Traffic Safety in Abu Dhabi

Drivers in the UAE are crazy.  The government has taken some steps to address the issue: there are sensors along all the major roads monitoring your speed, recording that you stopped at a red light, and so on.  Helpfully, they send you a ticket (and a text message!) when you are found guilty of an infraction.  This isn't a perfect system -- people who have lived here for a while know where the cameras are, and speed like crazy when unmonitored, then slow way down to pass by a sensor, and repeat.  To the uninformed, this just looks like erratic driving.  But in general, the roads seem pretty safe (especially after our visit to Nepal).

Also lending a helping hand is this gentlemen:

Have a closer look...