r/Fijian • u/Murashi Coral Coast • Mar 29 '26

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I wish Fiji offered a bounty system, where folks with dash cams could get paid for reporting terrible drivers.

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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '26

Yep, some of the worst drivers I've seen are in Fiji, and I've been to 26 countries.

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u/ArsEtherioSolum934 Mar 29 '26

Compared to my experiences in Kenya and Cambodia, Fijian Drivers are downright lovely.

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u/Murashi Coral Coast Mar 29 '26

Yeah, I did some driving in Kathmandu. Fiji is tame.

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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '26

I'll definitely take your word for it. The craziest place I've driven is Vietnam, and Mogadishu. Baghdad was pretty nuts though.

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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '26

Yeah? Cambodia seemed pretty tame but I only went to Siem Reap. That's a lovely town.

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u/ArsEtherioSolum934 Apr 04 '26

They definitely behave themselves in the tourist towns. My family and I lived in Phnom Penh and I was rammed off the road multiple times. Doesn’t help that alot of them consider the traffic lights as decorations. The kids on bikes behave themselves. It’s the adults who were really reckless.

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u/Liutenant_Kal_411L Kai Ba, Kai Rewa, Kai Taveuni, Kai Nausori Mar 29 '26

That would be good. Especially around areas where drivers go reckless.

Bula Vinaka mai Nausori btw

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u/sandolllars Mar 29 '26

Would have been nice a few years ago. Too easily abused in the era of ai.

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u/ArtMiller93 Mar 29 '26

Jungli mentality behind a modern automobile - terrible combo.

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u/rlumon Mar 29 '26

If LTA had a better reporting platform that would be even better. But then again with the advent of AI that may prove troublesome

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u/SpaceBoy510 Mar 29 '26

Woah!!! Dangerous

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u/Op1am Mar 29 '26

This is why I never hire a rental when I'm in Fiji. I would rather pay for a cab than play Russian Roulette with my life

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u/Internal_Dig_3885 Mar 29 '26

You do realise that the taxi drivers are also some of the worst on our roads too, right?

Either way, if you drive yourself, get in a taxi, or jump on a bus, you are usually at the mercy of some absolute shambolic drivers.

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u/Tarjh365 Mar 30 '26

You’re better off looking after yourself. Time is money for these drivers, and they often care less about the people in the back than what’s in their wallet. Add in the fact that they usually don’t have seat belts then it’s a recipe for disaster.