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Driving in Cairo Runs on Power, Fear and Flashing Lights

There are no signs for it, no manual, no test to pass, but every driver in Cairo knows the rules of the road that matter most are the ones nobody wrote down.  A honk means “move, I am coming through”. A raised hand means “sorry”. An arm out the window means “I’m turning, whether the blinkers are on or not”. A microbus barreling toward you means, more often than not, “get out of the way.” “Driving in Cairo requires arrogance, entitlement and a bit of lawlessness,” explained Mohamed Mahmoud, a 34-year-old operations manager.  Adapting is mandatory Traffic laws only work if enough people follow them, and in Cairo, the majority do not. Mahmoud noted that following the rules among so many others who do not “will slow you down.” “To get to your destination, you need to adapt,” he shared. The pressure to keep moving is even measurable.  In 2025, Cairo recorded an average congestion level of 40.5 percent, with drivers losing about 74 hours to rush-hour traffic over the year, according to the multinational company TomTom’s Traffic Index, which offers real-time traffic data. Nehal Raafat, 29, a marketer, toldContinue reading "Driving in Cairo Runs on Power, Fear and Flashing Lights"

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