Bahrain driving gets worse
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Bahrain driving gets worse
Airport alert as driver smashes through door
MANAMA: An out-of-control car smashed through the main entrance of Bahrain International Airport yesterday, temporarily shutting down its main hall. Police had to shut the hall while staff removed the first set of glass doors from the doorframe and barricaded the entrance where the car crashed.
The accident reportedly took place at around 1 pm and airport officials said there were between seven and 10 flights arriving from 12.30pm to 2.30pm.
The 34-year-old Bahraini driver of the 1999 Toyota Corolla was detained in custody.
Nobody was hurt, said a police official at the scene.
"The driver took a right turn onto the pavement and crashed into the glass while trying to park there, near the taxi rank. He was not in his senses."
According to eye-witnesses, the driver appeared to be drunk or under the influence of drugs.
"I was sitting on the bench outside the airport door," said taxi driver Sayed Ahmed, 55. "The car came around the corner - if he wasn't going so fast he might have been able to stop. He hit the brakes, and crashed through the glass doors.
"The driver was alone in the car - I think he was a drug user. He had track marks on his arm."
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Well, for those of you unfortunate enough not to live in the middle east,crazy drivers are just a part of normal life ...Saudi's , Kuwaiti's and Qatari's are the most irresponsible drivers i have ever seen.Beware venture out at weekends at your own risk !!!!!!!!!!It's seriously getting worse..
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Some of then seem to know what they are doing tho... but on normal roads with traffic? not really sensible imho...
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Despite all the press saying it happened because the driver was drunk there are very strong rumours going around that he did it on purpose to "protest"(Bahrains latest trend) the fact that some of the airport protesters from sometime back are in jail.
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No, that would be a lame attempt to disguise the car in hopes that security would just think that it was innocently sitting at a traffic light to aid in escaping from this terrible parking job. And don't get me started on how parallel parking is handled here...
Back to the garbage issue. It seems to be a favourite pass-time for drivers with no care or clue in the world to casually drop everything that's accumulated on-board at every traffic light. Full bags of CRAP casually flung out - and these are locals who do this! I've even seen USED BABY NAPPIES tossed at a red light!!
AND WHILE we're ON this subject, SPIT IN A CUP, for God's sake! Contrary to what many of you people thing, it will NOT get you a date with the girl in the next car when you hurl to the ground whatever you "snuuukkked" (neat sound effect, huh?) from the back of your nasal passages! PIGS!!
I'm a guest here, and it embarrasses me to see people do this. CLEAN UP AFTER yourselves!!
Back to the garbage issue. It seems to be a favourite pass-time for drivers with no care or clue in the world to casually drop everything that's accumulated on-board at every traffic light. Full bags of CRAP casually flung out - and these are locals who do this! I've even seen USED BABY NAPPIES tossed at a red light!!
AND WHILE we're ON this subject, SPIT IN A CUP, for God's sake! Contrary to what many of you people thing, it will NOT get you a date with the girl in the next car when you hurl to the ground whatever you "snuuukkked" (neat sound effect, huh?) from the back of your nasal passages! PIGS!!I'm a guest here, and it embarrasses me to see people do this. CLEAN UP AFTER yourselves!!
