Originally posted by MarkJerling At most of the game parks you'll probably not need binoculars, but will be useful for whales. A nice 500mm lens would do the trick nicely. A case of LBA! LOL.
South African traffic seems civilised compared to Egypt. The worst I've seen was a fully laden (15-people or more) minibus taxi on the highway in the black of night with absolutely no lights. Haven't seen a donkey cart on the road since I was a child and if you changed a tyre in the middle of the road you'd die!
Going up north and into Zululand you may see some donkey or horse carts! If you are driving at night in rural areas, watch out for cattle and other animals wandering on the roads. Warthogs are especially dangerous as they may attack your car if you bump them.
Minibus taxis will:
1) Change lanes without checking for other traffic.
2) Change lanes without indicating.
3) Move across more than one lane of traffic at once.
4) Go straight in turning lanes and vice versa.
5) Lose wheels while driving (sometimes with driveshaft attached).
6) Stop without warning.
7) Drive through stop signs and red traffic lights.
8) Pull out into the traffic flow without checking for other vehicles or indicating.
9) Do U-turns into oncoming traffic without indicating.
10) Speed or drive too slowly.
11) Drive in emergency lanes.
12) Overtake where overtaking is prohibited.
13) Break every other rule of the road I haven't mentioned and throw caution and common sense to the wind.
There are a minority of considerate and courteous minibus taxi drivers out there.