For months, drivers in Belize City have been complaining about the madhouse intersection at Cinderella Plaza. It used to be regulated by traffic lights - but when those started giving too much maintenance problems, the city just gave up and stopped fixing them. That's turned this busy four way intersection into a dangerous free for all - where nobody seems to know who has the right of way.
In February, an exasperated mayor told the media why he thinks traffic lights are a waste of time:...
Darrell Bradley, Mayor - Belize City
"Man I've said this before "stop investing in stop lights," that's a stupid idea. Because build a round-about. I know the problems with maintenance in Belize City. I can't fix them. I am telling you that. So you will talk to the next mayor about another traffic light - stop spending money on stupid things."
Well, not so much a waste, apparently. This afternoon, for the first time in a very long while, we saw the lights working again. Traffic was flowing smoothly and drivers seemed less unsure about their movements. We'll see how long it lasts.
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