The Ring of Death just got safer....

well, sort of. The Cairo ring road, as anyone who has travelled on it, is a dangerous place with Egypt being top of the list in major countries road death statistics and many of this on the ring road. The Cairo ring road is where ill-maintained transport can get up to speed and collides (both literally and metaphysically) with a poorly trained (if any) driver nation. Coupled with a scant regard for self or others safety results in a rather scary ride.

In an effort to curb these statistics the Egyptians have installed speed cameras (whilst the brits are actually taking them out), and low and behold they seem to be doing some good. Driving along towards Maadi we noticed its was not the normal hectic wacky races, with regular bouts of breaking at certain points. Had we woken up in some parallel universe? No, the speed cameras were in place and apparently working (they flashed at least) and people at work were getting ticketed. Only issue now is the screech of tyres when everyone but the truck behinds you slows down!- but heck its an improvement.