I was just reading in the newspaper that yesterday's showers contributed to 500 (yes that is FIVE HUNDRED) minor accidents on the roads of Dubai.
Police said the accidents were caused by "speeding and failure to maintain enough distance with the traffic ahead".
Already this city has a shocking record on the roads with a minor accident every three minutes and a rising monthly death rate on the roads that has now reached 19 per month. No wonder when some of these crazies think they can continue to hurtle along like it's the Dubai Grand Prix and that wet roads make no difference at all.
I've driven in Italy, USA, Canada, all over the UK and Ireland, Greece, France, Spain and elsewhere and quite honestly Dubai has a far greater number of death-wish nutters per square mile than just about anywhere on the planet. And yes that does include Italy!
Death Race 2006 and it's getting worse...