Road rules of Dubai
I didn’t know that one needs nerves of steel while driving around on the roads of Dubai. I mean, there are some crazy drivers here. Really crazy, like reversing around a roundabout because the driver missed a turn, or using the hard-shoulder to pass another car. I noticed too, that it’s more common than not to use the right turn indicator when turning left. One time, when I was pulling out of the garage of one of the four star Dubai hotels, a driver weaving in and out of his lane almost side-swiped me. I hear that side swiping is the most common accident in the U.A.E., even on quieter roads, I saw a vehicle parked in the middle of the street while the driver went grocery shopping. Not only that, but get take-out from the comfort of their own seats, while in the road, honking their horn until someone will come out and serve them!
What I found the most nerve racking is extreme tailgating. Motorists pull right up behind me, in these big cars with tinted windows and flash their lights at me. One actually got right up on my bumper, actually bumped me. I moved over as soon as I could, but that was the most scariest time for me. I couldn’t change lanes right away because of the heavy traffic, but that didn’t seem to stop the other driver from tapping me. When I did finally get into the other lane so he could pass me, he did the same thing to the next driver. I had to get off the road after that and calm down. But, before I could do that, another driver squeezed between me and another car to get by.
Fortunately, extreme tailgating only happens in the faster lanes, which is why I now only travel in the slow lanes.
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