Saturday, May 23, 2009
Got a minute? Remember how I keep complaining about Phnom Penh traffic? Now you can see it --- in color if not exactly live. I stood on the corner of a major intersection at noon watching traffic (wondering how I could get across this particularly busy intersection) when it occurred to me to film the action.
Three things to remember.
1) There is no such thing as obeying traffic laws in Phnom Penh.
2) If you cannot get there from here in your vehicle, just force your way around.
3) Very few people own cars, those who do think they own the world.
Click on the picture above or on the triangle below the picture. Watch the black Prius as it enters the intersection just a few seconds into the movie. Then watch what happens to traffic. Especially watch the white car as it drives the wrong side of one road right in front of the camera.
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1 comment:
and yet they're able to get around the city without any of the normal rules. Amazing video. Thanks, Martin.
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