As a comparative reference to the statistics posted by Genesis from the Gulf Times:
In 2002, according to the WHO, the global average was the 2 percent of all deaths were a result of automobile accidents.
In the United States, which has a car ownership rate similar to Qatar, the rate was 1.6 percent of all death recorded in 2007.
So for those of us (me included) who rant on about how safe Qatar is, keep these statistics in mind: you are far, far, far, far more likely to be killed by a reckless driver in Qatar than you are to be murdered by a criminal in the United States, Canada, or United Kingdom (or any other part of the EU).
The statistics for Qatar are alarming. Personally, I see death caused by reckless driving as a form of murder, as do many criminal justice systems in countries with substantially lower death rates by automobile. That the killers and victims were almost exclusively male and disproportionately Qatari and Indian, should give a clear indication to authorities of whose attitudes need the most change.
As a comparative reference to the statistics posted by Genesis from the Gulf Times:
In 2002, according to the WHO, the global average was the 2 percent of all deaths were a result of automobile accidents.
In the United States, which has a car ownership rate similar to Qatar, the rate was 1.6 percent of all death recorded in 2007.
So for those of us (me included) who rant on about how safe Qatar is, keep these statistics in mind: you are far, far, far, far more likely to be killed by a reckless driver in Qatar than you are to be murdered by a criminal in the United States, Canada, or United Kingdom (or any other part of the EU).
The statistics for Qatar are alarming. Personally, I see death caused by reckless driving as a form of murder, as do many criminal justice systems in countries with substantially lower death rates by automobile. That the killers and victims were almost exclusively male and disproportionately Qatari and Indian, should give a clear indication to authorities of whose attitudes need the most change.
Sources:
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/lcod.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/NCHS/data/nvsr/nvsr58/nvsr58_19.pdf