Tuesday, July 04, 2006
Last night, while driving back home on SZR, I noticed the very-well-known red and blue light of an ambulance on the other side of the road. Clearly noticing that the ambulance was not moving, all the drivers on the road were slowing down to have a look at one smashed car on that wreck lane called SZR.
Whenever anyone sees such scene, you straight ahead notice all the speedy drivers suddenly change their driving habit, at least for that night, knowing that death has passed them and decided to strike on someone else. And death strikes a lot on Dubai roads. According to Gulf News, 300,000 car accidents in one year killed 236 people and injured 2,330. That means more than 2% of all Dubai population (Approx. 1 million) were injured in a car accident last year. One out of 50 people.
Back to our accident scene last night. After all the views and thought on that accident on the other, with every driver in the road slowing down and hoping to reach home safely, another moron on wheels comes flying. A fully black tinted BMW X5 zig-zagging among all 4 lanes for absolutely no reason. I couldn't really help asking myself what this guy was thinking after he saw the accident. I believe such people always think that accidents always happen to (other people). Or maybe they think just because they have a good grip on their 300,000 DHS automobiles, they are allowed to drive like this. Yeah right! One nail into a tire and everything goes bye bye.
Drive safely, guys!
Peace out.
Whenever anyone sees such scene, you straight ahead notice all the speedy drivers suddenly change their driving habit, at least for that night, knowing that death has passed them and decided to strike on someone else. And death strikes a lot on Dubai roads. According to Gulf News, 300,000 car accidents in one year killed 236 people and injured 2,330. That means more than 2% of all Dubai population (Approx. 1 million) were injured in a car accident last year. One out of 50 people.
Back to our accident scene last night. After all the views and thought on that accident on the other, with every driver in the road slowing down and hoping to reach home safely, another moron on wheels comes flying. A fully black tinted BMW X5 zig-zagging among all 4 lanes for absolutely no reason. I couldn't really help asking myself what this guy was thinking after he saw the accident. I believe such people always think that accidents always happen to (other people). Or maybe they think just because they have a good grip on their 300,000 DHS automobiles, they are allowed to drive like this. Yeah right! One nail into a tire and everything goes bye bye.
Drive safely, guys!
Peace out.
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I would like to post a poem here which i received through email, this poem is dedicated to all the harsh driver's and people who drink and drive.
A Daughter's Cry
WENT TO A PARTY LAST NIGHT, MOM
I went to a party,
And remembered what you said.
You told me not to drink, Mom
So I had a sprite instead.
I felt proud of myself,
The way you said I would,
That I didn't drink and drive,
Though some friends said I should.
I made a healthy choice,
And your advice to me was right,
The party finally ended,
And the kids drove out of sight.
I got into my car,
Sure to get home in one piece,
I never knew what was coming, Mom
Something I expected least.
Now I'm lying on the pavement,
And I hear the policeman say,
The kid that caused this wreck was drunk,
Mom, his voice seems far away.
My own blood's all around me,
As I try hard not to cry.
I can hear the paramedic say,
This girl is going to die.
I'm sure the guy had no idea,
While he was flying high,
Because he chose to drink and drive,
Now I would have to die.
So why do people do it, Mom
Knowing that it ruins lives?
And now the pain is cutting me,
Like a hundred stabbing knives.
Tell sister not to be afraid, Mom
Tell daddy to be brave,
And when I go to heaven,
Put "Daddy's Girl" on my grave.
Someone should have taught him,
That it's wrong to drink and drive.
Maybe if his parents had,
I'd still be alive.
My breath is getting shorter, Mom
I'm getting really scared.
These are my final moments,
And I'm so unprepared.
I wish that you could hold me Mom,
As I lie here and die.
I wish that I could say, "I love you, Mom!"
So I love you and good-bye.
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