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Road Rules and Traffic Regulations in Egypt - Driving Nuances
1. Even experienced drivers will find it hard to understand the principles that are used by Egyptian drivers. Never-ending noise from horns and chaos reigning on the road – these are the main distinguishing features of Egyptian roads and highways.
2. You will find it incredibly difficult to drive and navigate on local roads because local drivers are distinguished by aggressive driving style. Despite the fact that in Egypt there is a certain set of traffic regulations, local people simply pay no attention to it.
3. Passing a red light, turning in the wrong place, speeding and frequent change of lanes remain the most common violations in Egypt. Foreign drivers will also have hard time trying to understand the meaning of sound signals because local drivers can honk literally for any reason.
4. It is extremely difficult to drive on local roads even in the daytime. Foreigners are also recommended to refrain from night trips. In Egypt, drivers rarely use beam lights, so at night it is possible to recognize a car on the road, perhaps, only by its marker lights. On country roads, livestock is also a source of serious danger for cars – it often goes to the road.
Nuances of Car Rental in Egypt
To save on your rental, we advise to book your car in advance. You will save the most if you do this several weeks or even several months prior to your trip. Rental offices in Egypt usually raise rental prices over time, based on the number of cars left available for the accounting period.
When looking for an exotic car (cabriolet, minivan or limousine), we advise to check in the rental offices located at airports, as they usually provide much wider choice comparing to offices in urban areas.
Upon receipt of invoices, bills and documents for your car at the rental location, please compare the obtained data with your voucher. Quite often, employees of rental offices in Egypt try to add optional charges or services without informing customers.
It is very important to pick up your car at the rental office in Egypt in a correct way. Prior to leaving the office, carefully inspect the car for various defects, and ensure that all the discovered defects are mentioned in your rental documents. In case of a non-compliance found, place a demand for correction to the rental officer.
You can always check our car actual rental offers in Egypt. Simply use the search form at the top of the page. We guarantee that you will not find better prices anywhere else!
6. It should be noted that traffic lights are a true rarity in Egyptian cities. In larger towns, the installation of traffic lights has been started just recently. For example, in Hurghada the first traffic light appeared in 2009. Not surprisingly, people living in remote regions of the country often do not even know the meaning of this strange device.
7. When going to a trip through the streets of Egypt, you must be prepared and control the situation every moment. Keep in mind that you can expect virtually everything from local people, including prohibited overtaking, sharp turns and unexpected braking. Do not forget that local drivers rarely accompany their maneuvers with light signals.
8. The roads of Cairo are distinguished by very fast traffic. Given the fact that there are only 9 traffic lights in the whole city, it is easy to imagine the chaos that reigns on roads of the city. Foreign drivers are recommended to be very careful and quiet on the road. In no case should you follow the example of local drivers and hurry up the way they do. If you carefully monitor the situation on the road and do not hurry, you can avoid many unpleasant situations.
9. Horse-drawn carts are also not rare on roads of Egypt. Donkeys pulled into carts can be seen even in large cities. Naturally, the speed of such transport is very low, so very often there is a whole row of cars behind the cart.
11. Local roads are most loaded in the morning and in the evening. If possible, foreign drivers should try to make their rides in the afternoon. Taxi drivers have become another source of serious danger for motorists. Comparing to other drivers, taxi ones are more inclined to breaking the rules and making dangerous maneuvers.
12. The concept of road markings is also conditional in Egypt. Local drivers can easily move in three rows on a two-lane road. Of course, the distance between cars in that case is minimal.
13. The number of old and broken vehicles is simply astonishing. Looking at some vehicles, you will find it hard to imagine how their owners are still able to use them. Many local people even make their own cars, creating them from spare parts. Surprisingly, they then use these vehicles for many years, not paying any attention to obvious problems and desperate need of repairs.
14. Quite an interesting fact - the reign of chaos on local roads has a very concrete explanation. After defeat in the 1967 war, the number of unemployed people increased significantly in Egypt. Because of that fact local authorities decided to give driving licenses to all people who wanted to work as drivers. Therefore, in the country were born several generations of motorists who simply learned how to drive, but they never heart about traffic regulations.
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