A conversation with Ziad Akl - director of YASA - Youth Association for Social Awareness (YASA). An episode co-hosted by Wael Taleb - journalist at L'Orient Today.
Covering road safety promotion, driving education and awareness, and achieving improved traffic conditions.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:36 Lebanon traffic study
5:07 Driving chaos
8:10 Drivers license & plates
10:20 Lebanese driving test
11:14 Infrastructure vs culture
16:00 Maintenance
17:59 Engineering
21:04 Motorcycles & scooters
23:34 Public transport
33:26 Drunk driving
37:24 Driving at night
42:34 Post-war transport
45:03 Law enforcement
47:18 US driving test
53:11 Highway danger
56:59 Municipal vs national
1:02:13 Lessons not learned
