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Citizen Traffic Control

Reader David notes that when bottlenecks develop at intersections in Ghana, or traffic grows abnormally congested, it’s not uncommon for people to spontaneously take matters into their own hands. The video is of an American friend (perhaps the advertised ‘D.J. Mayonnaise Hands’?) of his who decided to pitch in; I’m not sure he’s accomplishing much, traffic-wise, but I’d give his technique an ‘A.’

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This entry was posted on Monday, August 3rd, 2009 at 9:10 am and is filed under Cars, Congestion, Traffic Culture. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

4 Responses to “Citizen Traffic Control”

  1. David Boreas Says:
    August 3rd, 2009 at 9:27 am

    As my friend who stepped in here told me, traffic would halt to an absolute standstill until without citizens stepping in.

    btw it’s DJ Mayonnaise Hands

    youtube.com/610dean

  2. SJH Says:
    August 3rd, 2009 at 2:49 pm

    Not DJ Mayonnaise Hands. It is his Lordship Vincent Goudreau. Very big difference. SJH

  3. Aiden Says:
    May 16th, 2011 at 7:22 pm

    I agree, it’s his Lordship Vincent Gordreau.

  4. Aiden Says:
    May 16th, 2011 at 7:23 pm

    I agree, it’s his Lordship Vincent Goudreau. (I hope I have not misspelled his name this time).

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