NEW RULES ON DRIVING LICENSE
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What can you say about this?
NEW RULES ON DRIVING LICENSE Published: Saturday, 10 February, 2007, 09:35 AM Doha Time |
Staff Reporter
THE Traffic Department is to issue new rules governing the issue of driving licences, probably restricting it to only those expatriates who really need it, Arabic daily Arrayah has reported.
These new rules will be applicable to expatriates, particularly labourers and unemployed women, the report said.
"It is likely that these segments of the society which do not need to drive to work will not be issued driving licences."
According to the report, these people will be banned from joining driving schools on the assumption that while the labourers are provided transportation by their employers and unemployed women mostly stay at home.
"These measures are also in line with the department’s plans to ease traffic congestion on Doha streets which receive over 200 new cars every day."
reference ko: http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=132097...
Tackle single occupancy cars and don't allow those who cause accidents to drive/buy replacement cars.
...unemployed women mostly stay at home, how can they be causing traffic congestion. Makes perfect sense.... hmmmm!
They want to start taking the Qatari's that drive round all day posing on there mobiles off the roads. But that won't happen and at the end of the day why should they, its there country.
Martin
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." - Hunter Thompson
This is going to stop some Western Expats coming here. It will appear to be reducing their freedom. Just another ploy to increase revenue for Karwa?
And sitting in your Villa is so much fun...
Check the recent threads, we had a discussion about this issue a couple of days ago