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Rude Drivers.....


FeiPo
I hope you haven't got your girlfriend next to you when you are taking the risks... you know the risks but your passenger doesn't. That's why drivers always survive in bad accidents and the front seat passengers always serious injuried or died.
BECAUSE you are the driver, you know what you are doing but your passenger has no idea what you are doing.
mAJOR pAIN
ok
bad drivers = mistake
mistake = accident
Over confident = less carefull
Stupid = is the guy who thinks that he just because he have a good car and make and brake gives him enough reason to tail gate ....
Extremely stupid = is when you think that with good brakes when you hit it it will make you stop instantly NO you MORON !!!! specially when your travelling 150 KM/H and when your tail gating !!!
Now do the maths add all that up !!!!!
the only thing that is keeping yorky alive is luck if he really do drive that way ....
basically its simple ... you want to brake the rules and get a ticket go right ahead but you move lane because as long as i know im on the legal speed i aint moving flash your lights as you want ill just move my rear view mirror and fuckin give you a finger !!!! and maybe just maybe still smash my brakes if your close enough !!!!
i hope they bring these new cameras where for example they will put a camera from point a (for example infront of fairmont) then another one at point B (lets say) in front of the mall of the emirates (same side of course as point a) then the camera will take you registration and when it did it will have a time stamp and it will calculate the time on how much time did you travel from point A to B ... apparently it calculates how long will it takes for a car to travel if the car is constantly travelling at lets say 100 km/h and any vehicle who exit point B earlier than that figure would be penalized because it means he had been exceeding the speed limit of point A to point B now that is a nice radar camera thingymajigs i bet yorkys one month salary wouldnt be enough for the tickets he will get everyday ... if dubai have that .... easternjewel
Is he....... ? but i still supoort him lol :lol: sa4877 Hi, Just had another one of those fcked up drivers chewing at me today. What the hell is one expected to do in such situations. I am talking about the driver behind you who flashes his lights at you and almost knocks you from behind even though you are driving at the max permisable speed. What is one suposed to do? 1. Speed up and get a ticket? 2. Move into another lane and let someone else break the law? Any comments? sa4877 Oops... wrong forum. Sorry guys... will move it to the Gen Chat area. yorky500 Get the hell outa da way! It's probs me, hahahahahahahahaahahaha. I hate people who drive on the outside (fast) lane and do not check rear view mirror for faster moving traffic! If I wanna break the speed limit, that is my choice, just getta da hell outa de way! :lol: Nik Yeah fair enough if someone's in the fast lane and you're slowing them down, it would be the right and polite thing to give way...but in a sane manner! I don't give way to those yahoos that come right up your tail without any warning! Flash your lights at me from a fair distance and I will give my indicator and change lanes when possible, but no way am I going to respond to a maniacal freakshow from inches behind my car, I don't care if its a Landcruiser or a Smart Car Chocoholic I normally whip out my digital camera and take photos, scares the heck out of them. These people are the idiots causing the accidents on the roads. Speed kills - nuff said. Pumpkin Escobar What does this have to do with me getting laid? :roll: :lol: yorky500 Actually speed does not kill, although they say it can and is the main cause. From my observations of years of driving, its those idiots that do not move out of the way of faster traffic and make people undertake them! I you see a guy behind you flashing lihgts, hitting the horn and waving like mad, its ME! hahahahahaahahahahahahaha, get the hell out of the way, cos you can bet that I will undertake, pull in front of you and slam my brakes on! Yes, I drive fast, I know the risks I take, but I always try and flash a good distance away from the car in front of me. I know the risks I take, I know that sometimes I break the law in speding, but other road users ought to be aware of whats going on around them, and that includes using the thing in the middle top of your windscreen, yes it's the rear view mirror and the two things that sit on the fornt two doors, externally! Yes, they are side mirrors = people USE THEM. Be aware of the traffic around you.

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thats a lost cause, we moved on ;) cadmus if someone is driving too close to you...and then giving lights...than my suggetion would be to use breaks...that way he will hit you....your damage will be recovered by the insurance....but he will definitely get a few black points....and being hit from the back..u r not at fault its the drivers fault who did'nt maintain the distance.....so next time he will take care....i tried it once.....seriously its a lot of fun Pumpkin Escobar I heard if you hit a pedestrian, they get paid no matter who was at fault? mAJOR pAIN
I totally agree !!!! we should follow the speed rules cause these rules are there for our safety anyway .... its not a fair deal ... to trade life for a short thrill !!!! mAJOR pAIN
right on !!!! hahahaahah im still waiting after six months then ill do that !!! specially if the car behind me is a porche or a beamer then ill use our company car that is wayyyyyyyyyy damn old and rusted !!! then slam my brakes and let the speed freak hit me !!!! hahahahahaah awesome !!!! have you ever seen a grown man cry ??? after that i bet i will hahahahaha !!! Chocoholic Yorky, what a pathetic thing to say, it's people like you who cause all the accidents! Do you ever stop to think that if you come speeding up behind someone, flashing that you're actually freaking the person out in front of you, they try desperately to get out of the way and nearly end up causing an accident ytring to push their way into the other lane. 1. You're speeding so YOU are breaking the law. 2. You're under taking so YOU are breaking the law. If I'm doing the speed limit then no I'm NOT going to get out of your way because YOU are breaking the law. And FeiPo is absolutely correct, sadly idiot drivers like you rarely get hurt, but what about the innocent people YOU hurt or kill because of your stupidity. And yes if I hit the breaks, and you're too close then you'll go straight into the back of my car, it'll be your fault as you're too close and you'll have to pay to repair both cars. I've nothing but contempt for people who drive like idiots, and parents who don't strap their kids in the back WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING!!!! Drop a water melon from a first floor apartment onto the floor, and the result is what happens to a childs head when they hit the windscreen - not a pleasant thought is it! sa4877 ha ha ha.... whenever someone flashes his lights at me at over 120 km/hr I just put on my hazard lights and slow down. ts fun to watch big guys growl!! Thats of course wthout putting others on the road at risk. :-) Chocoholic Yeah another good trick is if you have a few mates with 4x4's go out in convoy and when you get an idiot, box him in on all sides, it totally freaks them out! Done that a few times and when they realise what's going on they totally freak. mAJOR pAIN
i would still slam my brake infront of him after sixmonths ... the car that my company will give me needs a new paint job anyway !!!! hahahahah
easternjewel wow I never thot of all these factors you guys mentioned on each post.. I get late for university & speed up.......and hey but when other people do that to me.. & i have to move out..its not that I mind. :roll: FeiPo well get up earlier to go to uni then... everyone here complains about how bad the drivers are in Dubai, but everyone is also breaking the rules (e.g speeding), then how good a driver you are when you are complaining about the local drivers at the same time you are also breaking the rules. easternjewel
No matter how hard I try, I always end up being late, it runs in my blood lol.
Like I said, I am not complaining about the drivers here in Dubai. Its all part of the game, sometimes let them move, sometimes you move out.
And speeding is Haram, but what about the assigned speed you are allowed to go upto? some people just dont care & stroll on the roads! FeiPo i would say stick with the rules, don't follow what others do. I think it wil be a a lot less traffic if everyone follow the rules (less accidents). easternjewel You think people who do not violate traffic rules dont crash??
anyways my point is, you can not brake the traffic rules but can still create chaos. Like drive too slow, and lead the jam :arrow: HP
[color=red]if you make yourself correct then there is one less pig on the roads of Dubai :P [/color] sa4877
Haven't heard that one before.. what does 'make yourself correct' mean?
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Dufus me? Chocoholic It's sad to say that many people who come from countries with high standards of driving end up driving like idiots here, as trying to drive properly can be impossible sometimes and the attitude is, if you can't beat em' join em'. Plus the majority of problems I've seen are caused by speeding and people yapping on their mobile - you absolutely cannot concentrate on driving with a phone stuck to ear. Every mobile comes with a hands free kit, so I don't know why people don't use them. Plus you know those little orange lights on the side of the car, activated by flicking the stick thing on the side of your steering wheel - they're really useful little devices, they're called indicators and you know what? They let other people know where you want to go. Altough I have to say, I've never seen anywhere else in the world where when you indicate, people will actually close up the gap you wanted to move into - on purpose - MORONS!!!!! mAJOR pAIN i say ill drive within the speed limits if a asshole flash his lights on me ill slam my brake simple !!!! like i said our company car needs a new paint job ! from behind!!!!! easternjewel
OMG, I so much agree with you on this! Their attitude is like your entering their territory! mAJOR pAIN
yeah true ... and what i hate most is that some people let their child play around at the back of their car un protected ... fucking stupid !!!! what if they get an accident what would happen to the kid ??? ohhh i guess its ok for them cause they are on seat belt !!! BUT HOW ABOUT THE KID ??? that would be thrown around the car if something happens ... idiots i swear !!! ... Nik
Lol yeah its so annoying, they seem so desperate to maintain their space that they might as well pee on it to mark their territory...So many people neglect giving indicators here, its a shame to make the ones who show that courtesy regret doing so...Frankly I think giving indicators should be as much of a reflex as looking in the mirrors, fix it in your head when you start driving, so you do it by force of habit, yes even when 'nobody's around for miles'!
About mobiles and driving, I remember this study that said your attention levels are actually lower while speaking on a cell than when you are intoxicated! Imagine that!
Oh and major pain, if you think that's dangerous, what about those idiots who have their kids in the front seat! Lol I've even seen people driving with kids in their laps, that's just imbecilic FeiPo
not saying everyone follow the rules accident will not happen(and i am not only talking about speeding but everything they do on the roads e.g changing lane in double line, not indicating etc...), but it will minimize the possibilities... mAJOR pAIN
yes those who follow traffic rules DO CRASH !!! because of those IDIOTS WHO DOESNT FOLLOW THE RULES ..... easternjewel
Accident = mistake.
Why blame the bad drivers lol easternjewel
minimize the possibilities? yes I totally agree with you on this. Mikkie I passed my driving test out here a year ago and got to say the last piece of advice given me from the traffic cop when I asked what I do when I have some lunatic speeding behind me on SZR when the limit is clearly 120, he told me to speed up... I mentioned the fact that I would get a ticket, he replied " Your problem madam"!!! I do stick to the speed limit and yes, it does annoy alot of road users, but the limits are for safety. A few weekends ago, some guy speeding through lights at Park and Shop hit a pedestrian, shopping as far as the eye could see and the windshield was completely shattered, doesnt bare thinking about! I must say though that although Im a female driver, I have noticed an increase in good manners whereby when Im let out from a junction etc, the other driver happens to be a man!!! And one Q, when your given the middle finger salute from another driver, are you so tempted to return the gesture? fayz Does anyone else find it odd that a thread about rude drivers is in the Romance section? Anyway one thing I’ve noticed a lot more of, is when someone comes up from behind frantically honking and flashing their lights is more often then not a Caucasian women and when I’m signaling to change lanes the person that makes a gap is more often a local. There are definitely good and bad drivers in both the expat and the local communities and in both sexes. I just don’t agree with the stereotype that women are more careful and courteous nor do I agree with the stereotype that all arabs are aggressively ignorant. As for the single finger salute, I’ve definitely done this a fair number of times in Dubai but apparently “saluting” the wrong person can land you in a lot of trouble. If you are going the speed limit that is totally kewl just stay out of the left lane, if everyone used the left lane only for passing the traffic would move a lot smoother, those people that are committed to speeding wouldn’t be weaving between lanes (which is a lot more dangerous) and there definitely would be a lot less road rage. fayz hahahaha i just noticed that when i typed S$XES in my original post it got changed to fun, i didn't realize this board had censorship. Lee I don’t agree with the stubbornness of u guys. U should understand that people don’t live your mood and causality. The guy behind you lighting for you could be in a hurry for serious thing, rushing for a job interview, speeding for his family waiting in the Airport with no body to drop them home, or many other reasons. If others r breaching u DON’T HAVE THE RIGHT TO PUNISH THEM. There is authority in charge can take care of him. For me, in spite of my car is so fast 2 seaters one, I always give a way as soon as I notice a car approaching even if it doesn’t light or horn. When I started driving years ago, I had that mood of harassing everybody I don’t like. I used to show my driving skills stupidly even with four-wheelers contain families. But when one of the stupid guys did the same to me, and we ended up with an accident, I discovered how much stupid and loser I was in spite of it was his mistake and he was forced to pay for my car. If u want to live safe, to keep in a good mood always, just learn to control your nerves in the critical moment and give a way for others even if they disturb u in warnings. It is stupid to lose your time, effort, and money in an accident you could avoid if u were stronger than your anger for two seconds! Chocoholic Lee, Who are you trying to kid? Most of the morons flashing and rushing are locals who have no consideration for other people on the roads, normal people don't try to broadside you, or force their way through tiny gaps. fayz Choco I have to disagree with you, most of the morons flashing their lights aren’t local although they definitely make up their fair share of morons. Actually you contradict your own previous post when you said:

If we all look at our selves and our own friends as Lee suggested the roads would be that much better. Chocoholic Well most of the people who come roaring up behind me are in big 4x4's with ridiculously 'illegally' blacked out windows, so obviously 9 times out of 10 they're locals. And many people from other countries do end up driving like nutters, which I think is sad, if everyone had a bit of courtesy for other road users you wouldn't have any problems. Sadly the idiots on the road have little or no regard for anyone and go through their daily life, shoving and barging other people out the way, stick that attitude behind a steering wheel and the result is what you see on the roads. The police are useless, if you had a police force made up of locals I think it would go along way to stopping many of the problems, or even a multi-national police force, then you'd stop the biased towards drivers of other nationnalities, this problem is getting better, but locals still think they're always right! Funlover Hi,
There is not a lot you can do in that situation. Unless you are the type who wants to teach the guy a lesson. A buddy of mine starts applying his brakes gently so his car starts losing speed. This is sure to annoy the guy in the back. Probably get some horns blaring. When that happens my buddy applies some more brake. Until the speed is reduced to a crawl. Let the guy in the back get the message. If he wants to go above the speed limit then let him find another way of doing it. Not by mowing over you.
You are on the road and you have a right to be there too. You pay the road taxes the same as he does. Just because he owns a souped up car, with great pickup, does not mean he can bully others. If more people start doing this to the bullies I think we might just knock some road sense into them.
Cheers :twisted: yorky500
totally disagree. what is the majority of the population here in Dubai? (no offence to anybody who is from that part of the world, but it's fact)

taotally agree with you

Same can be said for all 3 rearview mirrors!

it's funny watching it, everyone is so damn scared of losing a place in the traffic. jag
used to do this, but it can backfire on you with you really pissing the guy off and the whole thing can get ugly very fast... best to just slow down and move over and ignore the moron.. yorky500 we are not morons, but people who believe that we own the road! check ya mitrrors and get out of the way, fast! we will have far better brakes than you guys will ever have, so hitting the brakes in front of us will NOT work! easternjewel
YEY YORKY! thats the spirit! I M WITH YOU!! :twisted: :P :D sniper420
come on eastern yorky is already taken by feipo :lol: Lee yorky500 I can bet people like you don’t even drive. If u r that much lust to gear try a rental boxster in Dubai Autodrum. U will look like fido dido in a weight lifting gym. I saw many newbies like u discovering how looser they r. So keep on dude. U ve got the pretty easternjewel support. easternjewel
yep yep..
pls shOOoooo..! yorky500
Lee,
before you comment about people perhaps you should take a look around the forum and try and at least get some of your facts right.
Firstly, I am the one of the oldest on the forum and secondly, I have been driving for over 20 years, so please .............................................. :twisted: XRW-147
Stupid is the person who can't swallow their ego and would rather risk their own life by slamming their brakes - causing an accident and/or road rage, than not wanting to get out of the way. There's plenty of lanes so if you want to be 'stupid' and risk your own life then you are none the wiser.

Assuming both cameras are able to record every single registration passing it and there is a resource to calculate all vehicle speeds then it still would really only work if people do not exit between point A & B. Which means you'd have to position the cameras much closer together. fayz
Spoken like a true American :roll: :roll:
The roads are for everyone and the left lane is the passing lane, if you are going 120 and the cars to your right are going 100 yes you have the right to be in the left lane and Yorky or whoever is behind you should slow down but in turn as soon as there is a gap in the middle lane you should show the same courtesy and move over. What is happening more and more on Dubai roads is people don't move out of the left lane, other people get angry, make California lane changes to the right pass you and then cut in front of you, and likely it won't be long until some Fcuk will cut back into the left lane and slam on his breaks and let you rear end him,
Have you really taught anyone a lesson? Honestly if people just adhere to the left lane is for passing only the roads would be a 100 times safer than they are now.
Also I've been to Texas and with my own eyes I’ve seen someone get rammed on purpose for not moving out of the left lane, a doully with a bush bar behind a vette (I’ve heard its comman), if you take your newly licensed attitude back to your home you'll experience a lot worse than you will here. XRW-147
With his grammar? I'd seriously doubt that! easternjewel

I totally agree with both fayz n XRW.
I dunno why people are offended to move on lane next to the extreme left. In all cases one should not be stuborn and risk ones safety. When I say I want to speed up & cars in front of me should move I mean to say that they can stroll drive on the other lanes.. these cars keep long gaps and make the entire lane slower. Because I have this philosophy on raods, I will follow it when a car behind me wants me to give way and get lost cause its speeding then I am... I will not then think about the fines this driver will have to pay, or invention or introduction of more new types of radar and blah blah.. I will give indicators, and move when its safe enough for me without freaking out.. or braking FeiPo
And luckly Feipo is still alive, not sure when I will die in Yorky's car tho. yorky500 I'm such a careful and slow driver when you are in the car :lol: :lol: Chocoholic Actually just to correct you Fayz, every lane on the left of the lane furthest to the right is an overtaking lane! I can't stand these morons that sit trundling along in the middle lanes, they are one of the problems, you should always be in the right hand lane unless you're over taking. Easternjewel I get what you're saying but some of the nutters don't give you the chance to wait for a gap to pull over to the right, they literally try to barge you out of the way or will attempt to undertake you. If I see a car coming up fast behind me then I will automatically move over as a matter of courtesy, but if there's no space or cars in front and to the right of me what do they expect me to do, vanish into thin air? Plus you should always leave space between you and the car in front, enough to be able to stop in an emergency, can't stand those people who find it necessary to glue themselves to the bumper of the car in front, they're endangering their own lives and other peoples. yorky500 Heard this from a friend. He was going down SZR the other night and was in the middle lane, cop car came trundling past in the outside (fast) lane, when this 4x4 car came out of nowhere, started to tailgate the cop car and flash his lights for him to move over! hahahahahahahahahahaha Guess what, the cop moved over and the 4x4 spead away! WTF, hahahahahahahahhaha. The 4x4 had AD number plates. Nowhere in the world would have this hapened, other than in Dubai. Man, the guy in the 4x4 has some HUGE cahooners. fayz
I stand corrected 8) You are right, it should be like this.

HAHAHAHAHA now that is a Kodak moment, classic. XRW-147
That happends on SZR every night. easternjewel
cenrtainly.... there are always circumstances...
by the way... havnt we guys had enough of this discussion?? :D



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