Chelsea, here could be the problem, that the driver doesn't know that the speed limit is 120. He thinks it's 100. Why? Because they don't know how to follow signs. This is another funny things I realized in Qatar.
People don't look at the signs! They have no clue what the signs are for. Here is funny example. While D-Ring road was still under construction, the speed limit was 80km/h, which was indicated on couple of signs. People who can read the signs, delivered this message by word-of-mouth to those who has no any idea what the sign is. Later, ‘80km/h’ signs on D-Ring road were replaced by 100km/h. And it was soooo funny to see how those who cannot see the signs whatsoever, are still slowing down to 75-78km/h at the speed cameras, because once they have been told by someone that here the speed limit is 80, and they are not able to see the new sign of 100km/h!
OR.. even better they SEE but do not believe!! This is another hilarious thing!
Few times, on the intersections, I observed some dark-skinned little driver is standing on the red signal, and when the light turns green, he is still hesitating to move on, trying to figure out whether he should go now or wait more, and he moves only when he sees the cars in the parallel lanes are moving...
Chelsea, here could be the problem, that the driver doesn't know that the speed limit is 120. He thinks it's 100. Why? Because they don't know how to follow signs. This is another funny things I realized in Qatar.
People don't look at the signs! They have no clue what the signs are for. Here is funny example. While D-Ring road was still under construction, the speed limit was 80km/h, which was indicated on couple of signs. People who can read the signs, delivered this message by word-of-mouth to those who has no any idea what the sign is. Later, ‘80km/h’ signs on D-Ring road were replaced by 100km/h. And it was soooo funny to see how those who cannot see the signs whatsoever, are still slowing down to 75-78km/h at the speed cameras, because once they have been told by someone that here the speed limit is 80, and they are not able to see the new sign of 100km/h!
OR.. even better they SEE but do not believe!! This is another hilarious thing!
Few times, on the intersections, I observed some dark-skinned little driver is standing on the red signal, and when the light turns green, he is still hesitating to move on, trying to figure out whether he should go now or wait more, and he moves only when he sees the cars in the parallel lanes are moving...