JUSTICE Posted November 28, 2006 i watch the night news everyday. this what they talk about all the time. these drivers are mad and out of it, most of the young die in car accidents like these. Not surprised at all Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NGONGE Posted November 28, 2006 ^^^ How long before the authorities block youtube? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N.O.R.F Posted November 28, 2006 ^^It was blocked for 3 months saxib, been back up and running for about a month now. Skype and othe VIoP are still blocked but i have a way around it I have to go home through that tunnel now,,,,,, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sophist Posted November 28, 2006 Good luck Noth! our prayers are with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shakti Posted November 28, 2006 its all expected from these yellow-teeth ppl. northerner, seriously u r better off going back home(somali) than driven amongst these yellow-teeth ppl.. not to mansion the joy u will get to finally breath normal around people! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Som@li Posted November 28, 2006 Rules OF Driving in DUBAI 1. If your road map is more than a few weeks old, throw it out and get a new one. 2. If you are in Rashidiya and your map is one day old, then it is already obsolete. 3. Forget the traffic rules you learned elsewhere. Dubai has it's own version of traffic rules, which can be summarized as "Hold on and pray!" 4. If it is your priority to cross, forget it and wait. 5. There is no such thing as a dangerous high-speed chase in Dubai. Everyone drives like that. 6. When you plan to get a new car, ask first about its acceleration from 80 to 160 Km/h recommended: 3 seconds). Very important if you frequently use the Emirates Road 7. All directions start with Sheikh Zayed Road , which has no beginning and no end. 8. The morning rush hour is from 5:00 AM, The evening rush hour is from 1:00 PM to 10:00 PM. 9. Thursday's rush hour starts Wednesday morning. 10. If you slow down at a yellow light, you will be rear-ended and then given a ticket by the DubaiPolice. 11. If you are the first one at the intersection, when the light turns green ignore the car honking behind you and count to five to avoid crashing into one of the cars running the red light in cross-traffic. 12. Construction on all main roads is a way of life and a permanent form of entertainment. (Sorry for the inconvenience) 13. All unfamiliar sights are explained by the phrase, "Oh, we must be in Sharjah!" 14. Car horns are actually toys for big boys. 15. Anyone in a Land Cruiser, Tuned Patrol, or Mercedes with tinted windows has the right of way. Period! 16. If you are driving a Corolla, Sunny, or another small Japanese car, stay on the far right lane. No comment! 17. Most roads mysteriously change names as you cross intersections. 18. To ask directions, you must have good knowledge of Hindi/ Malayalam 19. A trip across town will take a minimum of four hours, although Sheikh Zayed Road has an unposted minimum speed of 150 Km/h. 20. It is sobering to realize that local Arabs are taught how to drive by Pakistanis. 21. 18 wheeler trucks are one of the fastest vehicles in Dubai ; they can do 120 Km/h on Hatta-Oman Road when fully loaded. 22. The minimum acceptable speed on the Emirates Road is 160 km/h. Anything less is considered downright sissy. 23. Al Khail Road is Dubai's daily version of NASCAR. 24. Dubai Autodrome has a new extension: The Emirates Road . 25. WELCOME TO THE UAE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Strawberry_Xu Posted November 28, 2006 Car horns are actually toys for big boys. Have you noticed how it never stops, as soon as someone comes off the horn, someone else takes over, carefully ensuring not to leave a gap of silence in between. Last time I was in Dubai, one of our drivers (he was Indian), kept muttering to himself "don't hit a native, don't hit a native" over and over again. He said natives always have right of way, and if they choose to drive while drinking coffee with one hand and picking their nose with the other, you should drive as carefully as humanely possible, so they don't have to take control of the wheel and risk spilling coffee on their robes. Weird, should you really be that worried of crashing into a native as opposed to anyone else? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Urban Posted November 29, 2006 These guys suffer from what my lecturer refers to as the T-Syndrome (twat syndrome) :mad: XulaXu it's worse than that actually. This one time in Sharjah, a taxi driven by a hindi (as usual) was behind a young emarati boy at the traffic lights, when the lights went green, the little bastar didn't see it so the hindi beeped at him..BIG MISTAKE! the boy got out of the car telling the hindi how dare he beep at him and *SLAP* across the hindi's face..maskiin, he just sat there helpless..if he reacted, he prolly would've been deported.. i was only 11 yrs old at the time, but i wished his head would be crushed under a car wheel.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N.O.R.F Posted November 29, 2006 13. All unfamiliar sights are explained by the phrase, "Oh, we must be in Sharjah!" lol, true 15. Anyone in a Land Cruiser, Tuned Patrol, or Mercedes with tinted windows has the right of way. Period! Or that he/she is a muwaadin, therefore has the right of way. 23. Al Khail Road is Dubai's daily version of NASCAR. My way home every night 2. If you are in Rashidiya and your map is one day old, then it is already obsolete. LOL! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
