When I first arrived in Beirut I thought Lebanese drivers must be among theworst in the world. They don’t stop at red lights. They drive the wrong way down one-ways. Seat belts are verboten, and the concept of lanes is utterly alien. Speed limits? No way. Traffic circles are unbelievable clusterfucks. Stop signs are suggestions that translate into “slow down just a tad if it’s not too much trouble."
Then I read, over at Lebanese blogger Mustapha's place, that the Beirut municipality is planning to take action: they're going to install cameras over traffic lights to catch red light jumpers. According to Mustapha, there are two kinds of Lebanese - those who are proud rule breakers and those who are infuriated by the rule breakers. Just out of curiosity, he says, which camp do you belong to? The commenters didn't hesitate to let him know.
Not that I'm into schadenfreude or anything, but suddenly I'm feeling a little less inclined to rant about Israeli drivers.
