Traffic in Algiers is destroying my mental health + all these new buildings and crazy motorcyclists
Hey everyone,
I just need to vent…The traffic in the capital has become unbearable. Every single day I lose hours stuck in the car, arriving stressed and exhausted everywhere I go and It keeps getting worse…
On top of the normal jams there are new residential buildings and apartment blocks popping up literally everywhere. Huge construction sites appear out of nowhere creating even more detours, dust, noise and blocked roads…It’s messing with daily life for everyone
What I don’t understand is how they’re building so many at the same time and who is buying these apartments? They’re super expensive. Sometimes I wonder where all this money is coming from… is it clean money or is there something shady behind it? I don’t know but it feels weird
And then there are the motorcycles… I’m scared of them and scared for them at the same time. I see a lot of delivery guys using them which is ok but there are others who are completely reckless! They cut in front of cars, ride way too close, zigzag between vehicles& many of them look like they’re on drugs with red eyes, no papers and driving like maniacs
I was even involved in an accident with one. The guy tried to squeeze between two cars in the traffic jam, got stuck and hit both cars pretty badly (dented and deformed them). Luckily it was dense traffic so he wasn’t speeding and he came out fine but it was so stupid of him with no papers, eyes all red… This kind of thing happens way too often…
All of this makes living in Algiers extremely stressful and even the bus doesn’t help because it gets stuck in the same traffic
The real solution would be to build a proper subway network everywhere and not just one line. If people could move around easily without cars traffic would improve a lot and life would be less tiring
Am I the only one feeling this? How do you deal with the daily traffic in the capital? What do you think about all the new buildings and the motorcyclists?
Tldr : Traffic is hell, buildings multiplying everywhere at crazy prices, reckless motorcyclists everywhere (some clearly on drugs)and the whole capital feels way too stressful