[Foundation-l] [Wikimania-l] Egypt security profile for Wikimania 2008

[Andrew Lih]

On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 2:25 AM, Jon Harald Søby <jhsoby at 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 at 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
> >
> > On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 11:27 PM, Cary Bass <cbass at wikimedia.org> wrote:
> >
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> > > I have uploaded the Egypt Country Profile prepared by Clayton
> Associates
> > > for the Wikimedia Foundation, specifically for Wikimania 2008 in
> > > Alexandria.
> > >
> > > It is available at
> > > <
> > >
> >
> http://wikimania2008.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Egypt_country_profile_04-22-08.pdf
> > > >
> > >
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