Amira Al Hussaini, writing on Global Voices has collected the thoughts of Arab bloggers about the upcoming end to Ramadan. Included is an interesting blog entry on driving standards during Ramadan:
From Saudi Arabia, Stilettos in the Sand posts a similar complaint about driving. She explains:
Driving While Fasting… Dangerous. Driving in the Sandbox is scary under the best of conditions! To say that driving, here, is challenging is the understatement of the century if there ever was one - and you literally take your life in your hands the moment you step into a vehicle, whether as the driver or as a passenger. The chances of being in an accident are exponentially multiplied during Ramadan as “drivers, eager to reach their destination, throw all driving sense and caution to the wind.” Yep. ‘Tis true. Today's Saudi Gazette has an article that says, “The standards of driving are known to be erratic in the country and it only gets worse in the holy month of Ramadan.”
Read Amira Al Hussaini's article here: Arabeyes: Ramadan Thoughts
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