| Driving Sanely and Safely in Dubai
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| | cutting to the right. Be mindful that the
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| Zen Path to Safe Driving in Dubai
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| | driver to your left may cut you off to
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| Path Driving Safely, and Sanely in Dubai
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| | exit to the right at any point, and he
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| Driving in Dubai is a robust experience
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| | would be right in doing so. Awareness of
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| on many levels, all of which will help
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| | the car to the left is key. If you are in
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| strengthen your levels of patience and
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| | the left lane trying to exit the
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| tolerance if correctly guided.
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| | roundabout, signal, and be mindful that
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| A true test of the Himalayan monk�s
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| | the car to your right may not be aware of
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| attained enlightenment might be to give
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| | you.
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| him a UAE driver�s license, put him in
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| | One Hundredth Second Rule
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| a medium size car, point to Sheikh Zayed
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| | In most countries, the two second rule
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| Road and tell him to be at Deira City
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| | leaves two seconds of time between you
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| Center mall in 10 minutes. Even though
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| | and the car in front of you. Abiding by
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| we�re very curious, and somewhat
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| | this rule will get you nowhere in Dubai,
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| skeptical, of the results of that test,
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| | and in most cases, some harassment from
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| we figured its probably a good idea to
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| | the car(s) behind you. Drivers in Dubai
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| adopt some of the lessons we could learn
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| | do not like any space to exist between
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| from that scenario.
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| | your car and the car in front of you and
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| In so doing, we put together some driving
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| | they will let you know it by squeezing
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| tips and rules of good conduct to live by
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| | into the four inches of space you have
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| that might help you keep safe and sane
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| | allocated for a quick brake by the driver
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| when taking to the streets in Dubai.
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| | ahead of you. Our advice is to hold
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| Harmonious Dubai Driving Tips
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| | steadfast with the two second rule as it
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| Be the Traffic
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| | saves lives. Resist the temptation to
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| Driving in Dubai requires a level of
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| | close in on the pushy driver trying to
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| patience that can only be achieved with
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| | squeeze a couple of inches by cutting in
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| monk-like astuteness. Until you reach the
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| | front of you. The enlightened driver will
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| level of cosmic consciousness required,
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| | see the pushiness as another opportunity
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| our advice is to loosen up. Don�t be a
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| | to practice tolerance. Let them in and
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| rigid driver. Be fluid like river. Give
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| | secure your cloud in heaven.
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| way. Stay calm. Breath.
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| | Yielding
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| High Beam Pressure
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| | This is an alien concept in the UAE. If
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| Somewhere along the road in the UAE, it
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| | you expect drivers to yield to you just
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| has become tradition for a driver in any
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| | because they are faced with a big
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| lane to high-beam the people in the car
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| | triangular sign that says �Yield� you
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| ahead of him with super-turbocharged
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| | are setting yourself up for miserable
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| headlights until that driver is dominated
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| | failure which manifests in high blood
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| and surrenders due to blindness. This is
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| | pressure, skin breakouts, cold sweats,
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| most common when the flasher is driving a
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| | nightmares, and occasional eyelid muscle
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| Ferrari, Mercedes, or a behemoth SUV, and
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| | spasms. To be Zen, always assume that the
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| may leave the blinded feeling frustrated,
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| | other driver will not yield to you under
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| and victimized, and well, hard of seeing.
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| | any circumstance. Practice wolf like
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| This is normal, don�t take it
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| | swiftness in the event they don�t
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| personally. Any resistance to this
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| | yield, and gratitude if they do.
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| behavior will tip the delicate balances
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| | Honking
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| of tradition and open the door to mayhem.
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| | Don�t let this get you down. Honking
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| If someone comes barreling down the
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| | doesn�t necessarily carry the weight it
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| highway bullying you into the next lane,
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| | does in western countries as a
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| be Zen, change lanes and let them go.
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| | disrespectful gesture to others. In the
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| Changing Paths
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| | UAE, honking can be interpreted in the
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| Changing lanes in Dubai takes on new and
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| | same way a turning signal can; its just
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| different dimensions. Many times you will
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| | another way to communicate with other
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| find people driving in more than one lane
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| | drivers. In the event you are at the
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| simultaneously. The four-lane-weave is
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| | receiving end of an all out
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| common place, right along with the
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| | honking-blow-down, our advice is to shrug
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| bottleneck-front-line-squeeze and the
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| | it off and let it go. If it makes you
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| signaless-last-second-lane-change-cuttoff
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| | feel any better honk back, but don�t
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| -and-brake. These maneuvers can be a
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| | get emotional about it. In the event the
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| cause of distress for the pedigreed
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| | driver of a large tinted SUV is blasting
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| European driver. In time, these maneuvers
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| | the horn in a
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| may also become contagious and you may
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| | rub-it-in-your-face-and-shove-it-through-
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| find yourself driving idiotically too,
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| | your-nostrils style honking followed the
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| but we remind you that the true Zen
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| | dangerous split-hair-cutoff, try to
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| master does not waver from the chosen
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| | maintain your temper. The truly advanced
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| path, and is harmonious even with donkeys
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| | Zen driver will take pleasure in the
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| on the way. Be aware of your cars four
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| | confusion created by smiling, waving, and
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| corners and of the cars around you.
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| | moving out the way.
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| Signaling is not near as popular an idea
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| | Flight, no Fight
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| as it is from where you might come from.
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| | Driving in Dubai can push your buttons
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| None for the Road
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| | and invariably make you angry. Even
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| The Zen monk�s meditative mind and the
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| | still, never, ever-ever, get into an
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| UAE�s allowable intoxication level have
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| | altercation in the UAE. Western and
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| something in common; nothingness. UAE has
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| | European style tantrums will serve no
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| zero tolerance when it comes to driving
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| | purpose in Dubai. Cursing and hand/finger
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| while intoxicated. If you are caught
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| | signals and gestures carry heavy fines in
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| behind the wheel of a car with any amount
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| | the UAE, and an inability to control
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| of alcohol in your system, you will be
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| | yourself may land you behind bars. You
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| arrested, your driver�s license will be
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| | may find yourself in a very hairy
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| taken away, and in most cases you will be
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| | situation and the law will not be tipped
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| asked to leave the country after serving
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| | in your favor. If you feel the urge to
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| your time and paying your fine (and maybe
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| | shoot the birdie in Dubai, be prepared to
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| even getting a spanking). If you are
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| | pay a fine of 5000 AED. Our advice is to
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| planning on having a good time in one of
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| | resist the temptation and use that money
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| the great Dubai outings, go crazy, and
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| | to treat yourself to one of the many
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| travel the path of safety� in a taxi.
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| | world class stress relieving spas around
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| Roundabouts
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| | town.
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| While its true that the wheels of the bus
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| | Zen Master ZOOZi encourages driving
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| go round and round, so do many newly
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| | without striving. Don�t let the sub-par
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| arrived UAE residents when stuck in a
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| | driving of others lower you�re driving
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| roundabout. Here is a brief synopsis of
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| | standards. After all, the only thing you
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| how the roundabout works: When
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| | can control is your own driving, so do it
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| approaching a roundabout, the lane that
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| | well. In time, the generous, forgiving,
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| you are in will dictate to other drivers
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| | and aware driver will reap the rewards of
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| which direction you are going. If you are
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| | Dubai�s lovely highways, byways and
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| in the middle lane when you approach the
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| | roundabouts, by reaching their
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| round about, then you should go straight
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| | destinations safely.
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| past the roundabout. If you are in the
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| | If you found this article helpful, please
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| right lane when you approach the
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| | feel free to visit us at to find more
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| roundabout, you should take the first
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| | useful articles about getting around in
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| right after entering the round about. The
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| | Dubai. is Dubai�s first choice for
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| left lane is the tricky one; if you are
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| | Dubai jobs, property, and information.
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| in the left lane, you will be going in
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| the direction left (which means at some
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| | George Sotiropoulos writes useful,
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| point you will be cutting to the right to
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| | helpful and compelling articles for
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| exit the roundabout). A western driver
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| | which is Dubai's first choice for
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| will take some time understanding this
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| | property, classifieds, information and
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| concept as he will go mad ever time he is
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| | more.
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| cut off by the driver in the left lane
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