Trini drivers

this post has been a long time coming, how do I characterize the drivers and roads of Trinidad to someone who's never been here? Imagine the narrowest road you've ever driven on, barely enough room for a horse and cart, deep gutters on either side, potholes and broken pavement . . . just enough space for a cautious driver to maneuver. Now call that road a highway, give it two lanes of traffic in both directions and park cars along either side. Add pedestrians jumping out to cross at every blind corner.
You're beginning to get the picture.
Now, make those drivers reckless and aggressive. Don't get me wrong, we're used to that, we love our NYC taxi drivers and their penny-saving swerves, slices and cutoffs. But add a bit of, for lack of a better description, suicidal stupidity to the mix. Cars that swerve without warning, pull into high speed traffic and brake, hop their lane and aim right towards you with no hope of result except head on collision.
Not enough? Add blinding sun, freak thunderstorms, and a complete absence of traffic control.
Mix and serve . . . you almost have an idea of what driving to the local market for a quick bottle of milk is like. I can honestly say I've never seen worse drivers in my life, absolute white-knuckle lunacy, every day is an adventure.