Posted By
Najib
Nov 26, 2018 02:50
Lebanon's Traffic Management center posted this morning a picture showing a digital speed meter installed on a road in Lebanon and informed motorists that several were installed across the country to promote road safety and alert drivers of their speeds. Not sure how effective this measure is, when cops aren't abiding by the rules and fines are randomly given, but there's no harm in doing it and hopefully some drivers will pay attention. PS: Something…
Posted By
Najib
Nov 17, 2018 09:59
Traffic congestion isn't just a nuisance for drivers but it has a high toll on the economy. According to World Bank studies, 3 hours in traffic cost up to $30 Million, and we're between 2.5 and $5 Billion dollars a year because of traffic. In other words, if the Lebanese Army has proceeded with three days of rehearsal as planned, it would have cost us around $100M. Are they to blame? Of course not but…
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