red signal crossed

aslam.amb
By aslam.amb

Today i crossed red signal, but when i saw it is red i stopped beyond white line 1.5m and returned back soon.. whether i'll get a penalty for this?

By aslam.amb• 22 Dec 2015 06:16
aslam.amb

THANKS ALOT for your feed back.. its been 1 week and i'm not fined.. thanks GOD. lesson learned.. concentrate more wen drive. :)

By Molten Metal• 10 Dec 2015 12:44
Molten Metal

1, Here he is on the jouney .... if he starts donating here he may need some money due to health or food or other emergency ...... so let him reach his home safely first then donate among the most deserving people.

2, Mubai .......... because initially Indians started coming to Dubai & further to Qatar from Mumbai ......... tradionally all Indian cities { India } are represented by Mubai here in the gulf ........

3, This point is resolbed already ..........

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Hope the guy has noted down all the talk ...........

By Molten Metal• 10 Dec 2015 12:44
Molten Metal

1, Here he is on the jouney .... if he starts donating here he may need some money due to health or food or other emergency ...... so let him reach his home safely first then donate among the most deserving people.

2, Mubai .......... because initially Indians started coming to Dubai & further to Qatar from Mumbai ......... tradionally all Indian cities { India } are represented by Mubai here in the gulf ........

3, This point is resolbed already ..........

.

Hope the guy has noted down all the talk ...........

By mohdata• 9 Dec 2015 13:48
mohdata

MM: haha good plan yes you are very considerate god bless you...but i still have some further questions lol :-)

1) why not donate here in qatar?

2) how do you know he is indian? why should he convert to rupees only if from bombay? why not if from delhi or chennai or hyderabad? all cities use the same rupee currency...

3) 2016 is ok yes this is possible :-)

By Molten Metal• 9 Dec 2015 11:47
Molten Metal

Ata, 1, It means the guy should convert 250 Rials into Rupees if he is from Mumbai ..........

2, On vacation because he should donate with own hand personally ...............

3, 2016 .... because he might have finished his this year leave ....... so next best chance is in 2016.

so I made all his plan considering various factors .............. its so easy for him now .........

He just need to remember Rials 250 ............

By mohdata• 8 Dec 2015 13:22
mohdata

MM: why equal to 250 rials? why not just 250 rials?

why when going on vacation? why not anytime and not only when going on vacation?

why the 2016 vacation? why not the 2015 vacation or the 2017 vacation?

By Molten Metal• 8 Dec 2015 13:15
Molten Metal

Ishu, Lets not scare this fellow ......... he corrected his mistake ............ so no fine for him .......

By Molten Metal• 8 Dec 2015 13:11
Molten Metal

Think and plan about donating money equal to 250 Riyals when you go on vacation in 2016 ...............

By Molten Metal• 8 Dec 2015 13:05
Molten Metal

No fine - no fine for this poor soul ........... it is like he opened his mouth but did not say a single word ........ because he reversed immediately ..................

By mohdata• 8 Dec 2015 12:47
mohdata

brit: i really feel one can...also note, we are only talking about realizing you've crossed the line and reversing back or staying put right there...not intentionally driving through and keeping on going...how can that happen by mistake? lets see:

1) you're chatting with your passenger, lost in conversation...light goes green...cars crawl forward...you start moving, still chatting...light goes red...you miss it...cross the line and go 'oh shit'...stop...

2) you're first in line at the lights...one lane goes straight and the other left...you're going left...the straight lane goes green...the human eye notices green more than red...you mistakenly think you're green too and go...but then realize your mistake and stop just past the line...

3) you're stopped behind a tall trailer and close to the lights where you can't see them over the truck...light goes green...truck moves forward and you follow it through with impatient drivers honking from behind...but the lights gone red just as the truck goes through..oh shit!!

so yes mistakes can be made...i will grant you that each of these situations is 100% a result of carelessness and inattention to the road...but the result is a mistake and not willful...does it make it better? no...does it deserve a less harsh judgment? yes...

i like to imagine i'm a good driver and a careful one; but just as a story, after my dad passed away recently, i was on one of my late night drives and was just completely lost in thought about all the good times with him and how much i missed him...and i drove straight through a red light...thank god it was 4 am with no traffic and no cameras...but the point is i was staring straight ahead at a red light and yet so completely lost mentally that i did not register the lights and realized what happened only when i stopped at the next red light...

so yeah, these are all mistakes which can and do have horrible consequences, but they are mistakes and not willful violations of the law...not arguing, just trying to explain how someone might end up in trouble without intentionally asking for it...

By newexpatqatar• 8 Dec 2015 12:05
newexpatqatar

Ohh.. You are highly experienced !

By britexpat• 8 Dec 2015 11:32
britexpat

Question: Ok .. I'm naive and only been driving for thirty odd years, but How do you cross a red light by mistake ?

By mohdata• 8 Dec 2015 11:32
mohdata

lol thanks for remembering to laugh :-)

By newexpatqatar• 8 Dec 2015 11:30
newexpatqatar

Hahahaha ..

By newexpatqatar• 8 Dec 2015 11:25
newexpatqatar

No.. Police evaluates such cases, In case he crossed the line by mistake but reversed back..He will be fined just QR 500

By mohdata• 8 Dec 2015 11:21
mohdata

newexpat: i'll pay if he is fined 6000...the 500 he can pay himself haha...but jokes aside, he won't be fined the 500 either...OP, do let us know what happened...

By Boredman• 8 Dec 2015 11:03
Boredman

If it flashed,you will be fined. Because flash is a flash, it wont record you come back to normal position.

By newexpatqatar• 8 Dec 2015 10:27
newexpatqatar

dont worry .. mohdata will pay your QR 500 fine :)

By ishu369• 8 Dec 2015 09:21
ishu369

if it flashed only.

you will be charged QR 500

By KHAN.• 8 Dec 2015 08:19
KHAN.

Agree with jonnylawyer

By Websiteq• 7 Dec 2015 21:13
Websiteq

you can check it online... https://www.moi.gov.qa/TFCViolations/Actions?action=geteServicesViolationsInput&lang=en

By johnnylawyer• 7 Dec 2015 20:27
johnnylawyer

As far not move completely to side,most probably either they forgive you or can give minimal of Qr500.

By britexpat• 7 Dec 2015 20:06
britexpat

Anyone who crosses a Red light should be fined

By mohdata• 7 Dec 2015 19:34
mohdata

no, if what you are saying is EXACTLY what happened, you will not be fined; i'll pay your fine if you are :-)

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