At the unsavoury hour of 6am, I boarded a minibus to the coastal town of Pangandaran (try saying that after a few beers). On the way I observed the Indonesian technique of overtaking. First, you pull out and start pipping your horn whilst going for the overtake. Even if a car is coming the other way, or you are approaching a corner, you still make the attempt. Because if it becomes apparent that you are not going to make it, there are two options 1. Step hard on the brakes and fall back into place, and attempt the overtake again later 2. Continue, despite the fact that a car is going to hit you head on. Option 2 is a popular one, and might seem suicidal, but Indonesian Overtaking Techniques account for this. The pipping of
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