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Traffic around the CBD in Cape Town. (Gallo Images/ER Lombard)
Traffic around the CBD in Cape Town. (Gallo Images/ER Lombard)

Author Charlotte Bauer made the big move from Johannesburg to Cape Town. Here, she shares her amusing observations on the significant cultural differences of how people in Cape Town and Johannesburg drive. 

A pass-out badge that qualifies you to drive in Cape Town can only be earned once you've sat in traffic for more than an hour on a journey that should take 12 minutes, missed at least one appointment, heard the same news bulletin on Cape Talk four times, been overtaken by a mobility scooter and seriously considered peeing in a bottle.

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