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Old Jun 18th 2008, 4:56 am
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Default So Why Do So Many Car Drivers in Dubai Want to Kill Themselves (and everyone else..)

Perhaps the man of beard could enlighten us..

After 4 years here, the situation actually seems to be getting worse, rather than better, despite many RTA initiatives..

Too many people with just too much wasta to be worried?

Or is it a case of 'When in Rome..'
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Default Re: So Why Do So Many Car Drivers in Dubai Want to Kill Themselves (and everyone else

Originally Posted by admon
Perhaps the man of beard could enlighten us..

After 4 years here, the situation actually seems to be getting worse, rather than better, despite many RTA initiatives..

Too many people with just too much wasta to be worried?

Or is it a case of 'When in Rome..'
Well, just to remind me that things can be worse, I have been travelling on the Jubail Highway in Saudi for the last few days....... These drivers would chew up and spit out the idiots on SZR!!!!
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Old Jun 18th 2008, 5:27 am
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Default Re: So Why Do So Many Car Drivers in Dubai Want to Kill Themselves (and everyone else

Originally Posted by admon
Perhaps the man of beard could enlighten us..

After 4 years here, the situation actually seems to be getting worse, rather than better, despite many RTA initiatives..

Too many people with just too much wasta to be worried?

Or is it a case of 'When in Rome..'
it is more the silly women whizzing along on their mobiles with their head in the clouds that cuts across several lanes that I am more scared off

it must be a case of 'when in Rome'
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Default Re: So Why Do So Many Car Drivers in Dubai Want to Kill Themselves (and everyone else

Originally Posted by admon
Perhaps the man of beard could enlighten us..

After 4 years here, the situation actually seems to be getting worse, rather than better, despite many RTA initiatives..

Too many people with just too much wasta to be worried?

Or is it a case of 'When in Rome..'
As someone else on here put it:

Insurance by Allah.
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Old Jun 18th 2008, 5:53 am
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Originally Posted by littlejimmy
As someone else on here put it:

Insurance by Allah.
do they offer good rates
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Old Jun 18th 2008, 6:13 am
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Default Re: So Why Do So Many Car Drivers in Dubai Want to Kill Themselves (and everyone else

Originally Posted by admon
Perhaps the man of beard could enlighten us..

After 4 years here, the situation actually seems to be getting worse, rather than better, despite many RTA initiatives..

Too many people with just too much wasta to be worried?

Or is it a case of 'When in Rome..'



maybe they should stop women from driving LOL

to be honest ... i don't come to dubai alot ... but i drove in riyadh and in makkah and jeddah ... i drove even in lebanon .... it is far more dangrouse than dubai

will for lebanon it is more dangrouse for your car but not for lives because over there you cant really over speed

but in dubai with the high ways ... and the speed of some careless drivers ... it causes death easily

but ... the thing is with the crowded streets where would drivers be able to over speed in dubai?
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Default Re: So Why Do So Many Car Drivers in Dubai Want to Kill Themselves (and everyone else

Originally Posted by littlejimmy
As someone else on here put it:

Insurance by Allah.


i totaly agree with both of you

Originally Posted by Slingshot
do they offer good rates


become a muslim and you will be granted heaven ( a fact)
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Old Jun 18th 2008, 6:19 am
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Originally Posted by Beard Man
maybe they should stop women from driving LOL

?
do you have any scientific evidence that this would indeed make all the difference...
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do you have any scientific evidence that this would indeed make all the difference...
It was a joke !!! thats why i wrote (LOL) at the end of it your excellency !!!

beside aren't you suppose to be ignoring the annoying ones !!!

thanks
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Default Re: So Why Do So Many Car Drivers in Dubai Want to Kill Themselves (and everyone else

Originally Posted by Beard Man
become a muslim and you will be granted heaven ( a fact)
back to that old chestnut again...

isn't it a shame that just one of these people that have died can't comeback to confirm whether this is true or not?

But don't you agree that it is convenient?
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Default Re: So Why Do So Many Car Drivers in Dubai Want to Kill Themselves (and everyone else

Originally Posted by Beard Man
It was a joke !!! thats why i wrote (LOL) at the end of it your excellency !!!

beside aren't you suppose to be ignoring the annoying ones !!!

thanks
and I am ignoring them...
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Originally Posted by admon
back to that old chestnut again...

isn't it a shame that just one of these people that have died can't comeback to confirm whether this is true or not?

But don't you agree that it is convenient?


note who started this by mentioning allah and not respecting muslims feelings... now lets not talk about it .. and just remember that it is always someone who is trying to make fun of my beliefs .. in this case it was that idiot.
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and I am ignoring them...
is it a message that you are passing me?
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Originally Posted by Beard Man
i totaly agree with both of you





become a muslim and you will be granted heaven ( a fact)
I don't believe in fluffy clouds and all that
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Old Jun 18th 2008, 6:44 am
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Beardman, ok you quoted me but answered another user..

Could you answer my questions, I will repeat them..

isn't it a shame that just one of these people that have died can't comeback to confirm whether this is true or not?

But don't you agree that it is convenient?
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