Good story, though I'm finding it very bad report proofing in regards to the numbers used.
"122,967 is the number of the traffic violations captured by new traffic radars installed all over Qatar in November 2016" ☼versus☼
"...while November 2016 saw 134,107 such violations".
The numbers are not the same.
Then again at: "►2,070 traffic violations linked to driving through a red traffic signal were recorded in November 2016 when compared to the ►1,970 violations in November 2015, indicated a 13.5% ►decrease in driving through red signals."
The meaning was increase, not decrease.
The new radars have helped a lot, by just their presence on the streets. But I've noticed that mysteriously the initial range of their tracking has been reduced to the same useless range of the old boxy radars, so that locals driving tanks still do the decelerate-in-a-second and off again vroom vroom without any longer being concerned over fines. The only detectors that I've seen consistently working are those leading to/from the airport.
The 'space backpack'-looking new detectors ordered 2 years ago (they sit halfway up light poles) were never implemented. They were supposed to be more accurate than the current seat belt/phone detectors. Some of those phone detectors installed at intersections used to accidentally fine drivers stopped at a red light if their passenger waves a phone next to them (with an active call). Not sure if they still do, but possibly disabled as well. Anyone else witness anything strange with the established detectors around Doha?
Good story, though I'm finding it very bad report proofing in regards to the numbers used.
"122,967 is the number of the traffic violations captured by new traffic radars installed all over Qatar in November 2016" ☼versus☼
"...while November 2016 saw 134,107 such violations".
The numbers are not the same.
Then again at: "►2,070 traffic violations linked to driving through a red traffic signal were recorded in November 2016 when compared to the ►1,970 violations in November 2015, indicated a 13.5% ►decrease in driving through red signals."
The meaning was increase, not decrease.
The new radars have helped a lot, by just their presence on the streets. But I've noticed that mysteriously the initial range of their tracking has been reduced to the same useless range of the old boxy radars, so that locals driving tanks still do the decelerate-in-a-second and off again vroom vroom without any longer being concerned over fines. The only detectors that I've seen consistently working are those leading to/from the airport.
The 'space backpack'-looking new detectors ordered 2 years ago (they sit halfway up light poles) were never implemented. They were supposed to be more accurate than the current seat belt/phone detectors. Some of those phone detectors installed at intersections used to accidentally fine drivers stopped at a red light if their passenger waves a phone next to them (with an active call). Not sure if they still do, but possibly disabled as well. Anyone else witness anything strange with the established detectors around Doha?