Traffic

This is a picture of one of the main intersections on one of the busiest roads in the capitol city in the Sandbox. Don't be misled...the majority of the streets here are NOT paved, most of the billboards we have (which is not many) just happen to be on this street and the stoplight you see is one of 7 that I can think of. So I guess the picture isn't very representative of this place, but the guy pushing the cart is. He's just strolling through one of the busiest intersections in town like it's nothing and the weirdest part is that it is so normal for donkey carts, push carts, really any kind of slow moving vehicle, to just be in the middle of the busiest roads like they belong there.

Throw in people walking, big rocks in random places, holes big enough for your entire car to fall into, assorted unmanned animals, unmarked road construction, broken down cars, piles of bricks, forklifts (saw one today, not a thing around that would need a forklift but it was right there in the middle of everything) and buses that do whatever they want no matter who is in their way and it definitely makes for an interesting ride. THEN factor in that it's Ramadan and everyone is hungry and thristy and angry and in a rush to get anywhere and everywhere no matter what time of day it is...things can get prettyy bad. I spent quite a bit of time on the road today and, honestly, I'm a little surprised to have made it to 8pm.