Driving in Egypt
February 7th 2010 16:51
There are no signs in Dahab as its a small town but that doesn't mean there are no rules. The constant use of horns let the oncoming traffic know where you are going, are going to pass, or so they see you coming. At night the same usage is with the lights. A small flash of the light will explain the same thing to other motorists but the use of lights doesn't seem to be just about seeing in the dark. Strange but true you will see cars driving without their lights on streets with no streetlights apparent. I remember in Australia when I forgot to drive with my lights on and the police pulled me over. In egypt for one there are no patrolling police cars, and two they sure wont pull you over for doing anything illegal.
Once I was shocked to see a 12 year old drive past me in a van. Nobody seems to make a stir at this sight. And so I didn't ask is there a minimum age limit for driving?!
So this one day we are driving along, and the jeep decides to stop in the middle of the main road to talk to the car next to us. The next thing we see is the driver pulls the gear stick out of its socket and passes it across through the window to the other driver. The men talk for a while, and luckily no other cars come through as they would have had to wait. There is more talk and then they pass the stick back. The driver puts it back in, and I see the man searching for something in his box. He then passes a bolt or screw across through the passenger side and the driver places it into the gear box. They say their farewells and off we drive, just as a car drives up behind.
Now that is how you fix a car.... while you are still in motion.
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