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Falling Rocks in Argentina

Cafayate - Salta, VIII.1996 Cafayate - Salta, VIII.1996 Rio Grande - Ushuaia, XII.2006;
pict. B. Hoeyberghs
Falling Rock Signs with vehicles shown are typical for the Americas and widespread in Latin-American countries. We've found them (e.g.) in Mexico, Chile and Guatemala but it's in Argentina that cars are drawn with the most precision. The car is often shown equipped with a rear-view mirror and back-lights and a driver is at the wheel. Even the differential is shown sometimes ! (It's located in the center between the wheels of the car left. Hope that helps.)

The number of boulders varies widely, from 7 to 42, as many as in Ecuador and only beaten by the Philippines with 45.

  There are some peculiarities asking for our attention. Take a look at the lights. The last car carries only one at each side, down from three ! We are on the way towards a simpler car without any (or perhaps only optional) lights. Once again a clear case where cost is more a concern than safety.

I'm a bit unsure about the driver. The first car features a person but this is far less sure with the other samples. If what we see at the driver's position is a head (which is unnaturally inflated) then the person (center) is far too short and probably unable to drive safely.
Are we looking then at the top of a seat? Not likely because in that case I would expect two spheres.

 
 
  Is it the wheel? But in that case the center should be see-through and the car would be without a driver. Let's therefore assume that it's not moving. Which means that the vehicle is parked in a rock-slide area ! Some additional training is urgently needed.

 

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