Posted on 05/25/2017 12:43:55 AM PDT by nickcarraway
Ramadan is a very special time and it’s all about being with the ones close to us, which creates a lot of traffic! This festive period poses unique challenges for all kind of traffic participants.
The Ramadan specific lifestyle has physical effects on our body - especially when coinciding with the hot summer season like this year.
Fasting can result in dehydration and low blood sugar, which in turn can limit our attentiveness, concentration, vision and reaction.
In addition to fasting, the unusual eating and sleeping patterns can cause fatigue, exhaustion, impatience and distraction.
RoadSafetyUAE, QIC Insured and Gargash Insurance Brokers teamed up to analyze the 2016 Ramadan claims data of 1,845 reported accidents/claims to draw learnings for this year’s Ramadan.
Frederik Bisbjerg, QIC Insured Executive Vice President, MENA Retail states: “Based on this survey, we want to flag these 3 main findings:
- Especially older motorists (40+) must take extra caution
- Mind the morning rush-hours
- Male motorists need to pay extra attention towards their driving attitude!
Thomas Edelmann, Managing Director of RoadSafetyUAE comments: “It is of utmost importance to know how the Ramadan lifestyle can affect our own behavior, as well as the behavior of other traffic participants! We want to provide UAE’s motorists with 5 vital ‘Tips & Tricks’:
1. Be aware of your own limitations!
2. Watch out for other traffic participants potentially under the same limitations.
3. Expect the unexpected – we all MUST drive defensively!
4. Plan your schedule properly and leave early to avoid the need of rushing and speeding.
5. Always wear your seat belt – Ramadan is a good time to start this habit!
Mustafa Oliyath Vazayil, Managing Director, Gargash Insurance Brokers advises: “Motorists must realize, that even if they arrive late for a Ramadan event, people will understand. Good time management is crucial and motorists are urged to leave early enough and allow for a time buffer to reach their destination on time. We need to display a caring attitude for ourselves and for others in this very special period!”
The main findings of the survey are:
Accidents by time of the day: As many of us start their working days later, we see the majority of claims / accidents happening in the late-morning office rush hours.
Accidents by Ramadan weeks and week days: The claims / accidents are very evenly spread over the 4 weeks of Ramadan, with values of 23-24% for each week. The most dangerous weekdays are Wednesdays and least dangerous are Sundays.
yeah that eating early in the morning before sunup can interrupt yer sleep...
Generally, for the first four to six hours of morning during this period...things are half-way normal. It’s after twelve that you’d really want to pay attention to dehydrated people/drivers. For the pack-a-day smokers, it’s a long stressful day after five hours of being denying yourself a smoke.
1) Stuff yourself at your predawn meal.
2) Avoid fruits and vegetables. You’ll get really constipated, and feel overly full all the time.
3) Most Christian and Jewish Holy days, are meant to help you concentrate more on God, which makes you have a closer relationship with Him, which in turn, should increase your love for your fellow man, and act accordingly....(which, I’ll admit, we don’t always do)
But that’s not the purpose of ramadan, is it?
Isn’t the purpose of Ramadan preparation for jihad...
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Ramadan is a very special time and it’s all about being close enough to the Infidels to blow them up, which creates a lot of traffic around the scene of the explosion!
This festive period poses unique challenges for all kind of bomb-making participants.
Dehydration is known to generate illusions and delusions. They might be better off going to see princess alley acting in a bar
Apparently, it’s to honor mohamed. So, yeah -— preparation for jihad is about right.
Fill the floors with lots of victims
(Alla-hu Akbar, akbar, akbar)
'Cause we really need to fix 'em
(Alla-hu Akbar, akbar, akbar)
Don we now our Muslim head gear
(Alla-hu, Alla-hu, Ah-akbar)
Shoot the bloody kafirs dead here
(Alla-hu Akbar, akbar, akbar)
Kill the queers with guns and roof drops
(Alla-hu Akbar, akbar, akbar)
Spill their beers and hear those gun pops
(All-ahu Akbar, akbar, akbar)
’Cause Mohammed said to do it
(Alla-hu, Alla-hu, Ah-akbar)
Watch Obama misconstrue it
(Alla-hu Akbar, akbar, akbar)
Death to all who doubt our prophet
(Alla-hu Akbar, akbar, akbar)
Take a bomb to work and drop it
(Alla-hu Akbar, akbar, akbar)
Rape and sell off all their women
Alla-hu, Alla-hu, Ah-akbar)
Leave the streets with blood a-brimmin’
(Alla-hu Akbar, akbar, akbar)
Drive nice now, remember that you can say “ramadam” at work in any infidel country and they’ll give you special accommodations.
And don’t forget, there’s the killing of infidels at the end! Happy ramadamadingdong.
Continually eating a big meal before sleeping and then having to rise up early to stuff yourself again is not good for your health, and which testifies against the Qur'an being inspired by God.
seriously ????????????
oh and brothers and sisters, dont forget to inhale and exhale, fasting has its effects, and also be sure to gorge yourself during the non fasting hours.... and be sure to keep your cars off the sidewalks, fasting ahs its effects...
ramalamadingdong
Getting between a Muslim and food at sunset during Ramada is more dangerous than getting between chuckie shummer and a camera.
“Male motorists need to pay extra attention towards their driving attitude!”
Don’t Female motorists have to pay attent-—.
Never mind!
Forgot an N.
Happy ramadamNadingdong.
:^}
6. Avoid being in a Muslim country during Ramadan.
7. Avoid being in a Muslim country at any other time.
8. Avoid Muslims at all times.
You’re welcome, just doing my bit to spread some Ramadan safety awareness!
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