Tag: dubai driving

Driving from Dubai to Abu Dhabi every day can make a man do strange things. It's a mix of tedium and terror. People who have experienced war describe combat similarly. But I suppose you'd call this pre-traumatic stress. The only indicator of when the boredom ends and the bedlam begins is the brake lights of the vehicle in front, momentarily illuminating the words "Am I driving safely?" before the screech of rubber on asphalt answers the question.