People often fail to follow instructions and many accidents occur. However, a new traffic law was passed in Egypt at the beginning of this year might actually be starting to work. I was amazed to see all the people in the lane right next to me with their seat belts on, said May Hussein, business administration junior. According to Hussein, what really made people follow the instructions is the penalty that they would have to pay if they were caught not wearing their seat belts. There is also a penalty imposed on those who use their mobile phones while driving.
Some people dislike the new law, especially taxi drivers.
I ve been a taxi driver for almost 20 years and I ve never put my seat belt on, it makes me uncomfortable, said Mohamed Ahdallah, a Cairo taxi driver.