[Viffermike]

It's all relative. There's simply no way to make a judgment like this without a whole hell of a lot of first-hand experience all over the world, combined with the same amount of statistical data.

For instance, to the poster from Dallas: this place is not at all bad compared to many, many others.

Example 1: Italy. Drivers there seem crazy on the outside -- and I'll add riders, too, since scooters buzz around you, routinely within inches, everywhere in urban areas -- but they are probably among the most skilled in the world on average because the accident rate there is quite low. It's controlled chaos at its best.

Example 2: El Paso, which makes Dallas seem like Italy.

Example 3: Any large Central or South American city that is not in Mexico, Brazil, or Argentina. I've driven in both Panama City and Bogota (Colombia), and have been a passenger in Lima (Peru) and Quito (Ecuador). I was scared s!@tless each time.