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