I refer to the news report Four dead, five injured in three-car Dubai smash (September 10). Why is there not a statutory prison sentence for causing death by dangerous driving in this country? Drivers suspected of dangerous driving should be tried and if found guilty, their driving licences should be permanently revoked and they should face serious jail time.
Toby Masson, Dubai
Enforce the law against speeding not with speed cameras but through officers on the road. Innocent law-abiding drivers should never die or be injured on account of someone’s recklessness or open disregard for the well-being of others.
Jim Buckingham, Dubai
Accidents like this have become the norm. Those who end up causing crashes and killing others make a conscious choice to speed. Traffic police warnings and advice have very little effect on those who enjoy speeding. The police rarely stop locals who speed and even when they are fined, some of those fines are scrapped altogether.
Dalya Eason, Dubai
Some landlords driven by greed
In reference to the article Should outgoing Dubai tenant have to pay for repainting costs? (September 11), I paid Dh2,000 to have a three-bedroom apartment repainted, and Dh100 to repair a bathroom wall unit. This was in Abu Dhabi.
Janet Humphrey, Abu Dhabi
Landlords need to bear the responsibility for normal wear and tear. Some of them are greedy people only looking for financial benefits.
Jen Bishop, Abu Dhabi
Just don’t pay it. They own the property, so if they want to resell or re-rent, then let them do the necessary. If you don’t own the property, it’s not your issue.
Monica Carver, Abu Dhabi
We have heard from many tenants who moved out that their landlords were wonderful and that they did not need to paint their apartments while leaving. We have been living at Khalidya Palace apartments for five years. We hope to stay there many more years and we know we won’t have to repaint our apartment when we finally leave. It is disturbing to read articles about tenants who are not so lucky with their housing situation.
Brigitte von Bulow, Abu Dhabi
Renting car makes more sense
In reference to your article The air bag: Weighing up the buy or hire car conundrum in the UAE (September 5), renting a car for a long term is cheaper than buying one on a bank loan.
Not only that you don’t have to pay any interest, and there is no maintenance, no insurance or registration fees and so on. Making such choices will help us live an interest-free life.
Niaz Abdul Kader, Abu Dhabi
Apple lost battle against its rival
The launch of the iPhone 6 is a disappointment (Apple iPhone 6: What are the specs? September 10). Apple has lost the battle against Samsung, which has three flagship series – the Note series, the Galaxy series and the Edge series. What does Apple have? It has largely stuck to the 2012 technology.
Nom Kureshi, Dubai
Parking fees will prevent chaos
I am glad to hear that Madinat Jumeirah now charges for parking (Madinat Jumeirah now charges for parking, after 10 years of no fees, September 11). This move might stop people from parking their cars all night and leave space for those who want to visit for a few hours.
John Campbell, Dubai
Fans really love Lady Gaga
It is heartening to see how much Lady Gaga's fans adore and love her (Emotional UAE fans go all gaga over Gaga, September 11).
Some of them have flown to Dubai just to attend this concert and witness her perform live. Though the event was scheduled on a weekday, the response from her fans would have been overwhelming.
I am so glad that Dubai got the opportunity to host her. She is truly talented and a wonderful performer.
Fatima Suhail, Sharjah
No-smoking jail is a laudable effort
Your story Sharjah creates no-smoking jail (September 8) was interesting. The emirate has made tremendous progress over the years in every sphere. The no-smoking jail is another laudable effort.
K Ragavan, US
