Welcome to Gridlock: A love letter to the government’s traffic ‘policy’

There was a time when driving was a pleasure. Families would pile into the car on Sundays and say: "Ejja mmorru dawra" (Let's go for a ride). Roads were rudimentary, yes, but that was part of the fun. Many of the roads we go through today did not exist, and some "major routes" were basically farm lanes with ambitions, but there was space to breathe