a ball and you will see so much more.
P.S. It must have been a long time since you were there Glen because if you can get a car and driver for 50,000 Rp a day then I will pay for your next trip!!!!