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Police officials have themselves admitted that Emiratis between 18-25 are most likely to kill others. From personal experience, the mentioned category along with some truck drivers (mostly Pakistanis) are dangerous. Some Arab expats also drive as if they have psychological issues

One dead in Shaikh Zayed Road crash

Staff Report
Published: January 30, 2009, 20:49

Dubai: An Indian man died on Friday, after being hit by a vehicle on Shaikh Zayed Road at around 5.30pm.

The Pakistani driver also crashed into a minibus, but no further injuries were reported.

Vehicles involved in the accident were described as ‘extremely’ damaged.

Another fatal accident
http://gulfnews.com/nation/Traffic_and_ ... 80666.html

The police really needs to get their act together to sort out these unfortunate frequent happenings.

Captain Australia wrote:But seriously, it all needs to be taken in perspective. If there are more Pakistani drivers on the road then they will be responsible for more accidents, it doesn't mean they are the worst drivers though.

But it's all a joke anyway. Until they start patrolling the roads properly it doesn't matter. When you see a guy in a BMW 745 drive past a cop car at 190km/h and the cop does nothing you really have to wonder why they are there at all.

Exactly!

The solution is very simple.

Enforce EQUALLY strict driving license tests and enforce traffic laws for everyone.
There's no point having strict tests for truck drivers if well-connected 18 year olds can walk in and buy a license.

Similarly, no point in deporting truck drivers for overspeeding if some can drive their Range Rovers at 200 kmh past police cars

redtilldead wrote:Another fatal accident
http://gulfnews.com/nation/Traffic_and_ ... 80666.html

The police really needs to get their act together to sort out these unfortunate frequent happenings.

Captain Australia wrote:But seriously, it all needs to be taken in perspective. If there are more Pakistani drivers on the road then they will be responsible for more accidents, it doesn't mean they are the worst drivers though.

But it's all a joke anyway. Until they start patrolling the roads properly it doesn't matter. When you see a guy in a BMW 745 drive past a cop car at 190km/h and the cop does nothing you really have to wonder why they are there at all.

Exactly!

I was gonna post something like that.
Divide the amount of Pakistani residents by the amount of Pakistani drivers and you'll find they're probably the safest drivers in Dubai!

lol maybe the paki drivers are targetting the indians lol the indians will start acussing the pakis of terroists act


honestly the worst drivers are indians. i mean driving 50km in the fast lane where the speed should be 120km and the cheek to brake when a car comes from the behind flashing.

then there are the van drivers. with twin cam van those guys have a killing machine in their hands.

driving responsible has something to do with maturity, education, mental development and leading a responsible, structured life. If you wake up noon time nothing to do, no worries other than making sure your gas tank is filled
and the car keys are within reach, this country will have problems with
those drivers.

Del wrote:

redtilldead wrote:Another fatal accident
http://gulfnews.com/nation/Traffic_and_ ... 80666.html

The police really needs to get their act together to sort out these unfortunate frequent happenings.

Captain Australia wrote:But seriously, it all needs to be taken in perspective. If there are more Pakistani drivers on the road then they will be responsible for more accidents, it doesn't mean they are the worst drivers though.

But it's all a joke anyway. Until they start patrolling the roads properly it doesn't matter. When you see a guy in a BMW 745 drive past a cop car at 190km/h and the cop does nothing you really have to wonder why they are there at all.

Exactly!

I was gonna post something like that.
Divide the amount of Pakistani residents by the amount of Pakistani drivers and you'll find they're probably the safest drivers in Dubai!

Well, kick off please.
I'm looking forward to your results and please show us the numbers with sources.

Thank you

rudeboy wrote:honestly the worst drivers are indians. i mean driving 50km in the fast lane where the speed should be 120km and the cheek to brake when a car comes from the behind flashing.

You took the words right outta my mouth.. spot on mate.

I'm surprised banglaboy hasn't chipped in with his "constructive" comments so far.

zzzane wrote:

rudeboy wrote:honestly the worst drivers are indians. i mean driving 50km in the fast lane where the speed should be 120km and the cheek to brake when a car comes from the behind flashing.

You took the words right outta my mouth.. spot on mate.

I'm surprised banglaboy hasn't chipped in with his "constructive" comments so far.

Banglaboy is on an internet time cap. In his district region they just manage to keep up with 36k6 modems and other budget contraints.

1 hour a day at max. otherwise his mom kicks the crap outtoff him. Remember...the old days (back in the early '90s)?

zzzane wrote:

rudeboy wrote:honestly the worst drivers are indians. i mean driving 50km in the fast lane where the speed should be 120km and the cheek to brake when a car comes from the behind flashing.

You took the words right outta my mouth.. spot on mate.

I'm surprised banglaboy hasn't chipped in with his "constructive" comments so far.

you both have got to be kidding. I see arabs as the worst drivers given a chance they will run you down and kill you - even if there are ladies or children crossing the road.

michaeldubai wrote:

zzzane wrote:

rudeboy wrote:honestly the worst drivers are indians. i mean driving 50km in the fast lane where the speed should be 120km and the cheek to brake when a car comes from the behind flashing.

You took the words right outta my mouth.. spot on mate.

I'm surprised banglaboy hasn't chipped in with his "constructive" comments so far.

you both have got to be kidding. I see arabs as the worst drivers given a chance they will run you down and kill you - even if there are ladies or children crossing the road.

very much true.

generally they lack maturity, education, mental development and leading a responsible, structured life. that could be the reason why their behavior is rude everywhere.

for me... based on the statistics shown.. Emiratis are the worst for being a minority in the driving population... let us say that 15% of licensed residents are locals and 80% of them have committed traffic misconduct isn't it statiscally right to say that most emiratis aren't fit to drive ?

according to a friend of mine who works in police he confirmed to me.. that the most fetal accidents are indeed caused by Pakistani drivers...

my dad is a sr. transport manager for a construction company and he is in business for the past 20 years.. and we had discussed this topic and he confirms that Paki drivers are the worst, causing the company he works for last year so many fines, two deported for major accidents, another two already exceeded the 24 black points.. and the list goes on...

Paki's are usually the cheapest and usually got better experience followed by Sardar's and Syrians... but the later two demand more salary than Paki's

paki's get out tempered very fast and over react all the time

and I have posted my opinion in another forum which I mentioned

Arab drivers are dangerous in general but cause lesser accidents due to the fact Egyptians, Lebanese, Syrians, Jordanians and Iraninans etc are used to messy driving back in their home countries and usually much more focused... however, they are never used to road discipline, or obeying the rules.

Western European drivers are a different topic... due to the fact they came from a highly civilized countries who are very disciplined on the roads and not used to messy driving they end up getting PANIC alot when they meet an Emirati or an Arab driver on the roads... I mean they end up complaining on Radios, Newspapers, Forums, blogs everywhere.. they just panic all the time on how bad everyone else drive in Dubai!!!!

The funny thing is that 95% of Pakistani drivers come from an ethnic group that is probably 20% of Pakistan's populations. That group also dominates the transport industry in Pakistan, and is notorious for being short-tempered, though with generally good driving reflexes.....

Similarly, the Sunny doing 60 kph in the fast lane is almost guaranteed to be a South Indian (with a moustache !)

You have 2 extremes; Arab driver jumping red signals, and killing people, and South Indians stomping on the brake the moment they see amber and ending up in the junction.......

BlackburnRovers wrote:You have 2 extremes; Arab driver jumping red signals, and killing people, and South Indians stomping on the brake the moment they see amber and ending up in the junction.......

exactly

quatroporte wrote:according to a friend of mine who works in police he confirmed to me.. that the most fetal accidents are indeed caused by Pakistani drivers...

my dad is a sr. transport manager for a construction company and he is in business for the past 20 years.. and we had discussed this topic and he confirms that Paki drivers are the worst, causing the company he works for last year so many fines, two deported for major accidents, another two already exceeded the 24 black points.. and the list goes on...

Paki's are usually the cheapest and usually got better experience followed by Sardar's and Syrians... but the later two demand more salary than Paki's

paki's get out tempered very fast and over react all the time

Isn't this an offensive term? Prince Harry recently got in trouble for using it. I didn't know until that incident. I hope this doesn't open another can of worms on this forum.

K-Dog wrote:

quatroporte wrote:according to a friend of mine who works in police he confirmed to me.. that the most fetal accidents are indeed caused by Pakistani drivers...

my dad is a sr. transport manager for a construction company and he is in business for the past 20 years.. and we had discussed this topic and he confirms that Paki drivers are the worst, causing the company he works for last year so many fines, two deported for major accidents, another two already exceeded the 24 black points.. and the list goes on...

Paki's are usually the cheapest and usually got better experience followed by Sardar's and Syrians... but the later two demand more salary than Paki's

paki's get out tempered very fast and over react all the time

Isn't this an offensive term? Prince Harry recently got in trouble for using it. I didn't know until that incident. I hope this doesn't open another can of worms on this forum.

It is offensive only in UK seemingly.

it is not offensive. pakis are pakis like we all know who is a pom and we all know who is a nigga. its the street talks or the way the ghetto talks

indians are rubbish drivers. i sent my accountant to do some work in 9am and he got back at 6pm. asked him whether there was traffic, he said no i was just driving "really" slow . i guess that means driving 50 kph in the fast lane of SZR.

i hate drivers who drive slow on the fast lane. if you want to drive slow please just move along to the 2nd, or the 3rd, 4th, 5th or 6th lane. if some1 comes flashing behind you and there is no car in front of you, just move aside and let the car behind you go through.

Rather then braking and holding the guy up behind, just to show who is the "man" doesnt make sense to me.

rudeboy wrote:it is not offensive. pakis are pakis like we all know who is a pom and we all know who is a nigga. its the street talks or the way the ghetto talks

indians are rubbish drivers. i sent my accountant to do some work in 9am and he got back at 6pm. asked him whether there was traffic, he said no i was just driving "really" slow . i guess that means driving 50 kph in the fast lane of SZR.

i hate drivers who drive slow on the fast lane. if you want to drive slow please just move along to the 2nd, or the 3rd, 4th, 5th or 6th lane. if some1 comes flashing behind you and there is no car in front of you, just move aside and let the car behind you go through.

Rather then braking and holding the guy up behind, just to show who is the "man" doesnt make sense to me.

well said

BlackburnRovers wrote:The funny thing is that 95% of Pakistani drivers come from an ethnic group that is probably 20% of Pakistan's populations.

They are from Peshavar area and speak Pashto (Afgani language). Many of them didn't even leave primary school and really from very poor families. So I doubt that their reflexes are enough for driving safely... As soon as they are mostly commercial driver here, as a rule they didn't have an experience in their own country as most European did. So their driving experience rather short and theoretcal knolege is negligible.
As for me Sharjah taxi drivers (most Peshavari) are among the worst in the UAE.

Red Chief wrote:

BlackburnRovers wrote:The funny thing is that 95% of Pakistani drivers come from an ethnic group that is probably 20% of Pakistan's populations.

They are from Peshavar area and speak Pashto (Afgani language). Many of them didn't even leave primary school and really from very poor families. So I doubt that their reflexes are enough for driving safely... As soon they are mostly commercial driver here, as a rule they didn't have an experience in their own country as most European did. So their driving experience rather short and theoretcal knolege is negligible.
As for me Sharjah taxi drivers (most Peshavari) are among the worst in the UAE.

red chief good to know that you something about peshawari area and about the pakhtoon ppl.

If you look at their countries i.e Afghanistan and Pakistan they have some of the worlds dangerous roads and areas. I have seen them drive trucks on a single dirt track, through the Himalayas. To drive there you need guts, balls, and you need to have skills. Imagine driving from 5am to 11pm through those roads and especially at night where there are no road signs or lights. make a wrong move and you are dead.

Like someone said before they make a majority of the population and that commercial drivers always get paid according to the number of delivery they make not per the hours they spent on the road.

if i had to be a driver, i would be driving over ppl in a monster truck

have fun watching this video

there are loads more just type in Khyber Pass or Gilgit Highway.

RB, There is no war in the UAE so far and road system is rather modern I must say. You don't need to drive overloaded KAMAZ through the mountain in snowy winter season. So the drivers don't need guts but only experience, knowlege and maturity...

Red Chief wrote:RB, There is no war in the UAE so far and road system is rather modern I must say. You don't need to drive overloaded KAMAZ through the mountain in snowy winter season. So the drivers don't need guts but only experience, knowlege and maturity...

Amen RB

Red Chief wrote:So the drivers don't need guts but only experience, knowlege and maturity...

let's hope arabs will learn to live with these qualities soon.

rudeboy wrote:it is not offensive. pakis are pakis like we all know who is a pom and we all know who is a nigga. its the street talks or the way the ghetto talks

indians are rubbish drivers. i sent my accountant to do some work in 9am and he got back at 6pm. asked him whether there was traffic, he said no i was just driving "really" slow . i guess that means driving 50 kph in the fast lane of SZR.

i hate drivers who drive slow on the fast lane. if you want to drive slow please just move along to the 2nd, or the 3rd, 4th, 5th or 6th lane. if some1 comes flashing behind you and there is no car in front of you, just move aside and let the car behind you go through.

Rather then braking and holding the guy up behind, just to show who is the "man" doesnt make sense to me.

There is no explanation of the lane system here. The inside (slow lane) is normally accepted as the lane for trucks and buses, however it is common to find the buses in the second (first overtaking lane) or third (second overtaking lane) and going faster than the cars around them with full loads of labourers or staff.

Secondly, the junction system here is really screwed up. If you want to turn off a main highway, you generally have to fight your way through the line of cars trying to join as the access invariably comes in BEFORE the exit. As drivers here don't want to give way...ever...then it just creates an even bigger snarl up.



Knight

rudeboy wrote:it is not offensive. pakis are pakis like we all know who is a pom and we all know who is a nigga. its the street talks or the way the ghetto talks

indians are rubbish drivers. i sent my accountant to do some work in 9am and he got back at 6pm. asked him whether there was traffic, he said no i was just driving "really" slow . i guess that means driving 50 kph in the fast lane of SZR.

i hate drivers who drive slow on the fast lane. if you want to drive slow please just move along to the 2nd, or the 3rd, 4th, 5th or 6th lane. if some1 comes flashing behind you and there is no car in front of you, just move aside and let the car behind you go through.

Rather then braking and holding the guy up behind, just to show who is the "man" doesnt make sense to me.

so what if you are already doing 140 on a 120 does it justify those lunatics who flashes theirs lights because they like doing 180 just for kicks???

Red Chief wrote:RB, There is no war in the UAE so far and road system is rather modern I must say. You don't need to drive overloaded KAMAZ through the mountain in snowy winter season. So the drivers don't need guts but only experience, knowlege and maturity...

sorry but i rather blame the system then blaming the paki drivers for all the accidents. i blame the transport companies etc.

The lane thing is quite straightforward.....


Dont occupy the fast lane, but often situations arise where one has to keep changing lanes. I like doing 160 on the AUH-Dubai highway, but i cant do the 2nd lane, because cars often cruise at 110-120 there. On the other hand, you have ppl racing at 180+ in the fast lane, which means that anyone doing between 130-170 has to keep changing lanes.......