Category: Automotive

According to an article in the Kuwait Times it seems they’re going to be installing more average speed cameras on the highways. Average speed cameras measure the time you take from point A to point B and then calculate your average speed between these two points. If your average speed exceeds the speed limit you’ll get fined. Currently the only location they’ve installed an average speed camera is on the First Ring Road (pictured above). Here is a link to the Kuwait Times article. [Link]

Qabaq shot the video above at the Kuwait Car Hydraulics Battle. The cars look great, too bad the video is really short. [Link]

A reader emailed me informing me that around a month ago her uncle had a motorcycle accident on the road to Hilton resort (Al Mangaf) because of an unmarked speed bump. She shared the video above of her uncle with his son backtracking the route he took before his accident.

When you watch the video you’ll see that the first speed bump has no markings, no reflectors and no sign before it warning of speed bumps ahead. All she’s asking for is the Ministry of Public Works to consider marking the speed bump so that no one else gets hurt. I think thats a very reasonable request. [YouTube]

Cars, trucks and now buses are using the emergency lane during traffic. On the bright side, I was on the 5th Ring Road the other day heading to Avenues and people were driving on the emergency lane (even though traffic wasn’t that bad). Turns out there were cops parked on the emergency lane further down the road and they were stopping all the cars on the emergency lane and giving them tickets.

Photo by Musaed

Ouch that’s gotta suck. [YouTube]

Thanks Eric

Yesterday the annual classic cars gathering took place at the Hard Rock Cafe parking lot. A reader emailed me a link to pictures he took at this event. You can check them out [Here]

Thanks Ahmed

It’s been awhile since I’ve linked to the blog re:kuwait but Barrak has an interesting post about the Jaber Bridge, the bridge that will link Kuwait City to Silk City in the North. Barrak is not in favor of the bridge and wants the idea to be scrapped completely. He does have an interesting case which you can read [Here]

Just a little cool thing I like about the taxis in Tokyo. They have doors that open and close automatically! [YouTube]

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…delivery trucks also start using the emergency lane during traffic.

via Nibaq

A reader was able to take these amazing photos this morning of a street cleaning vehicle on fire near the scientific center.

Photos by Johny Costa

On Saturday GMC were planning to break the record for the largest convoy of GMC vehicles in the world and according to a reader who participated in the event they were able to break it.

Does anyone have a list of all the records Kuwait currently holds? I’ve honestly lost count and there are 7 more that will supposedly be broken during the fireworks show on the 10th.

Here are some pictures of the event [Link]

Thanks Ahmad

#welcometokuwait [YouTube]

via @nibaq

A friend of mine set up a very cool website which helps you find car prices in Kuwait. All you need to do is fill in the details about the car and the website will give you three prices, the price of the car if its in poor, good and excellent condition. He did a lot of research to come up with these numbers and right now it’s probably the best way to quickly find out how much a car is really worth. Check it out [Here]

Over the Eid holidays I noticed a lot of new speed cameras being installed all along the 5th and 6th Ring Road, the 30th and the 40th. Only the poles were in place and they were similar to the ones in the picture above so my guess is they’re installing more of the same cameras.

If they seriously want to stop speeders then they should consider installing cameras that calculate the average speed similar to the ones in Dubai. Right now everyone just slows down at the camera and speeds up again right after it.

GulfRun have opened registration for GulfRun 8 which will take place at the Bahrain International GP Circuit at the end of January 2013. If you’ve never heard of GulfRun before it’s an event in which people send their car to Bahrain and spend two days racing on the Formula 1 circuit with other drivers from Kuwait. I’ve been to a few of them and it’s a great way to meet new people and speed as much as you want. Below is a video from a previous GulfRun event and it should give you an idea of what to expect.

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For more information on GulfRun 8 and to sign up click [Here]