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Cows
on the Highway in Mexico
- Another Great Reason to Buy Mexican Insurance |
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Many of the roads and highways in Mexico
are very narrow and require extreme caution. To add
to the danger factor, many of the Mexican highways are
also magnets for cows and other livestock such as horses,
goats, and pigs.
These animals lazily graze on the sides of many Mexican
roadways. If the grass appears tastier on the other
side of the highway, the cows do not hesitate to slowly
meander into the middle of the road (often around blind
corners).
Hundreds (if not thousands) of traffic accidents are
caused by livestock every year in Mexico, so we can
not stress enough how careful you need to be when driving in
an area where livestock is roaming free.
Your Mexican
auto insurance will cover collisions with livestock,
however, you obviously should do everything you can
to avoid this type of accident. Not only is the cow
severely injured or killed when hit by cars, but the
vehicle is often totaled and serious injuries to passengers
are not uncommon.
On a recent road trip I took to La
Paz, Baja Sur, I saw more than 50 cows along Highway
1 between Cabo
San Lucas and La Paz. When returning to Cabo, I
decided to take the 19 through Todos
Santos along the Pacific coast. I did not see one
cow during this drive, however, I did come across a
small herd of goats that was nibbling at the side of
the highway. |
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Please visit this page for
more Safety
tips for driving in Mexico
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