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Why drivers who drive cars with 3 and 4 digit plate numbers, drive faster?!

i dont really think plate numbers and the speed at which someone drives makes a difference...

people who drive fast do so for various reasons - not because they have a 3 digit license plate

bushra21 wrote:i dont really think plate numbers and the speed at which someone drives makes a difference...

people who drive fast do so for various reasons - not because they have a 3 digit license plate

True

mahmoodb wrote:Why drivers who drive cars with 3 and 4 digit plate numbers, drive faster?!

Not being a local, my best hunch would be that those owners have special plates. The HNW individuals perhaps?

RobbyG wrote:

mahmoodb wrote:Why drivers who drive cars with 3 and 4 digit plate numbers, drive faster?!

Not being a local, my best hunch would be that those owners have special plates. The HNW individuals perhaps?

They aren't special plates, just normal...depending on who you know, how long you have been here and/or how much you are willing to spend you can get a plate between 1-6 number

The 'special' plates are the ones used by the sheikhs, ambassadors and certain ministry officials

bushra21 wrote:

RobbyG wrote:

mahmoodb wrote:Why drivers who drive cars with 3 and 4 digit plate numbers, drive faster?!

Not being a local, my best hunch would be that those owners have special plates. The HNW individuals perhaps?

They aren't special plates, just normal...depending on who you know, how long you have been here and/or how much you are willing to spend you can get a plate between 1-6 number

The 'special' plates are the ones used by the sheikhs, ambassadors and certain ministry officials

Yeah thats exactly what I mean. I consider an expensive plate to be 'quite special' although its not necessarily a diplomatic set of plates.

Just a more costly plate than normal with custom letters/numbers depending on the country. Special enough

I regularly drive from Dubai to Abu Dhabi to meet my clients.

While the maximum speed limit is 120, but I see cars driving at the speed of 150 to 160!

Are the cameras catching these drivers and how they afford to pay high amount of fines?

If they can pay the fines and they don't care on breaking the laws, so, they should be special people with special plate numbers!

But my main concern is that, even a special person with special car and special plate number, should respect law and should respect people's safety.

mahmoodb wrote:I regularly drive from Dubai to Abu Dhabi to meet my clients.

While the maximum speed limit is 120, but I see cars driving at the speed of 150 to 160!

Are the cameras catching these drivers and how they afford to pay high amount of fines?

If they can pay the fines and they don't care on breaking the laws, so, they should be special people with special plate numbers!

But my main concern is that, even a special person with special car and special plate number, should respect law and should respect people's safety.

The radars on the way to AD wont flash you unless you go over 160

mahmoodb wrote:I regularly drive from Dubai to Abu Dhabi to meet my clients.

While the maximum speed limit is 120, but I see cars driving at the speed of 150 to 160!

Are the cameras catching these drivers and how they afford to pay high amount of fines?

If they can pay the fines and they don't care on breaking the laws, so, they should be special people with special plate numbers!

But my main concern is that, even a special person with special car and special plate number, should respect law and should respect people's safety.

The cameras catch only at 120 kph.

And your last line is where many people disagree. In some cultures, its granted that someone special will break laws.
In extreme cases (parts of Africa, Pakistan), the big shot can get away with even murders or rape just because he thinks he is 'special".

Here, some people get away with reckless driving, and thats about it

bushra21 wrote:

mahmoodb wrote:I regularly drive from Dubai to Abu Dhabi to meet my clients.

While the maximum speed limit is 120, but I see cars driving at the speed of 150 to 160!

Are the cameras catching these drivers and how they afford to pay high amount of fines?

If they can pay the fines and they don't care on breaking the laws, so, they should be special people with special plate numbers!

But my main concern is that, even a special person with special car and special plate number, should respect law and should respect people's safety.

The radars on the way to AD wont flash you unless you go over 160

Are you sure about it?

I am sure, limits on AUH- AlAin and AUH - dxb are 160, i.e. only radars within AUH borders,.

However as you get close to AUH, particularly after the airport area, the radars flash at 120+

Mahmood,

Yup, I'm sure - I go 140 max when I'm driving but my bro goes 160 since its ok for him and not for me

blackburn....whats auh?

^Abu Dhabi airport code

Radars from Abu Dhabi to Shahama flash at 120+

From Shahama to Dubai at 140+

Abu Dhabi to Al Ain has just been changed to max 100, flash at 120+ because of construction.

bushra21 wrote:

mahmoodb wrote:I regularly drive from Dubai to Abu Dhabi to meet my clients.

While the maximum speed limit is 120, but I see cars driving at the speed of 150 to 160!

Are the cameras catching these drivers and how they afford to pay high amount of fines?

If they can pay the fines and they don't care on breaking the laws, so, they should be special people with special plate numbers!

But my main concern is that, even a special person with special car and special plate number, should respect law and should respect people's safety.

The radars on the way to AD wont flash you unless you go over 160

That is providing you are on the Abu Dhabi side of the border.

sage & onion wrote:
That is providing you are on the Abu Dhabi side of the border.

we always go from emirates road so its 140 or 160 all the way

mahmoodb wrote:Why drivers who drive cars with 3 and 4 digit plate numbers, drive faster?!

Try commuting to AUH via dubai-auh highway everyday. Its usually the y yaris and tiida's with the crapiest number plates zipping and zig zagging along the 4 lane higway at or over 160.

Only once in a while you'll see a Lux SUV or sports coupe with a flashy plate zooming by. Even then going straight in the fast lane and not doing some weird over and under taking actions !

desertdudeshj wrote:

mahmoodb wrote:Why drivers who drive cars with 3 and 4 digit plate numbers, drive faster?!

Try commuting to AUH via dubai-auh highway everyday. Its usually the y yaris and tiida's with the crapiest number plates zipping and zig zagging along the 4 lane higway at or over 160.

Only once in a while you'll see a Lux SUV or sports coupe with a flashy plate zooming by. Even then going straight in the fast lane and not doing some weird over and under taking actions !

True. I used to travel to college everyday from AUH, and it's often the mid- segment cars that are really speeding. Most often they are drivers with company cars.

True, many being rentals and company cars. Probally have the drive it like you stole it mentality

you can own your own number plate, provided you are loaded and got some cash lying around.