Close Menu
    Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram
    Saturday, June 21, 2025
    961
    Instagram Facebook LinkedIn TikTok
    • Breaking News
    • Guides
    • Food & Drink
    • Listicles
    • Join the Team
    • Whatsapp
      • 961
      • 961 News
    • AUB Outdoors ☀️
    Advertise with Us Get the App
    961
    Home»Magazine»Local
    3 Mins Read

    The Roads Between Beirut and the South Are Way Too Dangerous

    By Marian MezherJuly 5, 2019Updated:May 13, 2021
    Facebook WhatsApp Copy Link

    Needless to deny that our commuting infrastructure needs serious consideration and prompt action as some of our vital highways are being left in the dark, literally, putting at high risk our people driving at night. 

     

    Via Property Finder

    These Lebanese roads are not of minimal significance. The roads connecting the South and the Capital, for example, play a major role in the daily life of our citizens, and yet they turn highly dangerous at nights with no lights whatsoever, no sideroad ramps, and no reflecting lane marks.

    Via 3akara.net

     

    For our southern people driving back home after work or heading to enjoy the capital on weekend nights, they risk their life at every turn of the road, and so do the walkers on these roads.

    We are talking here about a major region that encompasses very important Lebanese districts for hundreds of towns and cities and that edges The Wall at the frontier.

    Via Property Finder

     

    I have had my personal experience with these roads recently when I took a trip to the South with my best friend, last Saturday. We took off from Beirut by the Khalde road. 

    We headed all the way to her village, the last Lebanese town at the border with occupied Palestine. There, at the border, was the infamous wall that separates both sides and takes you in scary awe. 

    Via PressTV

     

    By the time we decided to head back to Beirut, the night had fallen, and we initiated a very difficult drive on truly challenging roads of sharp edges and curvy roads. The street lights, since we took off, were not turned on. Not one single light illuminated the roads and their sharp curves.

    Via Les Plus Beaux Villages Du Liban

    Commenting on the lack of lights, we decided to park on the side and turn off the car flashers to see the extent of the darkness. It was absolutely pitch black to the point that if an innocent bystander was on the sidewalk, he could easily be killed if someone was speeding a bit above the average.

     

    Via Bedo Bedoyan

    Back on the road, we faced two more challenges that were as dangerous as the lack of lighting. Street stickers, which usually mark the lanes and the roadsides and reflect the car front lights, were absent, so was the existence of sideroad’s ramps along the mountainside. 

    We get to wonder, not without pain, why do we have electrical poles if the state keeps them off, and why these vital roads have been so disregarded and until when. How many accidents must occur until prompt action is taken to ensure the safety of our fellow commuters of the South?

     

    Via Lebanon Files

    Moreover, that region of ours presents various important touristic sites, Lebanese landmarks that are sought by visitors and tourists. How can we come to justify to them such critical disregard to the safety of our roads’ commuters?

    We can’t even justify it to ourselves.

     
    Share. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit Email

    For You

    lebanese beer brands almaza beirut beer 961

    Lebanese Beer Brands Are Publicly Throwing Shade, And It’s Getting Frothy

    Lebanon Making Videos 961

    You Can Now Get Paid To Go Around Lebanon Making Videos

    Michel Hayek

    Michel Hayek 2025: Predictions For The World

    Michel Hayek

    Michel Hayek 2025: Predictions For The Middle East

    Michel Hayek

    Michel Hayek 2025: Predictions For Lebanon

    souheil hamwi

    Watch Heartwarming Moment Kidnapped Lebanese Man Freed From Syrian Prisons After 33 Years

    Low-Cost Lebanese Airline 961

    We Might Finally Be Getting A Low-Cost Lebanese Airline – Here’s What We Know

    lebanon jounieh cyprus by ferry 961

    You’ll Soon Be Able To Travel Between Lebanon & Cyprus By Ferry

    June 8, 2025
    whish pay lebanon 961

    You Can Now Use Whish Pay At Shopify Stores

    June 13, 2025
    Michel Hayek

    Michel Hayek 2025: Predictions For The World

    December 31, 2024

    20 Celebrities You Probably Didn’t Know Had Lebanese Roots

    April 22, 2019
    Michel Hayek

    Michel Hayek 2025: Predictions For Lebanon

    December 31, 2024
    lebanon cybergames 2025 hacking 961

    Lebanon Just Won A Global Hacking Competition

    June 10, 2025
    Michel Hayek

    Michel Hayek 2025: Predictions For The Middle East

    December 31, 2024
    lebanese beer brands almaza beirut beer 961

    Lebanese Beer Brands Are Publicly Throwing Shade, And It’s Getting Frothy

    June 7, 2025

    Lebanon’s Shawarma Is Going Viral in The Philippines

    April 21, 2019
    961 Logo
    Facebook WhatsApp TikTok Instagram

    Popular Topics

    • Guides
    • Eat & Drink
    • Listicles
    • Lebanon News
    • Diaspora
    • Explained

    961

    • About
    • WhatsApp Channel
    • News WhatsApp Channel
    • Corrections Policy
    • Ownership & Funding

    Services

    • Advertise
    • Careers
    • App Waitlist
    • Contact Us
    • Newsletter
    961™ | All Rights Reserved ©2025
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.

    We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.Okay