The scooters were a little scary for me because often they ride on tight sidewalks.
When I visited the countryside, transportation there is vastly different. I saw three people riding on one scooter, and I saw donkeys pulling carts of fruit through the streets often causing traffic jams. When I went into the desert, I even saw people riding camels as a form of transportation!
At first, I was very frightened about the traffic in Morocco, but now that I have been here for a month, I have come to accept it. Even with people not obeying the traffic laws, I have yet to see even one car accident. At first, I was comparing how people drive in the U.S. to how locals drive in Morocco and realized that while it is vastly different, it isn't better or worse. People get to where they are going with minimal collisions. I have come to believe that how we drive isn't any better, but just different. With that said, I still don't want to drive here, as it's a bit intimidating.
The way that people get around is very connected to the culture. The culture here allows for a little wiggle room in regards to laws and regulations. Often times when someone says that something cannot be done, there are ways in which this culture can accomplish the task. Transportation mirrors this aspect of culture. Sure there are laws that say what you "can and can't do," but when navigating traffic, those laws seem to become merely "recommendations!" This part of the culture is what makes Morocco most appealing to me; it shows how Morrocans think and what they value.
