Comparison of Road Traffic Accidents in the Middle East

lol I've thought about that alot too. I personally prefer a nice smooth and comfortable car, over a flashy one that hurts my back.

Just came back from Blackpool. It was... over-rated.. :P

on a side note: the only main problem I've faced in the UK with driving, is drunk driving. I was in a near fatal accident in the UK on the M25 thanks to one. Luckily, the barrier saved me. After crashing, I THEN realized my airbags didn't work! Not a scratch on me! But the other car was totalled.

__________________________

Bikes of course should stay in the speed limits....but we all know that people with fast bikes and fast cars want to speed! How daft is it to see a Lamboghini on the streets on Doha? Yes, they look cool....especially the metallic green....and sound great. But, there's nowhere to drive them properly in Qatar.....if I had one I'd be driving through winding roads in the Alps!

As for driving in the UK...well, I'm a Brit and have just come back from holiday in Europe. Excellent driving every where. Sorry to hear you (Amnesia) are in Blackpool....try Brighton instead! :) Only joking, my friend. Take care!

@harley, i didn't write this post to prove anything except show a comparison of other countries. You try driving in the uk where drivers in town will drive inches away from you. The lesson being that we have to all be better drivers.

To those who complain that qatar is chaotic i don't disagree that some drivers are maniacs however you have to see that there are far worse places.

@ooo, yes i mentioned its per 100,000. I wish i could have more up to date info but that was all i could find online. Heh find more current stats i'll gladly add them. In blackpool at the moment so don't have access to the internet. Typing this with my n95

__________________________

Reading from the documents in the links, those numbers are deaths per 100,000 population.

The statistic in the Middle East is old though, year 2000 (while the other is from 2004). I'm sure the situation now here is much worse than in 2000.

That's unbelivable, that Egypt is so low, I thought there were the craziest drivers in the world. The other must be India, sad that no data is available.

We all live under the same sky but we do not all have the same horizon.

Some days are worse than others concerning accidents. Generally I see at least one accident per day to.

I drive down the Al Waab Street to the crossing on Al Saad Street gong in the direction of the Sports Roundabout there are onging structural repairs on that street, do you think anyone reduces speed there, no in fact the race to get into the first place and are driving like maniacs. Nearly every day there is an accident on the Traffic lights because there is a camera there and people do have to stop otherwise their photo will be put in the police photo album.

Two weeks ago one driver drove into the back of my car there he just wasn't paying attention.

Good suggestion to advise to put seat belts on in the back of the car too.

Just a question, do bikers have any speed limit in Qatar? I wonder, because I always see them going zoooom zooooom around the corniche at a fatal speed. Since you were a biker once, think you can give the answer.

[img_assist|nid=22259|title=Fruity..Kitty|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=135|height=180]

Dear Amnesia,

I seem to remember reading in the Peninsula that there were 266 road fatalities last year in Qatar. This is 266 too many!

You can present the comparative numbers any way you like, it still doesn't excuse the carnage on the roads in Qatar, or the abyssmal driving conditions here. I sold my motorbike 6 months ago as I had too many close misses. I drive daily from Al Salata to West Bay (Sheraton roundabout) and on average see one accident a day, normally at a roundabout.

Having lived here for four years you sort of get used to it. Looking at who seems to be involved in many of the accidents suggests that driver training standards amongst some nationalities is pretty poor. It would be unfair to point out any nationalities, but western drivers by and large seem to have less accidents in proportion to others (bearing in mind that western expats only make up 5% or so of the population).

Unfortunately, I find myself driving aggresively at times, especially when I feel pressurised by other road users. Who hasn't had a white Land Cruiser tailgate them at speed, flashing their head lights and horning.....?

Your advice to every one to wear a seat belt is spot on....and that includes those in the back of the car, too!