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Accident at Dubai Marina Yesterday!


Mel Marie It was horrible! Thank God their were no deaths in it.
Check out the pictures.
Mel Marie IMJ yeah, got this in my e-mail box yesterday when it happened. btw, why did u change ur avatar? Mel Marie Mel Marie
It happened yesterday at mid noon.
Yea i changed my avatar :p i'm still testing :p Mel Marie Mel Marie Mel Marie Mel Marie IMJ
no, girl, it happened at arounf 0730 in the morning.

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Mel Marie Liban I used to live 3 seconds from the place of this accident. I used to take this road that runs parralel to SZR every single day to get into Dubai. That road is insane. People drive on it going 140kph + and there is not a single radar nor any speed bumps.... That traffic light doesn't even work. Used to and then stopped working. Workers probably broke the circuit - morons! It was bound to happen. I am happy I do not reside there anymore or that could well have been me.... :shock: Mel Marie
Really! i dunno, i was told so. kanelli I'm sure the victims are really happy that people were snapping pics of them. :roll: IMJ
yeah, I got it early in the morning from my friend, i e-mailed that to all ppl i know who go to Jeb Ali, and my previous manager was saying, he was lucky he had to drop his kid at school and did not happen to be ont hat road kilani OH MY GOD, thats horrible, I havnt seen somthing like that before. thank god no one died. Concord Wow, I live in the building directly in front of where the accident happened! Didn't see a thing as I left the buidling at 7:00 a.m. But true, the light had not been working (it works today!) and in fact just this past weekend there was another accident (taxi meets sedan, nothing in comparison). bschmidt Publishing these pictures here is just as sick as taking them in my opinion. I feel so much dísgust about such people. Probably the person who took the pictures even hindered the rescue units, while they were doing their job. How can someone actually walk to a car, with injured people in it just to take photos? It's simply disgusting... :evil: kilani
Well , i dissagree with u my friend, i totally agree with posting these pics , so ppl would be more carefull while driving, plus to let ppl live how painfull it is to be in such an accident so that they'll think 100 times before stepping on the gas paddle !
kanelli So, the fact that there wasn't a traffic light means that it was completely the drivers' faults? Well Kilani, how would you like to see pictures on the internet of your loved ones who are bloody and mutilated or dead? Would you like people crowding around the scene and taking pics with their cell phones to send to all their friends? This is what is happening in Dubai especially, and it is disgusting. arniegang Shit Like Concord i live in the next appt block down. Those traffic lights have not worked for 2 weeks. I have to say i can see those lights from my balcony, and on an evening i watched people going throught them at speeds approaching 70kph. It is all about inconsiderate driving, if people have not got the common sense to slow down and proceed with caution then i have very little sympathy for the obvious consequenses. To this end i have to disagree with K and BSH. If more of these pictures were published it may help people to stop and think. In addition i also am of the opinion that taking these pictures is no different to reporting news whenever a tradgedy occurs, whether it be a plane crash, tsnuami or fire etc. Concord, changing the subject, have they sorted your rooftop pool yet? GoodBai Read all about it.....
Mel Marie
Let me clear something up for you..
Who took these pictures was someone who works for Emaar Properties. It was part of their job to take such pictures.
Plus, those people were getting their proper treatment, they wasn't left & someone was just snapping their pictures up! Mel Marie
well worded my friend. bschmidt
And was it also their job to get these pictures of injured humans published on the internet???
I would really like to hear your opinion on this, if it is YOU or some close relative of yours, whose face is distributed on the internet like this.
Sorry... this makes me just angry, and there is no reason to show such pictures. NOTHING is going to change in the attitude of people because these pictures are shown.
The people shown on these disgusting pictures and their families have personal rights, and I doubt that the photographer asked them, if they want their pictures published. arniegang BSCH Your logic does not concur. If what you say was taken across the board, then any tradgedy would be reported without pictures. Next time you see the news, email the TV station to complain that the dead people on your TV screen have relatives. :roll: :roll: Concord
The saga continues. Someone (or perhaps more than one person) has been conducting a Hillarious "campaign" of posting questions to management by way of fliers in the elevators and hallways pointing out how ridiculous the situation is. About 2 weeks ago they filled out the pool but then emptied it 2 days later. The explanation you mentioned before made perfect sense (problems with the leakage). But just today management distributed a flier informing residents that as of 25 May the pool will be open with a lifeguard to "comply with municipality rules". I don't believe a bit of it specially since after all the complaints from the residents "management" never made mention of any municipality rules which should had been the obviouls and only response, if true. When I first looked at the place the "municipality" angle was simply said as a passing remark.
So the bottom line is that the pool will supposedly be open on 25 May with a lifeguard! Come on, the pool and deck are barely big enough for a few people and now they'll accomodate a lifeguard. A new industry, I suppose, and another "reason" to justify exorbinant rents! Thanks for asking.
Regarding the pictures of the accident, I agree with you perhaps if more of those imbecils see pictures of what can happen (and should happen) for not paying attention while driving then they'll think about it (or get off the road - one way or another!) Concord [quote="bschmidt"][quote="Mel Marie"]
While it may not change some attitudes certainly the pictures won't cause anyone to go out and drive recklessly. Think obout it for a second (as long as it problably was needed to avoid the accident in the first place) arniegang concord Sooooooooo funny, your instincts are correct. The municipality thing has been resolved. Your man comapny are talking bollox. Emaar concluded in discussion with DM that in order to get around their interpretation, all they had to do was post a sign stating "this is a Private Pool". There is no requirements under the current legislation therefore to provide "lifeguards". They probably need another 2 weeks to fix the problems down below, and when they filled it, they found more leaks, which is why they drained it again. Concord 1000% right. My suggestion when they first told me it was to prevent any drowings of kids - on private roof top pool no less - was simple: Drown the parents as well for being stupid and irresponsible. They think they are dealing with morons (but then again, maybe we are as I would guess no one is asking for rent reductions or price reductions but people will begin to think in those terms once the temps rise). arniegang Conc The powers that be havent experienced people like us that wont take shit. Take for example the situation in Marina Phase 1. When Emaar assessed the 2nd Management charge, a lot of the residents ( mainly westerners) all got together and withheld the money. It was resolved to the residents satisfaction. I believe the same in going to happen in our complex. After a year, we have got to all know each other of sorts. They forget we arnt stupid. Sadly for them we can invoke rules and regulations, including sacking the management company if enough of us call an emergency meeting. We will only take so much crap before we start to bite back. Mel Marie
The pictures got published for people to be more aware while driving & to take care!
It would have been me or you! kanelli You know what, seeing the demolished cars gives me quite a good idea of how bad the crash is. Posting the pics of bloodied people is poor taste. arniegang OK K i can go with that. Fair point. Chocoholic Er why does a property company have the right to take pictures? The only people who should be authorised to take pictures of accidents are the Police and accident investigators, both of which have the power to release them to the press for use. Members of the public who take images of bloodied people being loaded into ambulances are sickos and whether they realise it or not, will be a hinderance to the emergency serices. As has been said how would you like it if you were the one on the stretcher? Concord
The only thing saving them from my wrath is that I simply rent at the moment and have been super busy with other matters and not particulary a pool person - it's the principal though. Nevertheless I was about to contact the landlord and real estate broker and demand a refund - as one of the selling points of the apt was a roof top pool. And of course I am prepared for the "consequences" of my insolence at asking for a 'refund" (but for their sake I just hope this pool situation is resolved, etc. as they just indicated).
However, I suspect that they will continue to blame the municipality. Another hillarious water related feature is the fountain in front of the building which they have filled and emptied at leas 50 times (no exageration) and they cannot figure out why (or where it leaks). Just in the past 3 days it has run continuously - yet it takes a long time to empty abath tub in this brand new building - go figure! XRW-147
You talking about Arnie in the beast? :lol:

Funnily enough after 3 consecutive days of accidents, this one took the cake, the lights at that junction now works - Amazing! ^ian^ Accidents like this will continue to happen while people treat SZR like the German Autobahn. The other morning I saw a pretty big smash between two SUVs (one ran very fast into the back of another) because people are just driving too fast and are driving too closely. I think the Dubai police and RTA need to do a blitz on SZR and introduce heavy fines and even suspension of licences of some of these morons. I was driving at 100 near the Mall of Emirates this morning, and this guy in a Mercedes shot past at literally blinding speed. He must have been doing 160 +. Morons like this shouldn't have cars, because it is not only themselves they will kill but innocent others. XRW-147
Choco, I did not see any 'property representitive' at the scene. Some drongos (sick buggars) came out of their cars with phones to try to take pics and credit to the police who attended the scene who promptly told them to get back in their cars and proceed. GoodBai If I had my way these mobile phone sickos would be having to seek medical treatment themselves.... to extricate their camera phones from a rather delicate place. Ghouls is the word.



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