'New' Traffic Signals on Oud Metha Road
Oud Metha Road was once a fairly heavily used artery, going by several major clubs and schools. Now it is under construction for the new Metro Line.
Many years ago, Dubai built a pedestrian flyover so that people like Dubai@Random could cross Oud Metha Road without disrupting traffic or endangering ourselves. Now, however, what used to be the main road, the part over which the flyover flies, is closed, and traffic has been diverted to the former access roads.
To protect pedestrians, Dubai installed two 'new' signals (meaning, when I looked, the paint was peeling, but they were new to Oud Metha Road). The first day, I used the two signals. The next time I had to cross Oud Metha Road, one of the signals had been vandalized, but the other one still worked. And the next time that I had to cross Oud Metha Road, the vandalized signal had been covered with burlap that said, 'Rama Brahma,' and the other signal had been turned off.
I am, of course, annoyed at having to fight a rather steady stream of heavy traffic where I once had a flyover, and then (for one day) a pedestrian signal. And I'm surprised that Dubai would put up a burlap sack that said, 'Rama Brahma.' But perhaps I should take comfort at this very public display of religious tolerance, even if it's only in burlap.
Many years ago, Dubai built a pedestrian flyover so that people like Dubai@Random could cross Oud Metha Road without disrupting traffic or endangering ourselves. Now, however, what used to be the main road, the part over which the flyover flies, is closed, and traffic has been diverted to the former access roads.
To protect pedestrians, Dubai installed two 'new' signals (meaning, when I looked, the paint was peeling, but they were new to Oud Metha Road). The first day, I used the two signals. The next time I had to cross Oud Metha Road, one of the signals had been vandalized, but the other one still worked. And the next time that I had to cross Oud Metha Road, the vandalized signal had been covered with burlap that said, 'Rama Brahma,' and the other signal had been turned off.
I am, of course, annoyed at having to fight a rather steady stream of heavy traffic where I once had a flyover, and then (for one day) a pedestrian signal. And I'm surprised that Dubai would put up a burlap sack that said, 'Rama Brahma.' But perhaps I should take comfort at this very public display of religious tolerance, even if it's only in burlap.
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posted by Dubai@Random at 11:47 pm
2 Comments:
Was it really Rama Brahma!!! Would luv to see the snap. How come they got the said burlap with this text..
It was a burlap sack from a Hindu-owned purveyor of rice that had been conscripted into duty to cover the vandalized signal.
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