Sisi amends traffic laws to curb fatal road accidents
Dangerous drivers face harsher sanctions with amendments to Egypt's traffic law in light of increasing road accidents.
CAIRO — Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has approved tough new amendments to the traffic law that entered into force Nov. 24. The changes followed a rise in fatal road accidents, which take the lives of thousands each year. It is unclear, however, whether the amendments will be enough to address the problem.
“This seems to be a good step in the right direction, but we are waiting for the new parliament to issue new and inclusive laws,” Samy Mokhtar, head of the Egyptian Association for the Care of Road Accident Victims and Their Families, told Al-Monitor in a phone interview.
