Rules of the Road or Haf Adai In A Hatchback

Driving in Guam is an acquired taste. Although the "Rules of the Road" are those of the mainland, the practical application is a local flavor. When a mainland driving habit is in direct conflict with an island vice, a gentle tap on the horn is given...for if nothing else the people of Guam are unwaveringly pleasant.
My first month driving here was unnerving. Everywhere I went I was incessantly honked at. Eventually I realized that there is a slight overlap in interpretation of these rules by the islanders and they were honking at each other as much as me. I now am comfortably participating in the gentle volley of horn "aide memoire."
There are some rules however that are clearly debased, even in their most liberal interpitation.
Red lights apparently do not apply until the last car at the end of the longest line of traffic goes through the light.
Stop signs.....more of a suggestion really.
Additional obstacles on the island make driving a challenge. Street signs are blown down during typhoons and don't get replaced. That makes finding your way around a bit tough. But eventually you come back around to some place that you're familiar with and start over. After all, it is a small island. Nobody gives directions by street name. They describe landmarks and draw maps. I believe we could piece together a complete map of the island made of the napkins, sticky notes and receipt paper that we've stuffed into the glove box of our rental car. And that would be better than any map that you can purchase.

Most of the main thoroughfares have a raised median running down them prohibiting access to businesses on the other side of the street forcing you to drive past and come back up to where you just came from. U-turns give the illusion that the island is twice as big as it really is.
After all of that though you inevitably come to a scenic overlook of the vast Pacific causing a blissful moment of visual ecstasy.
Only a brief moment however because you've slowed down...HONK!