Meskel Square, A Chaotic Intersection With No Traffic Lights

Apr 27, 2014

Chaotic doesn’t even begin to describe how crazy the Meskel Square intersection is, in the city of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. Without a single traffic light, or a traffic controller in sight, vehicles simply work around each other trying not to bump. Navigating the square for the pedestrians is a nightmare. This time-lapse video shot above Meskel Square will give you an idea. No wonder, Meskel Square is one of the major hotspots for accidents in Addis Ababa. Between 2004-2006, the intersection witnessed 237 major accidents or 8% of all accidents in Addis Ababa.

Meskel Square is a primary site for public gathering or for demonstrations and festivals, notably, the Meskel Festival from which it takes its name.

Now see Magic Roundabout in Swindon: The Most Confusing Traffic Junction

via Geekologie

Ethiopia Landmarks

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  1. AnonymousMay 1, 2014 at 12:55 PM

    holy smokes

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  2. AnonymousOctober 22, 2014 at 6:32 PM

    For something that is written on April 2014, please take the time to take a recent video ! The whole city, including the Meskel square is under construction now. It may still be chaotic because of the construction underway, I am just saying don't put a video of two years back at least to illustrate your point!

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