Travelling the Roads of Nicaragua
Traveling in Nicaragua is a very dissimilar occurrence than traveling across the US, and travelers and tourists must realize that previous to traveling along the Nicaraguan countryside. As a common rule, there are merely a small number paved roads, mainly major highways, and even those are not in good shape. Secondary roads, if you can even think of them as that, are unpaved and rutted, filled with potholes and hindrances, unlit, and have no shoulder.
Traveling through the countryside is done on the right-hand side, like it is in the U.S. Travelers are told that when considering a visit to Costa Rica or the Honduras for the duration of their stay in Nicaragua, they only cross the borders at the main border-crossing places, Las Manos and Penas Blancas. Traffic laws are incredibly different in the country as well. Travelers involved in a wreck where an individual is killed is instantly arrested until the reason of the accident can be determined. You must never change a vehicle involved in the car crash until the police arrive or the responsibility consequently lands on the individual who moved the vehicle.
While the government is financing funds for infrastructure, including upgrading roads and bridges, the rainy season keeps on taking its toll on the highways. Still the best roads in the nation include hazards that can cause an accident. Tourist to the nation are fiercely recommended to retain insurance, make sure their vehicle is in total observance with Nicaraguan transit law and to always have a cell phone in case your vehicle gets trapped or breaks down in the countryside. Better yet, visitors are instructed to take on a qualified driver familiar with the roads in the countryside and let him chauffer you from one place to another. On no occasion ride on a public transit bus, as they are in terrible shape and riddled with lawbreakers.
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