Maybe they won't build any pedestrian facilities unless they can hire some famous international architect to design the most advanced, expensive, prestigious pedestrian overpass ever built.
In Oman, it seems like whenever there's any sort of busy road, there's always a pedestrian underpass, a tunnel under the road. I'm from New York City, so I was surprised that these tunnels smelled fine. They wouldn't in NYC. I don't see why they don't have those tunnels here. They worked great in Oman.
A simple thing that would make the roads safer for everyone: traffic lights instead of these dangerous roundabouts. Sometimes, the only time I can cross the street is when cars have just crashed at a roundabout, and are blocking traffic while waiting for the police to make a report.
My first day here, the rough construction rubble that passes for sidewalk tore up my sandals, so I had to throw them away. I walk only in sturdy shoes now.
Owen, your comment requesting "less labourers wandering the streets" was terribly prejudiced. Doesn't everyone have the right to walk around? And if there are more pedestrians of any type, drivers will be more aware of us, so it will be safer for all. Besides, from what I read on QL, female pedestrians are in more danger from men driving expensive cars than from low-paid workers.
I haven't had a problem from either group, myself. I often get surprised looks from the "labourers wandering the streets" but there's nothing wrong with surprise.
Maybe they won't build any pedestrian facilities unless they can hire some famous international architect to design the most advanced, expensive, prestigious pedestrian overpass ever built.
In Oman, it seems like whenever there's any sort of busy road, there's always a pedestrian underpass, a tunnel under the road. I'm from New York City, so I was surprised that these tunnels smelled fine. They wouldn't in NYC. I don't see why they don't have those tunnels here. They worked great in Oman.
A simple thing that would make the roads safer for everyone: traffic lights instead of these dangerous roundabouts. Sometimes, the only time I can cross the street is when cars have just crashed at a roundabout, and are blocking traffic while waiting for the police to make a report.
My first day here, the rough construction rubble that passes for sidewalk tore up my sandals, so I had to throw them away. I walk only in sturdy shoes now.
Owen, your comment requesting "less labourers wandering the streets" was terribly prejudiced. Doesn't everyone have the right to walk around? And if there are more pedestrians of any type, drivers will be more aware of us, so it will be safer for all. Besides, from what I read on QL, female pedestrians are in more danger from men driving expensive cars than from low-paid workers.
I haven't had a problem from either group, myself. I often get surprised looks from the "labourers wandering the streets" but there's nothing wrong with surprise.