Fulbright researcher Shelby Elizabeth Doyle records her daily commute.
If widespread English fluency was my most pleasant surprise upon arriving in Phnom Penh, traffic was certainly the least. I had read about Phnom Penh traffic before arriving, but nothing (at least in the US) can prepare you for the free-for-all that is Cambodian rush hour. Motorbikes hauling mattresses, flat bed trucks carrying a wobbling mountain of 50+ sacks of rice, tuk-tuks transporting a family of 15, shiny new Bentleys speeding down the wrong lane....you never know what you'll encounter.
Phnom Penh currently has no public transportation. If the city continues to develop as anticipated (and hoped), traffic will likely become one of the biggest issues facing the city.
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