Over 2,500 drivers ran red lights last month
Running a red light in Qatar is expensive - at least QR5,000 (around $1,400) - but over 2,500 drivers in March alone were registered committing this offense.
The total that the traffic department can expect to collect in fines is over QR12.5 million, and that is only counting the 2,500 plus red light offenses.
The total number of traffic violations recorded last month was 93,919, according to figures released by the Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics (MDPS).
The third edition of the monthly statistics has put the number of road accidents in Qatar last month at 443, including 43 major incidents that led to the death of 13 people and left another 621 injured, 58 seriously.
The report has also listed 21,465 simple "reconciliation accidents" during the period and 5,230 "reports against unknown" which refer to hit-and-run cases.
Traffic violations in March include 17,966 violations detected by radars besides cases of jumping the red light.
Another 13,726 vehicles were caught for "not following the traffic signs".
There were 484 cases in which the owners failed to renew the registration of their vehicles and 273 cases involving drivers who failed to renew their driving license.
A total of 9,812 new vehicles were registered last month including 6,392 private vehicles, 163 private motorbikes and 34 taxis. The figure also includes 358 heavy equipment.
The number of driver’s licenses issued during the month was 9,427, of which 634 were for Qataris, and 8,793 for non-Qataris.
Read more here: Qatar statistics for March | Image: caitlinroberta in the QL Flickr group
@ramzi go back home where traffic lights never work properly....:)
ramzi: traffic lights don't work properly and traffic is growing; for those exact reasons, maybe you should drive slower instead of expecting leniency. I drive fast too but also accept the consequences and that I am fully responsible for my actions..6000 rial fine and yet 2500 people weren't too bothered by it..and you say reduce it?
some of the traffic light not proper work. now a days more traffic in doha. kindly reduce the traffic signal fine and some rules. (Reduce the red light fine QR6000 to QR_ _ _ _)
wow..huge money from the road violators huh.