Category Archives: driving in Dubai

happy days are here again…

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Mark Rossiter

Tuesday night I drove from Sharjah University City to Latifa Hospital in Dubai and back again. One way it takes about 20 minutes when the roads are clear. This time, including a 20-minute stop at the hospital, it was a … Continue reading →

Posted in driving in Dubai, lemmingwatch | Leave a comment

Mats the Nordic Engine (sadder and wiser)

Posted on June 25, 2005 by Mark Rossiter

Last night I took a few hours off to go and see some mates in the centre of Dubai. They live in Deira, where glitzy new malls jostle with jammed apartment buildings, packed local restaurants, and empty sandy lots (common … Continue reading →

Posted in driving in Dubai | Leave a comment

nothing happened, again

Posted on March 24, 2005 by Mark Rossiter

There used to be a Fall song that started with Mark E. Smith declaiming through some kind of megaphone: All those who entitle themselves, or whose main entitle is themselves, shall feel the wrath of my bombast! before the band … Continue reading →

Posted in driving in Dubai | Leave a comment

crackdown, they say

Posted on February 15, 2005 by Mark Rossiter

The papers say that there is to be a crackdown on dangerous driving, with fines and cars impounded for running red lights, weaving in and out of traffic at speed, and driving on the shoulder. The story seems to come … Continue reading →

Posted in driving in Dubai | Leave a comment

how to treat the vulnerable (Dubai driving style)

Posted on December 27, 2004 by Mark Rossiter

Allison was recently on her way to drop Ian off at the babysitter, running late, fiercely hungry and eating a piece of cold pizza as she drove. She pulled into the main road that runs through our suburb of Dubai, … Continue reading →

Posted in driving in Dubai | Leave a comment