OT Ot Ot Traffic in Addis Ababa-Video

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Herb Iffrig on Saturday, May 17, 2014 - 10:19 pm:

http://kottke.org/14/04/traffic-at-the-worlds-craziest-intersection

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bob Gruber- Spanaway, Wash. on Saturday, May 17, 2014 - 10:29 pm:

I'd say they do a pretty good job if they don't have a bunch of wrecks.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mark Gregush Portland Oregon on Saturday, May 17, 2014 - 10:32 pm:

Men drivers! :-)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bill Severn - SE Texas on Saturday, May 17, 2014 - 10:49 pm:

We don't need no stinking traffic signals. No accidents but a few near-misses for some pedestrians.

Bill


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mike Garrison_Rice Minnesota on Saturday, May 17, 2014 - 10:51 pm:

I remember driving in those conditions with a five ton tractor and flatbed or tanker trailer in Viet Nam. The other places were Mumbai and Coimbatore India. The secret to success is to remember there's no such thing as having the right of way. As long as you don't run over anyone you're just fine. If you do run over someone pray they didn't have a cow with them. If you run over people they just go make another. If you run over a cow you're going to pay dearly, possibly end up in jail and become part of an international incident.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By John P Noonan on Saturday, May 17, 2014 - 11:18 pm:

It sounds like Benny Hill, except in their weird version.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Constantine on Sunday, May 18, 2014 - 05:21 am:

Ha! Not so OT. I drove my Model T through that intersection on my trip from Melbourne to Moscow. If I remember correctly a homeless person came and sat on my running board at that intersection or the previous one while I waited for the lights to change. I stayed a the nearby famous Ras Hotel which Nelson Mandela once stayed at as a fugitive. Taxis in Addis are either Soviet era Ladas or late 1960s Toyota Corona...love them! Tough driving though in Eithiopia as there are many donkey carts on the main highways...donkeys are unpredictable and can suddenly jump out in front of you...not fun with Model T braking.


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