Mobile phone use taking toll on roads

Yesterday, as I was crossing the Al Mana mall carpark, this guy in a small black car was driving from my right, looking like he was going straight (ie across my path but quite a bit away from me). I did not think much of it as he was no where near me at the time but then he suddenly swerved towards me, without indicating (and going very fast), he missed me by a couple of cm. He looking more shocked than I was and you guessed it, he was on the phone. If I had been that bit closer to him,he would have run into me, may have been serious may not have been but that was more by luck than good judgement on his part. I hope he reads this article.

Just busy during Ramadan since we have only 5 hours of work plus the fasting makes one drowsy and slow.. I don't get much time to surf Qatar Living these days.. Plus I am going away on vacation next week.. See you guys after Eid.

Isn't it haram to drink during Ramadan?...along with taking the piss?...because  these two seem to be doing both...

Are those two midgets, or is the furniture too high?

Mobile phone are ok while driving as long as you have handsfree kit..:)

welcome back kareena, long time u were absent. hope you are doing good... :) 

Hilarious - totally out of touch and unwilling to take the firm measures neessary to protect the majority on the roads - this is as transparent as David Cameron's "We're gonna get hard on gangs and impose a zero tolerance policy" sound bite, sound bite, sound bite - spin, spin, spin. Until the authorities start making examples of perpertrators of crime on the roads then the authorities are "P*ssing in the wind" and they can hold as many Press Conferences as they want, bang as many tables as they want - truth is, NOBODY is listening!!!!!

This could have been expanded their statement to include the word "Qatari" for example at the appropriate point 

He advised the youth not to drive recklessly as it would expose themselves and others to risks.

99 percent of the locals I work with have tinted windows in their cars.. What does it say about them?

Is this some kind of joke!? If they open their eyes and did their  'job' properly then every other driver would be caught for being on a mobile,no seat belt,too much tint,reckless driving.....then the roads might be a little less dangerous! can't see it happening in my lifetime!!!!!!!! Oh..I don't have any tint either, thank goodness I'm not allergic to the sun!

No one is above the rules.. Oh really?

In the open discussion, al-Kharji said that red signals can be crossed only to make way for ambulances and official convoys, and in cases where the police ask you to do so. "He also said that no one is above the rules and the traffic law is implemented for everyone." Now ambulances okay.. but official convoys are also called no one?

Actually, rabbooba, I expect some "sick" people defending their car tinting here!

LP..seems I am in a better health condition than I thought..judging from the fact that I am one of the non tinting minority ..!

"Regarding the use of window tinting, the director said that it can be fixed only for those with a medical report saying that he or she cannot be exposed to sunlight due to some disease."There are lots of sick people in the streets!!

Please put that into "Funnies"!"He also said that no one is above the rules and the traffic law is implemented for everyone."Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!

raffic accidents were mostly caused by  [...]  not fastening seatbelts ..strange statement...maybe because some people drive with their feet on the driver side mirror..hard to do that if you are using the seatbelt

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