FACTS 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 its 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 to 1:00 PM. The Evening rush
hour is from 1:00 PM to 10:00 PM.

9. Thursday's rush hour starts on Wednesday evening !?!

10. If you slow down at a Yellow Light, you will be knocked from
behind by another Motorist and then, rewarded with a white ticket by
the Dubai Police.

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 jumping the Red Light from your Left !

12. Construction on all main roads is a way of life and a permanent
form of entertainment."Sorry for the inconvenience" is an honor for
your long-suffering.

13. All unfamiliar sights are explained by the phrase, "Oh, we must be
in Sharjah !"

14. Car horns are actually Toys for Adults.

15. Anyone in a Land Cruiser, Armada, Tahoe, Dodge,BMW or a Mercedes
with less than 5 digits in their number plate and tinted windows, has
the right of way.. You bet... it is a Fact!

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 underneath
Intersections or Bridges.

18. To ask directions, you must have good knowledge of Hindi and or
Malayalam.

19. A trip across town will take a minimum of four hours, although
Sheikh Zayed Road has an un-posted minimum speed of 150 Km/h.

20. It is sobering to realize that local Arabs are taught how to drive
by Malayalees.

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. New 4x4s and SUVs gulf specifications are comming without
indicators and dim head beamlight.

26. Slowest moving vehicle on road is Dubai public transport busses

27. Taxi drivers will drive like rowdy boys once vacant, and they will
suddenly become a bishop once a passenger is inside so the meter make
more fare

28. Dont give indicator to change your lane once you have a Mulbaari
driver on that side, because he will start driving parallel in your
blind zone

29. Once you see a car restlessly changing lanes in traffic jam, he
has an Abu Dhabi driving license.

30. A person driving slow in middle of two lanes, he is from China or
Philipines

31. You will see your destination, but you can not reach there, it is
Sharjah

32. You reached your destination, but you can not stop or park, it is Dubai