Boy-racers, B&Q and Barracuda....
You'd have to be living under a rock in the desert to be unaware of how dangerous it is to drive here in the UAE. On the drive from RAK to Dubai, the side of the road is literally strewn with burned- out tyres and car parts and you're guaranteed to spot at least one major accident on any journey lasting longer than half an hour. It's a topic which occupies much headline space and even has its own facebook group 'if you can drive in the UAE you can drive anywhere' . I joined this group, not because it was going to achieve anything (much like 'liking' a group called 'murder is wrong' isn't going to throw potential murderers into a moral dilemma and stop them in their murderous tracks) but because it creates a sense of belonging among a small, marginalised minority- i.e. those people in this country who can actually drive. As I see it, the problem lies with two distinct groups- i) those who seem to have no idea how to take a left hand turn,...