Meskel Square, Addis Abeba
Rift Valley ExpeditionsCited 3× on HN, 2018–2023
other · general · evergreen · 2018–2023 on HN
A short clip of Meskel Square in Addis Ababa, a busy crossroads where vehicles and pedestrians mix with few apparent rules. Filmed in 2013.
Cited in debates on removing traffic signals as an example of chaotic, rule-light traffic, with some saying it does not work.
Up next
12 mo on HNHow Self-Driving Cars will Destroy Cities (and what to do about it)
Not Just Bikes
17 HN recommender · 2024–2026
11 mo on HNStroads are Ugly, Expensive, and Dangerous (and they're everywhere) [ST05]
Not Just Bikes
12 HN recommender · 2021–2025
10 mo on HNWhy This Channel Exists (and why I hate Houston)
Not Just Bikes
11 HN recommender · 2021–2025
10 mo on HNWhy American Cities Are Broke - The Growth Ponzi Scheme [ST03]
Not Just Bikes
14 HN recommender · 2021–2024
9 mo on HNThe Wrong Way to Set Speed Limits [ST06]
Not Just Bikes
9 HN recommender · 2021–2025
9 mo on HNCities Aren't Loud: Cars Are Loud
Not Just Bikes
10 HN recommender · 2021–2025
10 mo on HNWhy Canadians Can't Bike in the Winter (but Finnish people can)
Not Just Bikes
10 HN recommender · 2021–2026
9 mo on HNHow the Dutch got their cycle paths
BicycleDutch
9 HN recommender · 2013–2022
9 mo on HNWhy Japan Looks the Way it Does: Zoning
Life Where I'm From
8 HN recommender · 2021–2026
8 mo on HNThe Best Country in the World for Drivers
Not Just Bikes
9 HN recommender · 2021–2026
7 mo on HNWhy Grocery Shopping is Better in Amsterdam
Not Just Bikes
7 HN recommender · 2020–2025
7 mo on HNWhat can Seattle learn from Dutch street design?
UniversityGreenways
3 HN recommender · 2014–2021
3 comments from Hacker News
I am from Ethiopia. I can confirm that it does not work. I wouldn't recommend tourists to drive here unless they stay at least a month observing how traffic works. Years ago when I started driving, I use to slow down, be attentive, allow people to go first but through time I learned (was forced?) to be like the average driver or I couldn't get anywhere. This[1] place is renovated now but there are other squares where people drive like this. It's prone to traffic accidents [1] ▶ this video
Perhaps our traffic jams are due to too many rules? Classic video that demonstrates an alternative way of doing things: ▶ this video
I don't think it will work. Instead the failing effort will be cover to add more and more rules in an attempt to hide the obvious while blaming the victim(s) for breaking the rules. ▶ this video