Children unrestrained in cars...

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Mar 2nd 2010, 1:28 pm

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Re: Children unrestrained in cars...

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Originally Posted by Dilmun

Children jumping around in cars is scary, but even scarier is, when you see those kids driving the huge SUV's. Have seen it in Qatar several times - boys behind steering wheels, who don't need to shave yet, but know how to put the pedal to the metal

Yes i see about one a week of those been rolled and a right off.
These cars (SUV) are a very powerfull beast and unless you know how to handle one , you can easy find your self in trouble.
But again the parents havent a clue the brainless muppets.

Mar 9th 2010, 12:38 pm

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Re: Children unrestrained in cars...

My mate Ali the Copper says that everything will change this year in Abu Dhabi in this regard... Can't remember if that came with an "In Sh'Allah" caveat or not.

Mar 9th 2010, 1:10 pm

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Re: Children unrestrained in cars...

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Originally Posted by Norm_uk

Some people are just ignorant and/or stupid...but the laws on this sort of thing are rarely enforced here like many other traffic laws.

In most of Europe you can get a ticket for not using an indicator to make a turn...in the UAE you can whizz over two or three lanes at high speed without any warning or checking your mirrors with a police car just behind you and nothing will happen (just like I saw this morning).

I've lost my appetite for the cultural relativism we are force fed in the West after a decade here...some cultures are simply better than others - even when it comes to basic things like driving safely.

All well and good, but everyone measures the success of their culture in different ways, and from very different viewpoints. If you were an Emirati, you'd believe Arab culture was best, I warrant. Who can say they are unbiased enough to give an objective view?