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From death trap to gridlock

by Norbert Schiller

In the mid 1980s, the 10-kilometer stretch linking Sharjah with Dubai was billed as one of the most dangerous sections of tarmac in the world. Then—like now—there was new money aplenty with which young Emiratis bought fast cars and tested them on the brand new network of open roads fanning out into the desert. There were so many accidents on a daily basis that the authorities would simply leave the wrecks by the side of the road as a warning to other motorists. Then there were the sheik’s camels, who like the sacred cows of India, could go and do as they pleased even if it meant strolling down the center of the highway on a moonless night. Hitting one would cost you dearly, if indeed you survived being crushed. That said, you didn’t really have to drive that far if you didn’t want to. If you worked in Dubai,

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