1. If your road map is more than a few weeks old, throw it out and
get a new one.

2. If you are in Rashidiya, Deira or Bur Dubai and your map is one day old, then it is
already obsolete.

3. Forget the traffic rules you learned elsewhere. Dubai has its
own version of traffic rules, which can be summarized as "Hold
on and pray!"

4. If it is your priority to cross, forget it and wait.

5. There is no such thing as a dangerous high-speed chase in Dubai.
Everyone drives like that.

6. When you plan to get a new car, ask first about its acceleration
>from 80 to 160 Km/h (recommended: 3 seconds). Very important if you frequently use the Emirates Road

7. All directions start with Sheikh Zayed Road, which has no
beginning and no end.

8. The morning rush hour is from 5:00 AM to 1:00 PM, The evening
rush hour is from 1:00 PM to 10:00 PM .

9. Thursday's rush hour starts Wednesday morning.

10. If you slow down at a yellow light, you will be rear-ended and then
given a ticket by the Dubai Police.

11. If you are the first one at the intersection, when the light turns
green ignore the car honking behind you and count to five to avoid
crashing into one of the cars running the red light in cross-traffic.

12. Construction on all main roads is a way of life and a permanent
form of entertainment. (Sorry for the inconvenience)

13. All unfamiliar sights are explained by the phrase, "Oh, we must be
in Sharjah!"

14. Car horns are actually toys for big boys.

15. Anyone in a Land Cruiser, Tuned Patrol, Pathfinder, Lumina, BMW or
Mercedes with tinted windows has the right of way.. Treat them like
bulldozers!

16. If you are driving a Corolla, Sunny, or any another small Japanese
car, stay on the far right lane. No comment!

17. Most roads mysteriously change names as you cross intersections.

18. To ask directions, you must have good knowledge of Hindi/ Malayalam

19. A trip across town will take a minimum of four hours, although
Sheikh Zayed Road has an unposted minimum speed of 150 Km/h.

20. It is sobering to realize that local Arabs are taught how to drive
by Pakistanis.

21. 18 wheeler trucks are one of the fastest vehicles in Dubai; they
can do 120 Km/h on Hatta-Oman Road when fully loaded.

22. The minimum acceptable speed on the Emirates Road is 160 km/hr
anything less is considered downright sissy.

23. Al Khail Road is Dubai's daily version of NASCAR.

24. Dubai Autodrome has a new extension: The Emirates Road.

25. WELCOME TO DUBAI!!!!! HURRAYYY!!