massenburg2008
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http://www.metimes.com/International/2008/08/15/egyptians_take_wait-and-see_approach_to_new_traffic_laws/3875/
The new traffic laws consist mainly of a series of fines for offenses that have become almost commonplace in Egypt's overcrowdedness.
Here are some of the new penalties:
- Driving the wrong way down a street will incur a fine of from 1,000 Egyptian pounds (about US$190) to L.E. 3,000.
- Waiting in a no-parking zone one will result in the driver having their license withdrawn for at least one month.
- Removing the bumpers from a vehicle will result in a prison sentence of up to 6 months and/or a fine of L.E. 200 to L.E. 1,000.
- Conducting an "inappropriate" act in a vehicle will get you up to six months in jail and a fine of at least L.E. 300.
- Also, the government has made it mandatory for all vehicles to turn their lights on at night.
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