tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18896045.post114322306648389809..comments2024-03-28T23:25:11.548+04:00Comments on Dubai Sunshine: How many more?Dubai Sunshinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07819258621695024806noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18896045.post-80871806351646263492014-05-08T02:29:32.325+04:002014-05-08T02:29:32.325+04:00Ben Mulligan was an arrogant bully and got what he...Ben Mulligan was an arrogant bully and got what he deserved. He beat up an number of my friends when they were drunk. He waited for them sober and pounced when they were not able or capable of defending themselves. He was a coward and Karma came knocking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18896045.post-1143452938368857502006-03-27T13:48:00.000+04:002006-03-27T13:48:00.000+04:00Desert Lady, thanks for your comment. I did not kn...Desert Lady, thanks for your comment. I did not know Ben, but reading about the accident, about Ben, about Ben's friends and family has really affected me. <BR/><BR/>You're right, something IS radically wrong with the way people drive here. And what's even worse is the total lack of reaction from the police and government here.<BR/><BR/>I just hope that Ben and Jossy and the hundreds of others Dubai Sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819258621695024806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18896045.post-1143450321017944962006-03-27T13:05:00.000+04:002006-03-27T13:05:00.000+04:00Ben was friend of mine who i'd known for 20 someth...Ben was friend of mine who i'd known for 20 something years. Although I no longer live in Dubai, I still like to catch up with the local news via Gulf News/7 days etc websites so you can only imagine the shock when I read about Ben. <BR/>Dubai has always had some of the most horrific road accidents but now it seems like an every day occurance which is accepted as the 'norm'. When a local Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14125042719221665390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18896045.post-1143284885495465322006-03-25T15:08:00.000+04:002006-03-25T15:08:00.000+04:00It does go up, but not nearly as much as in countr...It does go up, but not nearly as much as in countries like the US and Canada. I don't think the increase in insurance would be a deterrant to these morons anyway. When you drive a car worth hundreds of thousands of dirhams, what's a few thousand dirhams more in insurance?Dubai Sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819258621695024806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18896045.post-1143237987995288792006-03-25T02:06:00.000+04:002006-03-25T02:06:00.000+04:00how does car insurance work in dubai? does it go u...how does car insurance work in dubai? does it go up if one gets into more accidents?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11322798551213196713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18896045.post-1143225145313785632006-03-24T22:32:00.000+04:002006-03-24T22:32:00.000+04:00I agree with you about the police. But it starts ...I agree with you about the police. But it starts with the law makers... the police is just the enforcer. Awareness is very important but strict measures should be enforced to change behaviours.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com