The Politics of Driving in Lima Peru’s capital has a chaotic, and sometimes deadly, public transportation system. Critics say its mayor puts the brakes on reform.
IT SEEMED like an innovative, and potentially lifesaving, idea in a city renowned for its reckless driving where virtually no motorist stops at crosswalks. Painting angled stripes of pastel yellows, blues and reds over the zebra crossings in Lima's financial district seemed to be working, too. By all accounts, the "artistic intervention" had caught drivers' attention and many vehicles were, finally, respecting pedestrians' right-of-way. But all that came to an abrupt halt in June, when with no prior announcement the mayor of the Peruvian capital, Luis Castañeda, had the colorful crosswalks abruptly painted…Read more …
