Unmarked topes (speed bumps) and baches (potholes) will soon be things of the past in Mexico, stated highly respected Senator Horacio Panduro in a press conference held at Los Pinos on December 28.
“I am pleased to announce that the state of Tabango has just received certification as Mexico’s first 100 percent BAST-free Zone,” stated the senator. “The number of accidents in that state has already been cut in half and tourism, especially automobile tourism, has tripled.”
The senator went on to explain that BAST stands for Baches and Surprise Topes, neither of which, according to him, will ever again catch the casual visitor to Tabango unawares. After the press conference, I caught up with Professor Oscar Trampas, one of Mexico’s leading topólogos (speed-bump experts). Knowing that topes and baches have long plagued travelers in the Republic, I asked the professor how the state of Tabango managed to free itself from those two menaces in one fell swoop.
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