Tuesday, January 15, 2008

King of the Roads

If nothing else, at least now Dubaians realize the importance of Sheikh Zayed Road. Close the road, the city stops.
Business may grumble that Monday’s public holiday – the fifth consecutive working week interrupted by a holiday – was called late, but it was unavoidable. For security reasons, the visit of George Bush to Dubai is not something that can be flagged in advance. If the authorities then choose to close down the city’s main artery for 10 hours, along with closures on feeder roads, then there is little option but to tell people to take the day off and stay home.

It is a pity Bush never got to see the real city, warts and all. The presidential bubble must think the world is full of clear roads, and smells of fresh paint.

2 comments:

Seabee said...

visit of George Bush to Dubai is not something that can be flagged in advance

In fact it was public knowledge, in the media, weeks before he arrived. The lack of information about road closures and public holiday was easily avoidable and unacceptable.

Anonymous said...

This was something :)