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Big Gorilla


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Most Amazing Intersection! 
This is what a major intersection with no traffic lights looks like.
How they are able to avoid accidents is quite remarkable. 
In this time lapse video we see the intersection at Meskel Square, the nerve center of Addis Ababa , Ethiopia .
While the square is a primary site for the city's large festivalsand celebrations, it is also a chaotic crossroad for thousands and thousands of vehicles daily. 

 

This is organized confusion at its finest. Pedestrians, walk  with care!
LOOK AT THE PEDESTRIANS!

 www.youtube.com/embed/UEIn8GJIg0E?rel=0


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I have driven in places like that and for those not used to it, it is absolutely terrifying initially.
But we have a lot to learn.
There will be no road rage and no one will be forcing their rights.

Cheers,
Peter

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haha, some of the pedestrians have a death wish i think...

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I think if the video was run at normal speed it would look normal - seems to be running at 4X speed so it appears chaotic.

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It's like crossing the street at the Arc de Triomphe In Paris

You've got 8 lanes of traffic going around there

But as the a pedestrian you are safe as gold

There is a very big fine if you hit with your car a pedestrian

so the normal thing is just keep walking ( and you can hear the tyre's screaming around you )

What a beautiful city

 

Cheers John

 



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