"El Murur : muchkela kebira"

"Big problems with the traffic"


In Cairo (and in Egypt) the traffic is REALLY a problem for different reasons :

• You can ride what ever you want ! That's why you can see a lot of different vehicles on the roads :

You've got a nice car ? That's right, use it !
You only got a motorbike for your all family ? No problem ! If you're 5 on it, it's okay.
You like horse riding ? We LOVE horse riding on the road, that' funky !!
And what about camel ridind ???

The problem is when you're at 120 km/h and you see a man on a donkey crossing the "highway" at 5 km/h with a truck loaded with rocks, arriving on the opposite lane.

• YOU CAN DO WHAT YOU WANT ON THE ROAD. Rules exist but nobody follow them.

Traffic lights and road signs doesn't exist in 90% of the streets and if you find one you'll quickly understand that nobody take care of it or nobody know how what does it mean...
As long as you avoid the accident, you're free to do what you want.

So don't be afraid if your taxi is on the wrong lane or if he's bargainning with the police to cross the street on the red light. This is just the way they drive !



Conclusion : if you think that Italians or women have problems when they drive, just close on the Egyptian roads...