Whacky Races ;D

Congrats...

I guess the only thing for you to do is be alert on the roads...

Follow all basic norms of driving like..keeping ur lane, maintaining speed limits, keeping distance, indicators, mirrors...the entire drill...

Keep a watch on ur mirror..and if u see a fast approaching landcruiser...just get outta the lane..u don't want the bumpers to kiss...

also..patience is a virtue..lots of under-confident drivers around...its just courteous to be patient with them..just like how its done in the UK...no rage..only patience...

There u go mate..thats ur crash course..

Cheers :)

Congrats by the way to emerge unscathed!!

So how did it feel??

Torque 8-)

pretty normal I'd say...;-)

Torque 8-)

Am back safe and sound from my first foray onto the roads of this place, all in one peice, don't think I did too badly, well, apart from the 2 traffic cops, one pizza delivery motorcycle, 5 pedestrians and R_7's fantastic car!!! oops

HOWZAT!!!! lol

I will be safe over here :D

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NIL ILLEGITIMI CARBORUNDUM

To echo comments made by others, the driving standard is pretty shocking here as you already know from the passenger seat!

I always drive defensively yet aggresively, leaving no driver uncertain as to WHAT I'm doing or WHERE I'm going & I treat all other drivers as tho they havn't a clue in the world, have just landed from Mars & are trying to operate unfamiliar machinery AND find their way - it's easier looking down from above you see....;-)

Check that your horn works & if in doubt as to the other idiots intentions, honk, you'll be surprised how often they appear to 'jump' as they were oblivious to all around them!!

Hey hun, you'll be fine, oh & keep the hand gesticulations to a minimum, but you already know that I'm sure!!

Torque 8-)

Rizks...aaah my friend, drivers when they get their DL here in Qatar are pretty much not blind, but the way they drive, I tell ya mate...there is nothing that proves them they are...nt BLIND!!!LOL!

And especially the ladies with their Veils...aaaah godddd can save our azzes from there...completely covered Veils I mean...SHEER DANGER!!!

Khanan paaji...pretty soon darling paaji, pretty soon...Cant wait for that I say...

You can't teach experience

Gongrats BL and GOOD morning to all...

Good Morning Paa jee...

we are waiting for yours new wild and se*xy baby.....to be unleashed on the roads of Doha....:)

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Have Courage To Live.

Anyone Can Die.

Policeman: 'When I saw you coming round that bend I thought, "Forty-five at least".'

Brandy..: 'Well, I always look older in this hat.'

KSA GM buddy,

Just a small doubt ? How can a blind person drive on roads and how the hell he got the driving license ?? LOL

I would after seconding what the others have said, would only like to add pretty much that always believe and follow the Golden Rule..."You are the only person who can see on the road, everyone else (including your loved ones) are all blind..."

follow the meaning behind this rule and vollaaa...you can save your azz a lot while driving here in Qatar...

And now good morning to all my dear friends, lovely ladies and good men...!!!

brandy wat about ur PC in the office ?? still Dead or ALIVE ??? LOL

expletives I never heard of DH uses when driving :)

vegas, safe in your office :)

brandylady, QL has special merchandise but only the really important people get them. :P

you need to put on your psychic underpants and have 360 degree vision.... and think for you and all the loonies...

i wont even drive a little bit tired.... you have to be on full alert!

Also I find I shock myself with the profanities I use whilst driving!

You can't teach experience

Goood Morning and Congratulations...

i second what Smokey, Rizks and especially Fatcat said....

safe driving....

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Have Courage To Live.

Anyone Can Die.

just tell R_7 to keep outta my way ;)

yup, must remember that one!!! :)

You'll be fine.. Just remember one thing.. THEY DRIVE ON THE WRONG SIDE!

that seems the ideal approach to drivin here :)

what mug???? lol

brandylady, assume everyone around you is an idiot and does not know how to drive and you'll be fine. Don't expect them to indicate or to have common sense in turning left or right or coming in to a main road. So keep your distance and don't drive too closely.

Darude, you do know what'll happen to you if she gets a sticker before I get my mug, right?

thank you, make up on, hair done, so will use the mirrors for the correct use :)

Indicators are second nature to me as we DO use them in the UK, and turn in the direction we are indicating, not the opposite as seen here many times lol ;)

GM Brandy.....

first of all dont be scared while driving... Use Ur seatbelts all time, stay in proper lane, use signals as n when required ( Which really doesn't matter ..LOL ), last and the most important:

" DONT DO YOUR MAKEUP STUFF, ADJUSTING LIPSTICKS, MASCARRAS ETC. WHILE DRIVING "....LoL

Drive Safely... Cheerz !!!

good advice and will certainly remember it :)

makes me cringe how close other drivers are to the car in front!!

When i got my license, my dad used to drop me to work in his car but he would let me drive it FOR TWO YEARS lol...since i have very freaking early work timings the roads used to be nice and clear no much traffic, slowly i picked up the confidence to drive in QATAR, but nothing can prepare u for the way others drive around here, so please my advice to u habibi is it doesnt matter how good u think u are in driving, stay in the proper lane, maintain the speed limit, always always watch ur mirrors, keep safe distance, to hell with whoever honks from behind or flashes u with their lights.

Good Fortune always comes knocking at your door...when you are sh*tting in the toilet!! :)

_[]~SMoKE~[]_

I know!!! thank you, been watching them as a passenger for a good while :)

... folk driving straight across roundabouts with no care for how ever many lanes there may be!

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