TRANSPORT IN OMAN - PART 1 Omani taxi: All terrain, musty smelling public transport vehicle with informal three-tier pricing structure. Frequently seen reduced to the size of a suitcase after a head-on collision.  Omani gas bottle truck: Battered orange truck clanging around local streets driven by small boys. Extra services include checking your gas connections when your daughter is alone.  Omani Expat 4WD: Freshly washed in a local supermarket driven by an expat lady listening to Hi-FM doing the school run or on her way to a nail appointment.  Omani 'Sports car': Low level dark coloured Honda Civic with throbby stereo and seats at 30-degree angle driven by brainless fuckwhit.  Omani driving school car: Ubiquitous vehicle containing an 'instructor' chatting on the phone while draping the other arm around the headrest of the female learner victim.  Omani baiza bus: Medium size passenger vehicle which accumulates under footbridges after performing life-threatening manoeuvres to collect one more passenger.  Omani petrol tanker: Heavy vehicle usually clustered with other lorries in 'No Parking' zones overnight. Might start disappearing in a few years when the oil's gone.  Omani tow truck: Common sight during rush hour carrying the largest remnants of an 'accident' leaving a group of men in orange overalls to sweep up the rest on an open highway.  Omani water truck: Blue lorry generally spilling more water than carrying. Worth watching smaller sized trucks going over speed bumps.  Omani dustbin lorry: Smelly orange trucks hopping around the streets of the city in the early hours picking up rubbish dumped by maids in the vicinity of the rubbish bins.  Omani  poo truck: Best avoided, especially if hooked up to a house or performing an illegal dumping operation.  Omani  pickup: White mangled Toyota with maintenance or insurance driven by toothless sun-baked mountain man with a driving licence.
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