12 Insanely Useful Hacks You Need To Know If You Drive In Dubai
We’re known in Dubai for our unique driving courtesy – or lack there of, and to be honest, it can be a little emotionally challenging to be out on the roads. So, we’ve compiled a list of helpful tricks to get you from A to B, Dubai drivers – come one, come all!
1. There’s a tiny lever you can hit which will show people you’re turning
It’s almost like there’s a way to indicate your intended direction. Crazy.
2. There are these awesome lines on the floor tell you when you can and cannot just cross over
It’s so cool – when you see a solid white line you can’t cross it. This way, you drastically reduce your chances of hitting oncoming traffic. Epic.
3. If there isn’t parking right in front of your destination, you can park down the road and walk
Yes, your car won’t disappear if you can’t see it at all times, and there’s no need to block a whole road – instead, you can walk for two whole minutes from further down the road.
4. At a roundabout, the person coming from the left, always has right of way
Yes… always. Even if you’re running late.
5. If you drive in the left-hand lane, you should totally use it for the super cool function of overtaking someone
Otherwise, there’s this insanely cool other land on the right that you can just chill in.
6. There are these awesome signs that tell you what speed you should be going at
Useful right? Apparently, they’re easy to miss by some drivers, but we promise they’re totally there.
7. Driving can totally ruin your amazing party buzz
So if you’ve been out partying, don’t kill it by – well, dying.
8. People on the phone can’t hear you clearly while you’re driving
So it’s really not worth having that conversation. Also, you increase the risk of dying by an insane percentage… so like, put the phone down.
9. One-way streets apply to everyone, even those who live there and know the area well
10. There is a light setting between ‘off’ and ‘BLINDINGLY BRIGHT’
And you should totally try it sometime. You’ll be able to see the road and so will the person in front of you. Crazy cool.
11. Your car won’t spontaneously combust if you don’t drive off from the traffic lights the millisecond the lights turn green
So there’s no need to honk endlessly if someone hasn’t moved instantaneously.
12. The letters S, T, O and P on those red signs spell out STOP
Which means halt. Bring your vehicle to a speed of 0km/h. It doesn’t mean, ‘hey bro, slow down a tiny bit but don’t worry too much about actually stopping’. We know, it can get confusing… but that’s why we wrote this post!
