Great initiative, however, there needs to be a change in the way people drive and there needs to be an enforcement of the law: drivers of all backgrounds need to respect the speed limits, use their signal lights , drive in their respective lanes and stop using their phones while driving. Road construction needs to be mindful of setting up safe detours and proper signage (stop signs and yield signs mean different things....drivers need to understand this and abide by traffic rules). I am sure if drivers were levied severe fines for breaching traffic laws, their driving habits will change for the better. This cannot be done without the traffic officers leading on this: they too need to drive in a manner that sets a precedent...obeying the law and not going above it.
To further reduce frustrations, road design needs a massive overhaul: why do we need to drive a kilometer to make a Uturn to get to a destination that is across the street? There needs to be more access roads to make turns so that drivers don't have to speed to the next light to only have to wait for 3mins or more before they can turn. Urban designers and Infrastructure people should look at how North American Roads are designed to see how easy to is for people to commute to malls, hospitals, restaurants and other areas with ease and no frustration as there plenty of side roads and access. The highways and Signage are terribly designed as they contain no off roads where one can take to get to a gas station unless you drive over a Kilometer in the opposite direction and then have to turn around just to get to your destination. Seriously, the road designers or planners need to go and study roads in North America. My concerns above are genuine and if Qatar "deserves the best" as one of the companies claim, then they need to do their homework.
Great initiative, however, there needs to be a change in the way people drive and there needs to be an enforcement of the law: drivers of all backgrounds need to respect the speed limits, use their signal lights , drive in their respective lanes and stop using their phones while driving. Road construction needs to be mindful of setting up safe detours and proper signage (stop signs and yield signs mean different things....drivers need to understand this and abide by traffic rules). I am sure if drivers were levied severe fines for breaching traffic laws, their driving habits will change for the better. This cannot be done without the traffic officers leading on this: they too need to drive in a manner that sets a precedent...obeying the law and not going above it.
To further reduce frustrations, road design needs a massive overhaul: why do we need to drive a kilometer to make a Uturn to get to a destination that is across the street? There needs to be more access roads to make turns so that drivers don't have to speed to the next light to only have to wait for 3mins or more before they can turn. Urban designers and Infrastructure people should look at how North American Roads are designed to see how easy to is for people to commute to malls, hospitals, restaurants and other areas with ease and no frustration as there plenty of side roads and access. The highways and Signage are terribly designed as they contain no off roads where one can take to get to a gas station unless you drive over a Kilometer in the opposite direction and then have to turn around just to get to your destination. Seriously, the road designers or planners need to go and study roads in North America. My concerns above are genuine and if Qatar "deserves the best" as one of the companies claim, then they need to do their homework.