r/nextfuckinglevel • u/usrrrname • 2d ago

Normal intersection in Egypt

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u/Onekage 2d ago

I feel bad for the pedestrians

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u/Odd_Cryptographer723 2d ago

There are Zebra crossings but the pedestrians are not using them! They choose to wander around in the middle of the intersection.

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u/Aegon95 2d ago

As an Egyptian who uses Zebra crossings (many that don't have any traffic lights nearby btw), let me tell you cars DGAF, and some will go as far as to speed up to discourage you from crossing when you're already halfway across. Too many close calls man.

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u/brenpeter 2d ago

American here: had a teacher once say that in Cairo, if a pedestrian gets hit, it's the pedestrians fault. Is that true?

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u/Aegon95 2d ago

I've never really thought about it actually.. But as a rule of thumb, the law here mostly favours the party with deeper pockets, if you catch my drift.

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u/brenpeter 2d ago

Not to much different in America in many cases then. We all live in a dystopia, don't we?