April Statistics: 29 dead in road accidents
Some 29 people died in road accidents last month, up from barely 13 in the previous month of March, official figures show.
Most deaths (9) occurred in the north of the country, followed by the Industrial Area (6), Madinat Khalifa (4) and in the south of the country (also 4).
According to figures released by the Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics for April 2014, two deaths were caused in Al Rayyan and Al Mamoura each.
A total of 161,000 traffic violations were detected in the month, and of these, more than 2,000 related to jumping the red light.
Most others were radar-related violations, with their number being an incredible 77,000.
More traffic violations were recorded in March, though, with the total being 164,000. Of these, radar-related offences were 88,000.
Contrary to general belief that not many driving licenses are being issued due to increasing restrictions, some 9,562 people were issued licenses last month.
Of these, a vast majority (6,825) were the licenses issued for light vehicles, 1,907 for heavy, 125 for motorcycles and 705 for earth-moving and other equipment.
Almost an equal number of new vehicles were registered in April, the total being 9,131. Of these, 166 were motorcycles, two taxis, 237 were trailers and as many as 459 heavy equipment.
In March, too, almost a similar number (9,427) of new driver’s licenses was issued. Only seven percent of the licensees were Qatari.
The country’s population by April-end was 2.15 million (2,155,446) as against 2,144,101 in March, up 0.5 percent. Only a quarter of the population comprised women.
Of the total population, 1,589,050 were economically active people (1,584,815 of them employed), the Ministry figures show.
Some 231,885 people were economically inactive, including housewives and school students.
The month (of April) recorded 319 marriages and 97 divorces, a high percentage.
Births totalled 1,624 and of them, 823 were male. Nearly a quarter of the births (433) were recorded in the Qatari community.
Prices showed a disturbing trend in the month as (purchased) transport services became 2.5 percent more expensive in just a month—from March to April.
Entertainment became equally expensive as its cost rose 1.9 percent in barely a month. The prices of furniture and textiles rose 1.6 percent over March.
Household expenses overall rose 0.3 percent in the month, adding up to an annual inflation rate of 3.6 percent.
Reposted from The Peninsula | Photo by Ziad Hunesh
23 of the 29 dead were cyclists that were killed by the same woman who thought it would be awesome to drive on the bicycle lanes on Al Waab St.
kiekie21: if you 'enjoy slow moving', enjoy it in the slow lane; please let the fast moving enjoy in the fast lane.
qatar resident please be more patient, Ramadhan is coming as summer heat also,
people horning more while green light start blinking to yellow, and always tight chase.
if we enjoy slow moving, i think it will reduce any accident
As for over speeding and beating the red light are no excuse for violation. Maybe the illegal parking issue is something to be consider by the policemen. Looking for a space to park during peak hours is a nightmare now in Doha. I once forced to park alongside of the service road. I didn't see any signage of "no parking or waiting" or even "yellow x-lines" on pavement. And I made sure that my car will not block any passing car. Unfortunately, still a sticker is pasted already when i comes out from the store. :( i will start to save QR300 now to donate it to the ministry.