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scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

Sensible people minimise their time on the roads of KSA.

Well how often do you have to go to the Mall ?

lall · Joined: 30 Dec 2006 Posts: 358

All said and done, I gather from the many posts here that the road manners in KSA are less than to be desired. This is borne out by my Bahraini colleagues who berate Saudi youngsters for their rash driving.
Bahrainis are more cautious drivers, imho. I've always had a motorist who has been kind enough to stop to let me across.
For Ghost's consumption, Bahrain has kerbs (footpaths) that go down to road level at junctions to accomodate wheelchairs and bicyclists. The pedestrian crossings are marked differently. I see many Philippine girls and Indian men on bicycles. Warms the cockles of me heart, to see the "green" aspect of it all, though I suspect there are bound to be snide asides from many about Philippinos and Indians being more concerned about economy than ecology.