228 Road Deaths Last Year

what happened to him...?????

Speeding car kills school student in Bin Omran areaAn Egyptian higher secondary school student was killed by a speeding car when he was crossing the Ahmed bin Ali Street near his school in Bin Omran area on Monday, says a report in the local daily Arrayah.The deceased was going with a group of his classmates to attend special coaching classes in the school at 5pm when he met his fatal end. The principal of the school said in a statement to the daily that traffic on the Ahmed bin Ali Street is always heavy and students are constantly advised to use the underground pedestrian crossing and avoid the main road. “But the unhygienic condition of the underground crossing puts them off,” he said.The municipal authorities had been repeatedly informed and requested to clean it up but no action has been taken so far. As many as 1,000 students studying in two schools in the area take the risk of crossing the road in spite of heavy vehicular traffic. “We also requested the Supreme Council for Education to advise the Public Works Authority to put up iron railings on both sides of the street as has been done on Grand Hamad Street in order to prevent people from crossing the road,” said the principal.

These are shocking figures. A safety awareness campaign would be a worthwhile exercise.

what you think? It's the news item being the subject of this thread, so stick with it!

but all over qatar,, i dont think so

For god's sake strap your kids in with secure car seats, I'm sick of seeing kids jumping round cars unsecured, this is a mental driving city, your kids are of paramount importance...STRAP THEM IN!!!!!....not just yourselves.

The solution is simple. Take away the licenses of women and Expats... :o)

If pedestrians would stop throwing themselves in front of the slow-moving, safety-conscious Land Cruisers, the number of deaths would go way down.

Gtrman that's very true, most blame on locals or asians but I've seen quite a few westerners doing crazy things.

..its tht sence of entitlement and complete disregard to rules..... i know some who simply flaunt the rules becuz its deemed to be subserviant and basically a cowardice if u wear ur seat belt or drive at the given max speed ... ...and if for some freak of nature they do get stopped... nose kisses and distant cousin relations all of a sudden crop up....

yes the roads play to some extent but i stress, its mostly the driver....

apparently even the non-locals have went on this tide of ...hey if hes doing...why the hell wont i?

People will drive better if the rules are enforced. Just look at Dubai. Same population, but their traffic laws are enforced.

We should also consider that accidents with casualties theoretically generate around QAR 22.8 million in "blood-money". It seems to be an interesting economic factor.

have you ever saw a car being stopped for a traffic violation, like speeding, which kills? Or have you ever seen a traffic police doing his work to implement the rules: like, using the fone while driving (it kills too), etc...etc...? And just look at the quality of the roads here. Are these designed for the big LC's and other SUVs prowling the streets? No amount of posters, or the media, or whatever, unless an honest to goodness policing happens, RTAs will keep on rising. Until then, driving here would be like playing russian roulette.

12 years, ishu!

I just don't understand when simple precautions can save lives, like strapping your children in. I mentioned this at work and how I would not go anywhere without strapping my son in, a collegue said she could not make her 4 year old son strap himself in and that is why she did not do it. I would have said, no strapping in, we don't go anywhere but alas she did not agree

Since its driving and traffic, i've heard that kids cannot be put on the front seat. up to what age or kids of what age can sit in the front seat of the car

smoking while driving also need to be fined.

plain arrogance. especially with the blackberry sets will almost all locals and slow dirvers in the fast lane

This is the crux of the problem, whilst certain sections of the population know they can get out of pretty much every traffic violation then bad driving will continue

it is the authorities' fault and not the driver's? Lol!

Cellphone use is not permitted. A friend had to pay a bill because he got caught talking on his cellphone on a red light.

Because it's their cousin who breaks the law!

as jjj75 said : none is pulled over and warned over the traffic offence on the spot...

It is road policing at a distance. How many people do you actually see being pulled over for traffic violations? Despite the fact that there always seem to be a ton of road traffic cops about. Every day i see children not strapped in, or people talking on their mobile phones or tail gating or cutting you up, so if I can see it, why can't the police?

implemented. Except for the use of CELLPHONE while driving. I really hate those people and I think this is also the major causes of modern day traffic accidents. PLAIN ARROGANCE!

implementation of rules..

Rules are there but none are implemented strictly. Traffic Patrol should be increased and fine on the spot.

Even a simple campaign for seat belts would help....and car seats for kids!!! Slap a 6000QR fine on anyone caught flaunting the rules and you'd see the change VERY quickly. How many people do you see jumping red lights since they introduced the 6000QR fine??? One Policeman at busy sets of traffic lights writing tickets....job done.

really happened to that accident in Zubara road where 3 (or 4) local ladies died. Was it due to the road condition, human error or what?

I understand the anxiety because we are all here, but Qatar is 52nd, so what do we expect with the first 51?

I question how some people managed to get a driving license???

No, screw that safety campaign, they need to put some of these idiots in jail.

This morning an official bus driver challenged me in front of my daughter to get out of the car. We were at an intersection taking the main road and this bus was at least 100mts away from the intersection, the second I started taking the main road he accelerated and started honking and flashing repeatedly with his headlights.

Every day is an adventure in the roads of Doha. I can witness how most parents at school would ignore the safety measures within the premises.

What does that tell you? We have potential criminals on wheels.

Lock'em up! Word will spread out and people will think twice before doing stupid things.

Yup - I think it is a real eye opener

There were 1,905 road traffic accident deaths in the UK in 2010, working out at 31 deaths per 1million of the population....(approx 60mil pop in total)

So 'theoretically' that equates to 152 deaths per 1mil in Qatar (based on 1.5m total)...WOW.

less than the number of ppl that die due to stabs in the UK

Qatar is 54 on the world rankings - I think I want to live in the Maldives

http://www.worldlifeexpectancy.com/cause-of-death/road-traffic-accidents/by-country/

That's a blessing I never really pondered over till now!

3-5 were dead just last friday....

3557 a week!!! How are we still alive?

Makes me want to procrastinate getting my driving licences even more now!

I think they need to start a comprehensive Safety Campaign again [[wysiwyg_imageupload:6873:height=305,width=404]]

500 plus accidents in a day?????

cant believe

on roads.

its becoming worse :(

185,000 divided by 52 weeks = 3557 road accidents a week.