crazy driving in egypt, I am in Cairo for business and driving here is the most scary thing I Options

[neoklis]

Most of the cars are from 70s and in really bad condition. the roads have no markings and the traffic lights are for show only. The horn is as essential as the brakes as their are interchangeable. Driving in 160 kmh and changing lanes all the time is normal. And then ofcourse there are the horses and the carts.....
and btw the width of the road is never the same. it goes from 4 lanes to 2 and then to 4 again. but as there are no markings on the road, they drive wherever they want. This is the most scary driving i have ever seen. And if there is an accident, they just continue if nobody is hurt.

getting in a taxi and going from one place to another is the most scary thing i have ever done. At least I am staying at Four Seasons

[nader]

lol, its like where im from, in Lebanon its almost the same thing. id never want to drive there though, the roads are tight, and theres like no-one to regulate rules...people just drive as they please. The majority of cars down there are a mix of really reallyy ooldd and new beamers n benzes

[bloodrain]

sounds like miami.

[ZacMan1987]

^Eh. No^

I've been to Guatemala and it's the same way. The traffic cop is whoever has the biggest bus.

"He who can kill you makes the rules."

[95celgt]

same experience in Monterrey, Mex.

[Silver94CelicaOw...]

My uncle went to Egypt a few years ago for a geological study and said that it was an amazing experience, albeit the scariest thing he's ever done.

He said the same thing....drivers were downright scary, buses were loaded so heavy that tires blew when they hit small rocks, and everyone was carrying some sort of soviet-era firearm. Its pretty wild, he took about 5 hours worth of video tape when he was there and it really gives you a feel for the way that things are elsewhere in our world.

This post has been edited by Silver94CelicaOwner: Jun 14, 2006 - 10:20 PM

[XS4lv1Truch0x]

wow, id hate to see how night driving is

crash head on into someon with no headlights or rearend someone with no tail lights in the middle of nowhere.

[neoklis]

And the buses are even worst as they are very old and run down and as you can guess the law here is that the person with the largest vehicle wins. In general I think Cairo except from some good neighbourhoods is really third world place. I am going back to Cyprus on thursday with a new appreciation of my country.

[nader]

And the buses are even worst as they are very old and run down and as you can guess the law here is that the person with the largest vehicle wins. In general I think Cairo except from some good neighbourhoods is really third world place. I am going back to Cyprus on thursday with a new appreciation of my country.

not to mention how overcrowded they can get, it gets to the point where people are crammed together barly able to move...very dangerous

This post has been edited by nader: Jun 20, 2006 - 8:44 AM

[doGGy]

Most of the cars are from 70s and in really bad condition. the roads have no markings and the traffic lights are for show only. The horn is as essential as the brakes as their are interchangeable. Driving in 160 kmh and changing lanes all the time is normal. And then ofcourse there are the horses and the carts.....
and btw the width of the road is never the same. it goes from 4 lanes to 2 and then to 4 again. but as there are no markings on the road, they drive wherever they want. This is the most scary driving i have ever seen. And if there is an accident, they just continue if nobody is hurt.

getting in a taxi and going from one place to another is the most scary thing i have ever done. At least I am staying at Four Seasons

Go to Turcey - last year statistic showed what only 30% of all the drivers on the road have Driving license

And they dont drive - they FLY.

[elvasoshexai]

damn... and i thought hong kong/taiwan/macau was bad...

i guess since i'm from canada anywhere else in the world will seem worse than here... hah

[neoklis]

Well i am back home to Cyprus.
BTW the cyprus celica club had a dyno meet over the weekend.

Magic hit the 321 (engine) and I got 293 (engine). Tufy was well over 600.

More details to follow shortly in a post my Magic.