Traffic department urge residents to be disciplined on national day
Brig. Muhammad Saad Al Kharji, Director-General of Traffic, urged residents to abide by traffic guidelines throughout National Day celebrations.
He was addressing a seminar 'Traffic Safety on National Day', organised by the Media & Awareness Department of the General Directorate of Traffic.
He said people must avoid placing pictures, posters and flags on the entire body of the car that would change its colour; shading the windshield and rear windows, which prevents the driver from viewing the road.
Placing decorations that hide car plates, climbing on the roofs of cars and the engine cover, getting out of the car's windows and sunroof, blocking traffic, parking in no parking zones and carrying more than the permitted number of people are also forbidden. [The Peninsula]
Photo by Nihal Nalakath
to be fair, these announcements are made every year but very rarely people are given violation. You can have a visit at UmMughlina and see how many people are decorating their cars ;-) I think, its okay as it is only one day and its a National day of the country :-)
From my years here in Qatar, I don't think these words would be enough to deter a lot of people from doing those kinds of things. I've seen a lot of people climbing out of sunroofs, on to hoods, out of the windows, painting their cars and partying like there's no tomorrow. Only that they have their faces covered.