Traffic

This is something that needs attention in Mexico, at least here in Cancun. I couldn't believe when after being stuck in traffic for almost an hour we discovered that it was all because of a very minor accident. The police was on the scene, marking the locations of tires and cars with a chock, all this for a small fender bender which caused a huge backup of the main highway out of Cancun. All this investigation, with the cars left at their exact location (meaning, in the middle of the highway). It's not like anyone was hurt.

Another day I saw something similar, this time when I was walking (thank god). Another backup of at least 2 kms simply because a taxi run into a side of a truck and scratched its side with a mirror. And those drivers are sitting in the middle of the road and waiting, I guess for the police. Maybe it's the rule here to keep the cars exactly as they were but it doesn't make any sense. On top of it, all the frustrated drivers who are stuck behind are honking their brains out. Problem is, with many of the roads there are medians so you can't even turn around. You don't understand how many times I grabbed my head in disbelieve when I was walking beside this non-sense traffic jam.