I Got Fined For Using My Phone (But I Wasn’t)

I was on my way to Beirut a week ago when a policeman stood in the middle of the road and started asking few drivers to park on the side including myself. At first I thought they were checking "mecanique" papers and indeed the officer asked me for my driving license and "mecanique" papers which I gladly handed over. I still had no clue I was being fined for using my phone because I don't…

Rare Footage From The Lebanese-Syrian Rally, AKA The Safari of the Middle East, In 1974

This is quite an amazing old footage from 1974 back when we had a rally between Lebanon and Syria that looked a bit like the Paris Dakar. Lebanese Driver Joe Hindi won the rally that year against the likes of Hannu Mikkola who became World Champion in 1983, the famous Jean Todt who later became the Scuderia Ferrari F1 team manager and is currently the FIA president. I also spotted Sehnaoui in that race. The…
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Why Roger Feghali Is The Best Rally Driver In Lebanon

9 years ago
via Biser3a Roger Feghali clocked a 2:00.42 on his Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI to beat his brother Abdo Feghali, who clocked a 2:01.35, by less than a second. Jalopnik described Feghali’s hill climb about a ...
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The Lykan HyperSport Joins Abu Dhabi’s Police Fleet

9 years ago
The Abu Dhabi Police has apparently decided to add Lykan HyperSport to its fleet as part of “its efforts to reach out to residents, especially the youth, on traffic safety”. I’m not really sure how ...
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Roger Feghali Has Just Won The 50th Edition Of The Antibes Côte D’Azur Rally 2015!

9 years ago
Lebanese Rally driver Roger Feghali has become the first Arab driver to win the famous Antibes Côte D’Azur in France after beating Jean-marie Cuoq, the Championship leader, in the final classification. Roger competed last year ...
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Just When I Thought I Was About To Get Fined For Answering My Phone

9 years ago
Source: HaigMelikian I normally respect traffic laws and I’m not a reckless driver but I sometimes do check my phone when I’m stuck in traffic and the cars are not moving. I also don’t think ...
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Joke/Headline Of The Week: Lebanon To Become a Railway Powerhouse Once Again

9 years ago
Picture taken from Bambi’s Soapbox When I first read the title of this article, I checked the date to make sure it’s not an old post, then I read the whole thing 3 times just ...
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A Video Showing New Traffic Law Violations In Lebanon

9 years ago
This video was shot by a student for a school project and shows several violations (including one by an ISF officer) in Beirut. I’ve also been spotting many violations on a daily basis but I’ve ...
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How To 69 On The Saida Highway

9 years ago
There are three things that came to mind while watching this video: 1- Where are the cops on that road? It’s one of the busiest ones in all of Lebanon. 2- Why doesn’t he have ...
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A “Wasta” Shortcut Road To Cut Through Marina Dbayyeh’s Traffic

9 years ago
I posted back in 2010 about a shortcut road in Dbayyeh that might save you 20 minutes of morning traffic. The road (shown in red above) was accessible to everyone back then but they’d close ...
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