Personally, since the new traffic law, there is no change in the culture of drivers in the Maadi area - especially death ring road from Maadi towards Katameya. Find me a police car, or truck, with anyone wearing a seat belt.
Egypt World’s Number-One in Road Accident Death Toll– Report
By Mahasen el-Sinousi and Khair Raghib 27/ 10/ 2008
The State and insurance companies have paid LE918-million compensations for road accidents in 2007 alone, including LE518 million compulsory insurance and LE400 million complementary insurance, said a Cabinet’s recent report.
Severn-thousand road accidents occurred in 2008’s first four months. This means the average number of road accidents in the year hit 21,000; lesser than last year’s figure, which hit 22400, injuring 30,000 passengers.
Egypt is number-one in a survey of 35 world countries in terms of the number of road accidents deaths, said the report, adding that statistics registered 156 deaths for each 100,000 vehicles.
Switzerland, which came at the bottom of the list, registered 8 deaths only for each 100,000 vehicles. Israel is number-twenty with 19 deaths for each 100,000 vehicles.
The largest number of road accidents was reported in Qena, East Delta and Assiut. Trucks were involved in nearly 40% of accidents versus 38% for private cars, said the report.
Death toll between 2000 and 2007 increased 36.7% and injury cases rose 60%. The rate of road accidents in general increased 24%.
Tire explosion was blamed for 20% of road accidents, high speed for 14.4% and taking a wrong direction 12%. In 17% of road accidents the car turnover and driving wheel disorder were the cause.
The year 2007 recorded the largest rate of train accidents, said the Cabinet report.
 | Translated from the Arabic by Eltorjoman International |
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