Give me a BRAKE...!!

aaaaaahhh..... UAE's taxis. They never go where you want them to. Not in rush hours atleast.Most of the times they do not even stop for you. Sometimes one has to wait for a long time just to get into one of these cabs. But once you do, you never wish you should have taken it. Here's why....

Yesterday i had to go pick up my car from the workshop (in Sharjah) and so i needed "THE TAXI". I had to stand in the scorching heat for 20min till one of the cabi's saw my waving hand and decided to stop by. Well, with a big relief and a smile on my face, i got in the taxi - not knowing what i was actually getting into.

The smile with which i had got into the cab did not last very long. I told the desi driver my destination and the car started to move along. We passed one traffic signal and came to an open road. That was it; the open road. In my opinion, i think, for a while the driver thought that he was in an ambulance or something. I could see him speeding by all the cars jumping from one lane to another as i fly from one side to another in the back seat.

At that point i was pretty sure that the driver must have forgotten about the padel in the middle that is known as the "BRAKE". And for a min i just wished that the taxi company had put in an emergancy brake in the back for the passengers - just like in the trains. (cmon say it - it is a good idea)

Well, at that point i could only wish or shout at the cool-headed driver and shout is exactly what i did. Fortunately my destination was also here and i got off still shouting at the driver which only helped me. As for the driver, he just sped away to pick up his next victim for the day.