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Old Jul 12th 2012, 12:21 pm
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http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-n...roads-deadlier

DUBAI // Drivers have been urged to exercise extreme caution behind the wheel during Ramadan and to take particular care in the early evening hours as people rush home to break their fast with iftar.
The institute says fasting can cause temporary low blood sugar and dehydration, which in turn can result in tiredness, impatience, headaches, faint-headedness and loss of concentration - a lethal cocktail for any driver.

He said a lack of concentration could lead to drivers missing road signs or exits, abruptly changing speed and switching from lane to lane.

In other news when it rains you get wet.
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[url] He said a lack of concentration could lead to drivers missing road signs or exits, abruptly changing speed and switching from lane to lane.

In other news when it rains you get wet.
So does that mean the driving will get worse? All those things are already happening.

In Saudi the driving during Ramadan was actually better. I guess they were so tired from the fasting that they couldn't be arsed with all the aggressiveness..
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There are a lot more accidents around Iftar time, take the usual lunatics and starve them for 13 hours with no water, light fuse and stand back!
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So does that mean the driving will get worse? All those things are already happening.

In Saudi the driving during Ramadan was actually better. I guess they were so tired from the fasting that they couldn't be arsed with all the aggressiveness..
yes its worse, just before iftar as they rush back to eat.
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yes its worse, just before iftar as they rush back to eat.
Whoosh!

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I'm so glad that I'm working from home until the new office opens after Ramadan.
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we are never on the roads pre-Iftar, they are idiots
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Originally Posted by norsk

In Saudi the driving during Ramadan was actually better. I guess they were so tired from the fasting that they couldn't be arsed with all the aggressiveness..
True.
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we are never on the roads pre-Iftar, they are idiots
Same here. I's like to see my son grow up so I usually avoiding getting in the car from 1pm until Iftar because the madness starts quite early. Lucky for me I make my own hours and simply adjust accordingly. I'd hate to have to report to an office everyday and face the madness.

We're already six times more likely to die when involved in a road accident in the GCC than we are in Europe/UK (WHO stats) so I can imagine the odds are even better during Ramadan.

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yes its worse, just before iftar as they rush back to eat.
Jesus, do you try to be thick?
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Originally Posted by commander
Jesus, do you try to be thick?
and yes did you take lessons in being RUDE or does it come naturally with your ginger hair.
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Originally Posted by busybee2
and yes did you take lessons in being RUDE or does it come naturally with your ginger hair.
Sorry, I gotta be on commanders side, you were stating the bleeding obvious...
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Originally Posted by busybee2
and yes did you take lessons in being RUDE or does it come naturally with your ginger hair.
Yea, as having ginger hair makes me rude. No...communicating with absolute ****nuggets and atmosphere hoovers make me rude.
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Originally Posted by busybee2
and yes did you take lessons in being RUDE or does it come naturally with your ginger hair.
Ahem!!!! Although I am actually a redhed, not a ginger
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