Driving standards????

[ifpikad]

I went through Dubai driving school. I can honestly say that is a contributing factor to lack of driver awareness and idiocy in Dubai. They're trying to improve the training level but it is no where near the standards in other countries. They also got really worried when as a female I wanted to learn manual. No one uses stick shift.

[Ella_and_Yousef]

Originally Posted by Andy Capp

I think driving standards would improve so much if we took the saudi attitude...

Women - Don't drive! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39qdhbkTko4

I don't agree, Mr. Andy ))) Statistic shows that men have much more fatal accidents than women, who mainly make scratches on the car or hit the pilar while reversing (like I did))))... and those accidents are not result of women driving, but rather too much drinking, talking on the phone, speeding or thinking that he's alone on the road...

[M123]

I've always found women to be more involved in the silly accidents (some even comical) such as pressing accelerate instead of brake, or causing completely avoidable damage in car parks.

Men tend to be involved in explosive ones due to some overambitious manoeuvres.

Either way, people are the problem

One day, all driving will be automated.


While we are on the topic, in quite a ridiculous impulse buy, I purchased a 2 day ticket to the AD Grand Prix, after spotting that some single tickets were available.

Team bosses should scout some of the talent in the Emirates, judging by the driving here.

[Ahmad Bin Rashid AlOtaibi]

How much were the tickets? For what it may be worth, I'd still love to watch Aerosmith perform, though the downside is that Beyoce will too

[merlin the learned]

Originally Posted by ifpikad

I went through Dubai driving school. I can honestly say that is a contributing factor to lack of driver awareness and idiocy in Dubai. They're trying to improve the training level but it is no where near the standards in other countries. They also got really worried when as a female I wanted to learn manual. No one uses stick shift.

I have to agree you hit the mark re driving school factor. I reckon the program falls down because the teachers like the 70% of students come countries where there are few hi speed roads, most use motor bikes and traffic is so dense that its just a slow speed struggle.

Put same folks on UAE 120 kl plus system with ego fuelled/wait for no man others and it can get a wee bit the Mt Panorama hoon sunday after the big race.

Solution ??...I'm just relieved every time my plane is leaves with me in biz, not in the cargo hold.

[M123]

Originally Posted by Ahmad Bin Rashid AlOtaibi

How much were the tickets? For what it may be worth, I'd still love to watch Aerosmith perform, though the downside is that Beyoce will too

Hi mate,

i got them from yasmarinacircuit.com and they were 1500 for the 2 day ticket.

I will go on Saturday Sunday which is Gwen Stefani (not bothered) and Aerosmith respectively

Beyonce is on the Thursday, so don't worry you won't have to see her (I'm also not a fan, I guess I'm a little too heterosexual for her music).

Aerosmith would certainly be worth it I think, especially if they play some of their older stuff.

[dizzyizzy]

Originally Posted by ifpikad

They also got really worried when as a female I wanted to learn manual. No one uses stick shift.

hahaha that is too funny, I had the exact same experience, I did the whole silly training with Belhasa in Jebel Ali and they even went to the extent of telling me that I was the first woman to ever do the training for stick shift on that particular branch (which I really can't believe). Every day it would be a whole ordeal to find a manual car to do my class and both the instuctor and supervisor hated me for this. Even the RTA examiner was pissed at me the day of the test (because she had to do a separate test just for me) and questioned why I was doing the training for a manual car??!! Unbelievable.

So having been to the driving school, I did feel a bit bad for some of the girls who would fail the test over and over but in all honesty, I think the examiners are way too generous sometimes. There are people out there who did the driving training and eventually got their driving license, but are still atrocious drivers and put themselves and others at risk.

[addyonline]

Try driving in Saudi Arabia. Here they literally try to kill you.

[Andy Capp]

Well with the muppets saying that accidents are no-ones fault it's just fate and getting double the amount that you used to earn is more important than people lives, what do you expect?

Gulfnews: There is no choice but to step on the gas, drivers say

Makes my blood boil.