Tackling the issue of aggressive deadly driving here in Qatar is no easy feat. The police are the worst violaters in my opinion and definitly do not set any sort of good example for safe responsible driving. The youths that are just getting their licenses will all follow the example that their parents and fellow countrymen have set, which is to think that by driving a large vehicle they are safe and can run you off the road. Turn the landrovers into a lethal weapon- which, they are. Unfortunately many more high profile Qatari citizens, and their children will need to be killed in horrific accidents, or maimed for life, before someone comes to the realization that the blood is on their hands, and then, just maybe some real enforcement will occur. And yes, I have been told several times from Qatari Nationals that they do not have to pay for their offenses should they choose to pursue it.
Tackling the issue of aggressive deadly driving here in Qatar is no easy feat. The police are the worst violaters in my opinion and definitly do not set any sort of good example for safe responsible driving. The youths that are just getting their licenses will all follow the example that their parents and fellow countrymen have set, which is to think that by driving a large vehicle they are safe and can run you off the road. Turn the landrovers into a lethal weapon- which, they are. Unfortunately many more high profile Qatari citizens, and their children will need to be killed in horrific accidents, or maimed for life, before someone comes to the realization that the blood is on their hands, and then, just maybe some real enforcement will occur. And yes, I have been told several times from Qatari Nationals that they do not have to pay for their offenses should they choose to pursue it.