Traffic Update - QR200 fine for spitting
The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Urban Planning intends to impose a fine of QR200 on anyone found spitting on roads and side streets, Arabic daily Arrayah yesterday said.
The director of public relations at the ministry Omar al-Yafee said the penalty for spitting on public roads was QR200 and not QR500. Al-Yafee said an awareness campaign has been launched to inform the public about the services rendered by the municipal affairs ministry “and to tell people also about violations that expose them to fines”.
http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=279147...
I heard it was Qr. 500 before.. They reduced or what ??
http://www.qatarliving.com/node/358271
Oh so that's why it smells like crap randomly in some places.
The fines here are quite expensive, they need to focus more on getting a new/real police force, and start getting some order installed on the roads. Sick of people doing crazy sh*t like cutting in front of you from the inside lane of the round about to get off when your in the middle lane... It's like, buddy, do you want to die?
How much will you fine yourself for neglecting a burst drainage pipe and allowing faeces to float in a puddle on a main street for 2 days? And then allowing it to happen again within a few days. And again within a year at a different location.... and again yesterday.....
Maybe those spitters are just expressing their disgust!!!
I HATE it, and if I catch anyone doing it they get told in no uncertain terms how disgusting they are.
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is bad but I don't think it's a bad as "honking" in public.
For the uninitiated honking is blowing the nose directly onto the floor.
Me. Corrupt mo fo, be it a minor corruption, it's still corruption!
on my way home this evening while waiting at a traffic signal a policeman in a pathfinder opened his door and guess what...? right!...so who's gonna apprehend him?
Could you tell what they were writing them for? I have seen police patrols stop all cars at intersections to check for seatbealt usage. And once, just once, I actually saw a police cruiser pull over a guy that had passed a whole bunch of people on the right side soft shoulder. The one and only time I have seen someone stopped for a moving violation (in 5+years). I cheered the policeman as I went by and he smiled brightly at me.
At the four billboard intersection...
You can't teach experience...
Its digusting so many ppl doing that, but i don't see anyone get caught!
spitting thingy... its not the cup of our tea...
good luck to other nationalities...
sweet no more spit.. But i am yet to see a police man doing something...
It's disgusting to see drivers opening the doors, spitting and then shutting off. Total loss of civic sense and discipline!
Hey Maa look at me....what no one wants to see....much too young to focus but too old to see!
'I wish I could take the fines'
be frank , are u in shurtha ? (police) :)
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I see what you mean UKEng. I wouldn't worry about it though. I'm sure the police inform people of what they need to do when they issue them the fine.
Thats why they purchased Lamborghini, now its clear for me, now they can chase people spitting and spatting on roads and will be easy to collect fines then..
Good Thinking.
Guess one will not be able to leave the country until he/she has paid the fine just like the fines for related to reckless driving..
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000 guess thats the only way to find out.. It would have been nice to see just under the big poster.. Some thing like this'
Fines to be paid at Post Office or Traffic Police or other place
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peds do have an ID card...
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UK, just go and spit in corniche or somewhere wer the cops monitor.. u will come to know wer u should pay the fine.
and ye, dont forget to share with us.. ;)
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What if a pedestrian spits... how will he/she be fined? They don't have a license.
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Ok tallg, back in the UK we have ASBO (Anti Social Behavior Order). Which is giving by Community police or by the Police it self for
Graffiti – which can on its own make even the tidiest urban spaces look squalid
Abusive and intimidating language, too often directed at minorities
Excessive noise, particularly late at night
Fouling the street with litter
Brunken behaviour in the streets, and the mess it creates
Dealing drugs, with all the problems to which it gives.
The fine for ASBO is collected by the Council offices the same place where one pay fine for Penalty charge for wrongful parking.
Here I am not sure which department will enforce it and collect the fine.. I am sure they have decided already would be good for the public awareness, to post the places where to pay if one is caught spitting..
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enforce it, there are certain people who has to pay QAR 2000 daily. :)
It's true that had working hadn't killed anyone yet, but why to take risk?
UKEng - the same way they'd enforce any law I guess. It can't be that tricky.
Is there any exception to this rule during Ramadan? we see ppl doing it all the time during fasting!
UK, i was answering about the sadd players..
well, police can just take the ID of those culprits and tell them to collect that from muroor or wat eve after paying the fine .. r8 ?
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My question is how they enforce this and how will they collect the fines? At the traffic police station or at the Muncipality offices?
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Gulf times shows both spitting in Public and from your vehicle.
fining a Driver I can undestand they will just add it to your Istamara renewal. But fining members of the public how will they enforce that and where and how will one need to pay if found guilty or caught spitting..
Guess like weeing every one will do it in privately.
Was watching Man U getting thrashed by Liverpool over the weekend. When I noticed how much spitting the players were doing through the match.. Are there gonna enforce Al Sadd players also?
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Wat about Fine for Sneezing at PuBlic places ?? :)
They clearly mentioned 'ROADS and SIDE STREETS'
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lol 'compound manager'
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I agree with you chum...haven't a clue and would like a list of what they are...
please please i hope they enforce the spitting fine...starting at my compound!!!
Andre you sound like my compound manager.... get informed spitting is like weeing in public...and worse in a country where it doesn't rain...how can it evaporate on tarmac? its disgusting and more importantly a public health hazard that spreads stuff like TB.
andre - the police see someone spit, they pull him over, they fine him. What's complicated about that? It's the exact same process for if they see someone speeding, or whatever.
Of course I'm assuming the police will actually bother to do this, but that's a different matter.
As for your second point, do a search on QL for the dangers of spitting and you'll see why it's a problem.
"evaporate after 2 sec "
2 seconds ??
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dummy idea ,,...first how u can accuse any person after he spits while driveing ?
u will chase him and say ..u spit b4 10 miles ...
second ..it is liquid so it will evaporate after 2 sec ..in our owful hot times ..
third ..hot weather is comming so u will not open ur window again ..
lol rizks.. you can use your car portable ashtray..
next rule
if u feel sleepy , sit at home n yawn, do not drive vehicle !!
Wat if i Yawn and by accident a Fly enters in my throat and i start spitting ? Will i be fined for tat ?? :)
i'm not sure about that. If not, y should they show the pix of a car ? they could have simply show a pix of a person who spit r8 ?
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I know tallg, I always wonder how many accidents those signs cause.
I know for sure that violators could easily deny so they would also need to do some DNA testing with it...
So the rule is for the ppl who spit while driving ,???
Is it just me, or are the signs they put up as part of these "awareness campaigns" way to complicated and impossible to make out as you drive past them?
What every happened to keeping things simple?
I can't wait to see that.
no deedee, if they saw someone spitting while driving.. they r gonna chase with their lamboos !!
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LOL, I doubt anyone will ever be fined. As usual they continue to pass laws without ever intending to enforce them.