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Episode: A classical drive: Road rumble strips play Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony in UAE emirate of Fujairah
Description: 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 kilometer (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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