All that requires is to keep one's eyes open and use his common sense while crossing the roads. This rule of the thumb applies all over the world where there are cars on the roads. As for the views expressed by nijesh4ever, he has forgotten to mention a good side of most drivers here in Doha. They always stop to allow a pedestrian cross the street. Even female drivers do it. This is something not seen in my country and possibly not present in nijesh4ever's country also.