On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 2:25 AM, Jon Harald Søby jhsoby@gmail.com wrote:
Road accidents kill thousands a year in a lot of countries, Andy. ;-)
But let's be clear. FYI, from the report:
"Driving in Egypt, a country with one of the highest rates of road fatalities per mile driven in the world, is extremely dangerous. With a population of over 17 million, even local residents in Cairo are always on the defensive while navigating through its chaotic traffic patterns. Traffic rules are routinely ignored by impatient drivers. "
-Andrew (User:Fuzheado)
There is a train line from Cairo to Alexandria, which I will be taking. Takes about two hours.
2008/5/6, Anirudh Bhati anirudhsbh@gmail.com:
Apparently, travelling by bus isn't very safe either.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7376800.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4664798.stm
See above reports by BBC.
The first report says that road accidents claim thousands of lives in
Egypt
every year. Are there alternative means of safe transportation, apart from airlines?
For
example, railways etc.
Best,
--Anirudh
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