ItisgenerallybelievedthatEgyptiansdriveontheright,althoughmanychoosetodrivealongthemiddleoftheroad.ThemostessentialcomponentofanEgyptiandriver’scar,andallrelatedetiquette,isn’tanythingmundanetodowithsafety,thebuildqualityofthecar,anengine,orasteeringwheel-itisthehorn!
Thehornissoundedtowarnofapproach,greetfriends,moveoffendingcamels,donkeys,streetvendors,pedestrians,childrenandotherroadusersoutoftheway,allowanotherroaduserontotheroad(rarely),andjustbecausetheyfeellikeit.Theyalsouseittowarnthepoorunfortunatetrafficpoliceman(strategicallypositionedateveryjunctionbecauseEgyptiandriversareeithercolour-blindordon’tunderstandwhatthesignificanceofatrafficlightis)thatthedriverhasabsolutelynointentionofslowingdownorstopping,mostlybecausetheycouldn’teveniftheywantedto.
Thegeneralmaintenanceofthehornisprizedaboveallelse,includingtheinclusionofwaterintheradiator,petrol,orwhetherthevehiclestillhasthecorrectnumberofwheels.
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