We’re
all guilty of this at some time or another. Even when we’re not driving and are
relying on a taxi to ferry us along, sometimes it is just a habit to ‘urge’ the
drive to ‘go a little faster’ as we have a flight to catch or a meeting to
attend or something as crucial.
Leaving
for the airport or for that meeting 10 minutes earlier will solve it, without
the risk of someone losing their life or limb. “Slowness is safer,” says Dubai
Police but over-speeding is one of the main reasons of road accidents on the
city’s roads. And, we really don’t have to drive at 150km/hour to risk our
lives.
As per
Dubai Police, the probability of being involved in an accident leading to death
doubles when one drives at a speed in excess of 5 kilometres/hour of the speed
limit. Aren’t we all guilty of reckless driving, then?
Estimates
show that if it were possible to average 65 km/hour instead of 60 km/hour, that
would only cut around two minutes off the commuting time. It would not be easy
to average that extra 5 km/hour in rush hour. That two-minute gain can be
easily covered by leaving home five minutes earlier or spending less time at
the café, picking up your morning cuppa.
Experts
suggest that if you are an aggressive driver, listen to soothing music than
hard rock and stick to the simple belief that somebody’s waiting for you to
reach home safely.
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