Bloody Middle Eastern drivers!!
Jun 19th 2010, 2:08 pm
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Re: Bloody Middle Eastern drivers!!
On the Bahrain - Saudi causeway speeding is a necessity unless you have a deathwish! The speed limit is 120, but I would guess average speed is more like 170 (and this is calculated including the slow lorries going 80), maybe slightly lower on the Bahraini side.
One of my colleagues was stopped by Saudi police for speeding on the causeway and given a SR50 (yes fifty) ticket....
One of my colleagues was stopped by Saudi police for speeding on the causeway and given a SR50 (yes fifty) ticket....
Jun 19th 2010, 2:08 pm
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Re: Bloody Middle Eastern drivers!!
but can you compare uk with here, no not really, in uk you would be going along country roads that have bends in it and cows and sheep etc, here mostly the roads are like motorways and so the speed is much more. here you have to contend with cars and people.
also the road signs would be accurate in the uk unlike here.
also the road signs would be accurate in the uk unlike here.
Jun 19th 2010, 8:05 pm
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Re: Bloody Middle Eastern drivers!!
I watched a few guys doing this round the back of silicon oasis one night. They basically just drive round a roundabout quickly until it tips up. Bloody clever.....although I can't condone it!
Jun 21st 2010, 4:17 am
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Re: Bloody Middle Eastern drivers!!
http://www.arabianbusiness.com/59093...-stunt-driving
Feb 3rd 2011, 11:50 pm
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Feb 4th 2011, 4:06 am
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Re: Bloody Middle Eastern drivers!!
Could I just pop in to welcome my thread back after an absence of more than seven months?
I've missed you............
I've missed you............
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Feb 4th 2011, 4:20 am
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Re: Bloody Middle Eastern drivers!!
"Many drivers mistakenly believe talking on a hands-free cell phone is safer than handheld."
......surely, it's more dangerous to be holding a phone in one hand than using hands-free equipment. Yes I know that having any phone conversation is a distraction but come on!
Feb 4th 2011, 5:47 am
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No research will ever convince me on the veracity of this piece of wisdom...
"Many drivers mistakenly believe talking on a hands-free cell phone is safer than handheld."
......surely, it's more dangerous to be holding a phone in one hand than using hands-free equipment. Yes I know that having any phone conversation is a distraction but come on!
"Many drivers mistakenly believe talking on a hands-free cell phone is safer than handheld."
......surely, it's more dangerous to be holding a phone in one hand than using hands-free equipment. Yes I know that having any phone conversation is a distraction but come on!
If one hand is on the gear stick, radio or leaning on the window I think is a relatively minor detail in comparison to where your mind is. Hands only steer....your mind does everything including making the hands steer.
re: the 7 month delay on thread.....I haven't visited this place for some time...and saw this document and remembered some broad saying "well they provide hands free with cars now so it must be safe".
Hands free phone or not....the mind isn't on the job. Without the mind on the job...you may as well have no hands.
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Feb 4th 2011, 6:15 am
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Re: Bloody Middle Eastern drivers!!
If talking on hands-free is dangerous then surely talking to any passengers you have in the car with you is just as dangerous?
Feb 4th 2011, 6:23 am
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Re: Bloody Middle Eastern drivers!!
However, it's been shown that, as opposed to someone talking to you on the phone, passengers generally adapt their conversation to the driver workload. people on the phone demand your thoughts regardless. Hard to explain.
As with many things in life, nothing is perfect. Some safety regs are easier to impose than others.
Banning hands free is easy (they banned hand held easy enough). Banning passengers would simply be unacceptable to society. Much like saying driving is dangerous so we should ban that.
Banning hands free will happen...and it will be accepted by society eventually.
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Feb 4th 2011, 11:31 am
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Re: Bloody Middle Eastern drivers!!
I'd heard rumours about this, but never thought to look for it on You Tube.........
http://youtube.com/watch?v=GeZIfhFwOeI&feature=related
http://youtube.com/watch?v=GeZIfhFwOeI&feature=related
