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Arab drivers play Beethoven underneath their wheels

Arab drivers play Beethoven underneath their wheels

From an AP report:

FUJAIRAH, United Arab Emirates — The humble road rumble strip, used around the world to alert drifting drivers to potential hazards or lane departures, can play Beethoven on a mountain highway in the far reaches of the United Arab Emirates.

For nearly a half-mile along the E84 highway — also known as the Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Road — motorists in the right-hand lane coming into the city of Fujairah can play Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony where the rubber meets the road….

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pictured: Why Beethoven, Hebrew edition

 

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