When cities grow, traffic often becomes the default excuse for almost anything. Late for a meeting? Blame traffic. Don’t want to go out? Blame traffic. City planners have several ways out of this problem. They can build their way out, by widening roads or adding alternative routes around choke points. Alternatively, as is the case …
This is odd. Mid-engined supercars and wet weather are a notably disastrous combination, but the 597hp Ferrari 458 Speciale we’re in seems to be challenging the laws of driving physics as we’ve come to know them. We’re in Italy to get a taste of Ferrari’s third and latest road-going take on the incredible 458, …
Speed control devices on buses are reducing accidents but driver training and enforcement remain the key issues to improving safety, experts say. The Ministry of Interior set a deadline of March 31 for all buses that carry up to 22 passengers to be fitted with devices that limit the vehicle’s speed to a maximum …
By the mid of the 21st century,our planet will be screeching under the strain of nine billion people. Already, the number of cars zooming around has exceeded one billion, which means one in seven of us have a car. However, by 2050 there will be nearly three billion cars clogging up our roads, which means …
Tough rules for training and regulating minibus drivers have been introduced in Dubai. The reforms mean learner drivers will undergo a strict training and testing regime before they can take the wheel. They must be over the age of 21 and pass a medical fitness test before starting the training. The program includes eight theoretical …
A 17-year-old Emirati student was killed by a vehicle in Dibba Al Fujairah as she crossed the road just after getting off a school bus. The accident took place at 11am yesterday in Al Ghurfa. The student, Nadia Obaid Rashid, was taken to hospital where she was declared dead at 6.20pm. Major Saeed Al Hassani, …
From the most expensive Rolls Royce to the fastest thing on wheels, the Dubai International Motor Show 2013 has it all A car is a car, right? But one visit to the Dubai International Motor Show 2013 is ensured to make you see these beasts in a whole new light. The region’s largest motoring event …
With the use of the vehicle and consumption, especially if the car has no garage and is leaving a day in the street, and is exposed to heat, humidity and rain, and thus changes color and sometimes dripping paint from the outside, car owner needs to restore luster and pomp of his car. But do …
Being distinctive among the others of tallest buildings and the best hotels in the world, and as of next year, Dubai might even have one of the fastest cars in the world. The Devel Sixteen, unveiled by Defining Extreme Vehicles Car Industry at the Dubai International Motor Show last month, had the entire motoring industry …
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The driver of a school bus was killed and seven passengers injured yesterday when the vehicle crashed into a lamp post. Six female Emirati college students and the bus supervisor, from the Comoros Islands, were hurt in the smash and taken to Al Dhaid Hospital. The Pakistani driver crashed at about 4pm on Madam …