Staying alive in Java

Everywhere you go in Djakarta seems mighty risky. Light Sabres ready, security guys give you, your car, your taxi the once over. The cars get the once under too, with large mirrors used to check the underside. No bombs, no extra bulky belts... I've been checked.... nothing dangerous, so what's the risk?

The Javanese are lovely smiley people, and it's hard to believe they pose threats to visitors. But they do!

Mounting myriad motor scooters, they become crazed monsters, risking lives, weaving at top speed in and out, honking horns like banshees. Few accidents, but risk of heart attacks aplenty.