u/zebiiibez

So today, while entering Sharjah from Dubai on E11, I took the Al Taawun interchange exit. There was a lane-change camera ahead, so I put my indicator on and moved to the left to avoid getting fined.

There was a Land Cruiser next to me with Iraq plates. I found a gap in front of him and moved into it. I don’t know if he knew about the camera or not, but as soon as I got in front of him, he started honking at me for a good 10 seconds. I myself was also driving a Land Cruiser.

I gave him my hazard lights for a second to basically say sorry for cutting in front of him, and then I moved further left because I was going to take a left at the first signal coming up.

That’s when I noticed he was following me extremely closely. He then aggressively came up on my right side and rolled down his window. I didn’t roll mine down because my family was in the car, and honestly, I didn’t want any confrontation.

When the signal turned green and traffic started moving, he aggressively came up beside me again, this time on my left side, and hit my car twice.

The first time, he came into my lane and scraped the side of my car, then stopped. Then he accelerated again and intentionally hit me a second time. The impact damaged my side step, door trim, door, and fender and left a dent. And his door, fender and rims got damaged as-well.

We both stopped, and I was honestly just sitting there thinking, What the just happened?

He got out and started shouting that he had his wife and kids in the car and that I didn’t know how to drive. I told him, Brother, if you have your wife and kids in the car, why would you hit my car? And you hit me from the exact side where your wife was sitting.

He then went back to his car. At that point, I thought he might drive and run away, so I moved my car forward and stopped in front of him because I didn’t want him to leave. He then called the police and started shouting on the phone, saying, Come fast! This guy hit my car! I have kids in my car!

He also started recording both cars. From the video he recorded, it looked like I had moved in front of him and then we crashed, which obviously didn’t show the full story.

He then shouts at me to move to the left. I asked him to please speak respectfully and from there he starts ignoring me. I went back on the road for a moment to pick up the broken piece of trim from my door, and then we both waited near the masjid on the side of the road for Rafid to arrive.

One thing that really stuck with me was when we got out of the cars after the accident. I saw the look on his wife’s face, and she genuinely looked shocked about what had just happened. It seemed like even she didn’t expect him to do what he did.

When the Rafid officer arrived, before he even asked me what happened, the other driver immediately started explaining his side and showed him the video he had recorded.

After he finished, I explained everything from my side. The Rafid officer spent around 30 minutes examining both vehicles and eventually put the fault on him. The tire marks from his vehicle were clearly visible on my car, which supported what I was saying about him hitting me.

Then I found out his insurance had expired. I had to go through the police and insurance process, and I was told that because his insurance was expired, he would have to cover my damages himself. He also received two fines, one for causing the accident and another for driving with expired insurance.

When I went to the police, they also told me that I could file a case against him because the way he hit me appeared to be intentional.

I decided not to take it further. I don’t know what made him so angry in the first place, and honestly, I don’t know what he was going through that day. Maybe he was having a terrible day, maybe something else happened. Whatever the reason, I just hope he learns from this.

I just wanted to share my experience because road rage can escalate so quickly. I was with my family, and things could have ended much worse than just damaged cars.

Guys, please be careful out there. So much time and money was wasted here which could’ve been avoided, you never know what the person next to you is going through or how they’ll react. Stay safe** 🙏**🏻