Comments on: Cairo http://www.howwedrive.com/2010/04/08/cairo/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 23 May 2012 14:20:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Janet http://www.howwedrive.com/2010/04/08/cairo/#comment-12300 Janet Fri, 09 Apr 2010 19:08:11 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1476#comment-12300 They've already built overpasses! Last year Egypt sponsored a design competition to solve Ramses Square - hopefully the winner will organize and make the area more pedestrian oriented. They’ve already built overpasses! Last year Egypt sponsored a design competition to solve Ramses Square - hopefully the winner will organize and make the area more pedestrian oriented.

]]> By: Josh R http://www.howwedrive.com/2010/04/08/cairo/#comment-12281 Josh R Fri, 09 Apr 2010 01:17:57 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1476#comment-12281 On the other hand... Every driver is forcefully reminded on a constant basis that there are pedestrians all over who can and will walk out in front of them, and the pedestrians can't take their safety for granted for a single second, so they're paying attention as well. Between this and the US method, which separates the traffic and lulls everyone into thinking they don't have to be alert, I think I prefer the former by a slight margin. (Obviously a third way would be best, one that keeps everyone alert, but with far fewer deaths.) On the other hand… Every driver is forcefully reminded on a constant basis that there are pedestrians all over who can and will walk out in front of them, and the pedestrians can’t take their safety for granted for a single second, so they’re paying attention as well.

Between this and the US method, which separates the traffic and lulls everyone into thinking they don’t have to be alert, I think I prefer the former by a slight margin. (Obviously a third way would be best, one that keeps everyone alert, but with far fewer deaths.)

]]> By: Yokota Fritz http://www.howwedrive.com/2010/04/08/cairo/#comment-12273 Yokota Fritz Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:31:37 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1476#comment-12273 Inspiration for Frogger? We should get Lucas Brunelle to go there for another one of his crazy bike videos. Inspiration for Frogger?

We should get Lucas Brunelle to go there for another one of his crazy bike videos.

]]> By: Andy http://www.howwedrive.com/2010/04/08/cairo/#comment-12270 Andy Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:15:29 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1476#comment-12270 Reminds me of Phnom Penh Reminds me of Phnom Penh

]]> By: Brent http://www.howwedrive.com/2010/04/08/cairo/#comment-12269 Brent Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:36:28 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1476#comment-12269 That piece brings back memories of the traffic in front of my Cairo hotel! That piece brings back memories of the traffic in front of my Cairo hotel!

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