Accident

faisal7474
By faisal7474

Yesterday just before Iftar, there was a road accident opposite Indian Super Market killing Mr Qadeer(QATAR AIRWAYS EMPLOYEE) on the spot. He was hit by a speedy Land Cruiser and never got a chance to survive. He was planning to leave for his home country today i.e on 28th to celebrate the happines of EID. But now his family awaits his body wrapped in a coffin........
.... MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE...........
Please pray for his departed soul
My request to all the people who have cars, to drive as safely as possible so that not only themselves but others also stay safe.

By panda• 29 Sep 2008 13:18
panda

Ina LILLAHI WA INA ILAYHI RAJIOON

PANDA

By psrafeeq• 29 Sep 2008 11:31
psrafeeq

inna lillahi va inna olaihi rajihoon.....

By Imablue• 29 Sep 2008 05:03
Imablue

Man killed crossing road a day before his vacation

By Ramesh Mathew

A PAKISTANI national was killed as he crossed a Doha road – one day before he was due to fly home for the Eid vacation.

Qadeer Hussain, in his early 50s, was on his way to offer prayers at a mosque when he was hit by a speeding motorist.

His death was one of two tragedies to shock the expatriate community this weekend.

In a separate incident, a young Sri Lankan worker was crushed to death under the wheels of a road roller as he took a lunchtime nap.

Hussain lost his life on Saturday afternoon after being hit by a Land Cruiser close to the Indian Supermarket on Airport Road.

Community sources said the Pakistani had worked in Doha for more than 22 years and was currently employed in the OCS department of Qatar Airways.

According to a friend, Hussain was crossing the road to go to a nearby mosque when the vehicle hit him, sending him hurtling through the air and killing him instantly.

Shocked pals told Gulf Times he would have flown home to Karachi last night, some 24 hours after the fatal collision.

Sources said a relative arrived in Qatar yesterday hoping to take his body home as soon as the formalities were completed.

A member of the Pakistani community told Gulf Times last night: “It is a terrible tragedy, all the more because Qadeer Hussain was so close to going home on vacation. Our thoughts and sympathies go out to his family at this very sad time.”

Hussain’s body is currently lying at the Hamad Hospital morgue, inquiries found.

Neighbours in the locality where the accident happened said that it was common for people, especially those working inside the airport compound, to run across the busy road in order to get to the shops and facilities on the other side.

With no overhead or underground pedestrian crossings in the locality there was no other way to cross the road.

In a separate, but equally tragic incident, a 23-year-old Sri Lankan worker called Mangalat lost his life on Saturday when he was accidentally crushed by a road roller at his work place near Interchange 17 in Abu Nakhla on the Abu Samra highway.

Community sources said the young man – who had only been in Doha nine months – was taking a siesta after his meal when the driver moved the vehicle. He was sleeping in the shade provided by the vehicle and the roller apparently ran over him twice.

http://gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=244651&version=1&template_id=57&parent_id=56

By SPEED• 28 Sep 2008 23:46
SPEED

JazakAllah Khair

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By SPEED• 28 Sep 2008 22:33
SPEED

hospital with his dead body to do the paper work to take the body of Mr. Qadeer to Karachi Pakistan.

As informed by one of his friend that his name was in promotion list also.

Tomorrow his news will be published in the news paper.

May his soul rest in peace.

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By 6er9• 28 Sep 2008 14:20
6er9

first my condolences for Mr. Qadeers family...why everytime ramadan comes road traffic accidents increases especially before iftar time...im not blaming for their beliefs..but they should be responsible enough..not all people have cars jus lyk mr. qadeer he also will take breakfast b4 iftar....then why should be in a hurry driving when you know that it may cause other peoples lives...i have a car and when b4 iftar time comes i moved in the shoulders of the street because i dont want to be going with these people running too fast just to have breakfast b4 iftar..they are running more than 120mph...are they thinking o mindless...

By azilana7037• 28 Sep 2008 13:59
azilana7037

Because that's where I see QA crews crossing the street from the Indian Supermarket side to get to the other side of the road.

those roads are really dangerous as the vehicles are driving very fast and hit the breaks once they near the traffic signals...

My condolences to the bereaved family....

By a merry can muslim• 28 Sep 2008 13:37
a merry can muslim

MD, you are being a prick more than usual today... ist alles ok, Menschen?

They call it the American dream because you have to be asleep to see it... --George Carlin

By Scarlett• 28 Sep 2008 13:23
Scarlett

here they are awaiting his return for Eid and now all they get is his body in a coffin...Too many times on that particular road, do i see idiots speeding and zipping in and out of traffic, totally ignoring the fact that there are pedestrians on the side of the road. Its not on the walkers, but the people getting in and out of their cars on the side..makes me cringe when I see someone fly by another who is standing beside their car.

Where are the police that should be arresting those speed induced morons, instead of just sitting around in their cars looking bored??? I can't count the number of people I've seen speeding, while having one foot up on the dashboard, other playing with his phone or waving his hand while talking on the phone...OR my personal favorite, reading the newspaper!! Do these people not value human life or are they just too shallow to care about anyone other than themselves and their proclivity to speed.

To the family of the deceased...may God help you find peace and very sorry for your huge loss.

Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked,the good fortune to run into the ones I do,and the eyesight to tell the difference.

By anonymous• 28 Sep 2008 11:45
anonymous

Imagine a family member of the driver (killer) reads this.

By Sadiq• 28 Sep 2008 11:01
Sadiq

It must be Bush's fault

Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon.

Doug Larson

By anonymous• 28 Sep 2008 11:01
anonymous

Probably, fatcat, but a "fancy" one, driving a Land Cruiser!

By Fatcat• 28 Sep 2008 10:58
Fatcat

Drunken German it is, then!

By anonymous• 28 Sep 2008 10:55
anonymous

no Land Cruisers in Antarctica, only snowmobiles, nasty cat.

By Fatcat• 28 Sep 2008 10:53
Fatcat

I'm sure it was someone from Antarctica?

By Imablue• 28 Sep 2008 10:53
Imablue

So sad! Imagine what if it happens to someone around you!

By anonymous• 28 Sep 2008 10:53
anonymous

Forgive him guys ......maybe he was just reading the headlines...while driving..

By anonymous• 28 Sep 2008 10:50
anonymous

Most of them would be dead by now.

By tallg• 28 Sep 2008 10:49
tallg

amyl - so despite not knowing anything about my driving habits you still stand by your accusation that I speed up when I see people crossing the road and that I'm at fault for people getting killed?

By amyl• 28 Sep 2008 10:48
amyl

may a power higher than all of us keep us safe from many mindless individuals.

there is hope you know.......

think about it, long ago driving in many places was very hazardous. Strick laws were put in place to help. Not everyone will follow these laws- there are always those who believe they are above the law. Consistancy is the thing here. The police must be consistant. They must consistantly fine the law breakers and no matter who they are or where they are from, they should all receive the same punishments. Given time, things will change. But complete lack of care and concern should not ever be tollerated. Those who consistantly break the laws should have their driving priviledges revolked and then if caught driving again, perhaps some lashings will help- that is what you do here right? Whip those law breakers into a new way of thinking. This should apply to all. If you are behind the wheel, and you break the laws or cause another to suffer- YOU too shall suffer in some way.

I believe in an eye for an eye. If you kill another because of your actions- be it with a weapon you carry or drive- YOU TOO SHALL DIE!!

Given those consequences.....how many would continue to do what they are currently doing???

you tell me, please

By Imablue• 28 Sep 2008 10:47
Imablue

I say he was a Qatari as usual!

Oh! Shall I zip my mouth? :S

By anonymous• 28 Sep 2008 10:45
anonymous

So, let's guess. It was a drunken German. But because the economical ties between Qatar and Germany should not be worsened, the identity was not disclosed.

By Imablue• 28 Sep 2008 10:42
Imablue

That's why I asked MD!

By anonymous• 28 Sep 2008 10:41
anonymous

I've asked this earlier already, ima. As usual, no reply.

By Imablue• 28 Sep 2008 10:36
Imablue

Where was the driver from?

By amyl• 28 Sep 2008 10:32
amyl

don't hold your breath waiting. I am sorry that there are so many thoughtless people here. I am sorry that others must lose their lives because Allah did not save them from the harm of others. I am sorry that people take offense when they are being told how stupid they are and how easy it is to change- yet they ignore the advice. I am sorry for all those little children that will die before their time because some ignorant parent did not protect them from the dangers beyond their control. I am sorry for many things- BUT I am not sorry for expressing my opinions or for those who don't understand the havic their thoughtless choices place upon others.

By zhatash• 28 Sep 2008 10:31
zhatash

let's make it clear that nobody here have sympathies with high speeders

By amnesia• 28 Sep 2008 10:26
amnesia

God rest his soul. I have no sympathy for speeders who put their own lives at risk and die, I feel sad for the people that are affected by their stupidity

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By zhatash• 28 Sep 2008 10:17
zhatash

yaeh that what i said "it depends"

By anonymous• 28 Sep 2008 10:15
anonymous

forget empty or full, it's still only "half". "Half" is the fact, "empty" or "full" is opinion. You can have yours and I can have mine, zhatash.

By zhatash• 28 Sep 2008 10:11
zhatash

yeah it depends MD, A glass half empty or half full..

By Gladiator1• 28 Sep 2008 10:08
Gladiator1

Inna lillahe wa inna ilehe rajoon

By Haroon Abbasi• 28 Sep 2008 10:06
Haroon Abbasi

Inna lillahe wa inna ilehe rajoon. We pray for God's mercy and comfort for the family.

By anonymous• 28 Sep 2008 10:05
anonymous

zhatash, I see that change, too. It's getting worse!

By bmw888• 28 Sep 2008 10:04
bmw888

so sad may allah rest his soul in peace amin!drive careful folk remember some is waithing for u at home.

By zhatash• 28 Sep 2008 10:02
zhatash

things are improving here amyl. we should never expect that tomorrow everything will be fine. Education system is playing its role to change the attitude. authorities are concerned about this issue. I can see a change in last 15 years.

By anonymous• 28 Sep 2008 10:00
anonymous

I always was conspicuous about that, cat. Thanks for re-affirming.

By Fatcat• 28 Sep 2008 09:58
Fatcat

Bloody dog lovers!

Listen to the females in your life, MD. They know better :D

By tallg• 28 Sep 2008 09:55
tallg

Amyl, I'm glad I managed to get my point across to you correctly. I'll await your apology for your earlier outburst at me.

By anonymous• 28 Sep 2008 09:54
anonymous

ha ha, then I have seen you many times already, amyl.

By amyl• 28 Sep 2008 09:52
amyl

I will be the one in the vehicle next to you.......

By anonymous• 28 Sep 2008 09:50
anonymous

You might be lucky, cat. If Jumana sits in the car with me, she will do everything to save your life. The same applies to Suzanna. I'm only dangerous when you meet me alone. Hugh.

By Fatcat• 28 Sep 2008 09:47
Fatcat

MD, if I'm crossing the road will you slow down, please?

Naa, you don't like cats, you're probably going to speed up!

By amyl• 28 Sep 2008 09:47
amyl

If you read what I wrote you would see a small suggestion.....

a class about infant and child safety prior to taking that bundle of joy home

there are far too many people (in my opinion) here in Qatar, that will not change. They are the way they are and they are perhaps unknowingly passing on their driving habits on to their child(ren) on a daily basis. I have been told that there have been many advancements here in Doha when it comes to road rules. I was warned about this situation prior to my arrivial, but silly me thought how bad could it be? Afterall, I had driven safely in Matarine, Venezuela where they will drive every vehicle you would toss into a junk pile!!! right so anyway, this is by far worse. It is the aggression and lack of patience. Tell me, why is everyone in such a rush? this country is not all that big. There is not a whole lot to do here. I just can't find out where they are going or why they muct go as fast as possible.

In this country I have never seen so many coffee shops, perhaps it is the caffine that is the problem? Thankfully alcohol is not readily available or things would be far worse.......

By spicemom• 28 Sep 2008 09:46
spicemom

apart fr abiding by the speed limit is it also possible to keep their distance?just so annoying since they just love 'sniffing up the azz of the car in front of them"

life is stressful as it is, dont make it worse will ya...........

By zhatash• 28 Sep 2008 09:44
zhatash

bravo barvo.

By anonymous• 28 Sep 2008 09:44
anonymous

zhatash, solution? General speed limit within the town limits of 50 km/h!

By anonymous• 28 Sep 2008 09:42
anonymous

Wow, you must be a hell of a Lady, amyl. Which car are you driving, so I can keep a safety distance?

By amyl• 28 Sep 2008 09:40
amyl

You know what i did once......

I slammed on my brakes and that loser got the point!!

Very dangerous, Yes, but sometimes you just gotta give it back to the ignorant ones.

By zhatash• 28 Sep 2008 09:39
zhatash

amyl bring something constructive if you can. we all know the problem but what is the solution...by just chanting the wrong practices will never solve the problem.

By amyl• 28 Sep 2008 09:38
amyl

never being prejudice in my comments. I wasn't blaming only Qataris, many are at fault. It is however unfortunate that many Qataries will loose the lives of their loved ones since they are the ones I (personally)see driving around with their children unsafe. Not sure how, but perhaps a class prior to taking their infant home -should be mandatory so that they understand completely what they will loose if they choose to disreguard the laws of child safety.

That being said, Is there even such laws here in Qatar? It honestly should not take a law or a fine so that adults properly place their children safely in a vehicle. Then again, what am I thinking? Life just doesn't seem to be valued. Why is that?

By anonymous• 28 Sep 2008 09:34
anonymous

And in the case of somebody following you too close behind, amyl, I always gradually slow down, until the monkey overtakes me on the right.

By anonymous• 28 Sep 2008 09:31
anonymous

I think it's more exciting here, amyl. A little bit like the "Old Wild West". Maybe not for a female, though?

By amyl• 28 Sep 2008 09:28
amyl

i came here from singapore after that job finished, so how insane is that??

By zhatash• 28 Sep 2008 09:27
zhatash

Now In ramadan...........forget bout it

By spicemom• 28 Sep 2008 09:27
spicemom

if only decisions can be made as fast as increasing the traffic violation fines-------wallah

life is stressful as it is, dont make it worse will ya...........

By amyl• 28 Sep 2008 09:26
amyl

when you put it like that, I completely agree with you.

Just so you know, I was not nor will I ever say that any person who is crossing the street deserves special treatment. The world will not stop turning for them, for sure. My point was that when I do witness some people crossing, I see drivers have ample time to allow them to finish safely without causing any dangerous traffic situations, and they just choose not to.

What about the folks who always get behind you when you are traveling on...say a major road and youo are alreadys going the speed limit (or as fast as the person in front of you will allow) and they continueously flash their lights at me so I will move...when there is no place to move to and IF there was, he (and I say he because it has always been a he in my personal experience) has no where to go either? now that person is so far up my cars tail pipe, he should know what I ate for dinner last night (because, frankly he should be able to smell it) IF the person I am traveling behind had to suddenly slam on their brakes, not only would I most probably hit the person in front of me......I would have some jack ass in my back seat???

By hhrods• 28 Sep 2008 09:26
hhrods

this is not the first accident death on this road at the same very spot....

i keep wondering.. why the authorities are not taking any action to avoid such incidents.

a bridge or a subway must be built there.... it is not impossible and the authorities have the finance for the infrastructure.....

daily 1000s cross this road to attend duties at airport.

By anonymous• 28 Sep 2008 09:25
anonymous

Good, mj, but their answer will be:

Inshallah

Bukra

Mumkin

By mjamille28• 28 Sep 2008 09:23
mjamille28

ok MD,.. how's this: they must do something about it, and i mean NOW! or else.... lol

By anonymous• 28 Sep 2008 09:21
anonymous

That's better, mj. But it's still a conjunctive. They must do something about it today!

By zhatash• 28 Sep 2008 09:19
zhatash

Quite humorous MD..

By mjamille28• 28 Sep 2008 09:18
mjamille28

ok,...then i rephrase, they should do something about it...

By tallg• 28 Sep 2008 09:17
tallg

amyl - did my attempt to explain my comment which upset you make sense?

mj - I remember reading a while back about a committee or something set up to discuss exactly that. Haven't heard anything since though.

By anonymous• 28 Sep 2008 09:16
anonymous

mj, "thinking about .." doesn't make too much a difference. Does it?

By anonymous• 28 Sep 2008 09:15
anonymous

Hey, amyl, you wanna see some real insane drivers? Watch the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Singapore this afternoon, 3 o'clock Qatar time on Al Jazeera Sports Channel.

By mjamille28• 28 Sep 2008 09:14
mjamille28

anyway, they should think about more designation crossings for pedestrians...

By amyl• 28 Sep 2008 09:12
amyl

i am taking this all too seriously, YOu are right, and sorry about the cap lock. it is insane to walk, but some must, they are insufficiently paid and they lack the knowledge of how to do many things and obviously after reading the papers- it is proven that rules for pedestrains on how and where to cross- is well, unknown. Also for those of you who drive like no one else is around, just take notice. YOu will get to where you are going even if you slow down. You are not alone and for every person you knock down, more will come. It is a never ending cycle of stupidity. That is unless you are looking to have your high priced vehicle on the side of the streets for weeks on end all smashed to pieces. Or perhaps the life of one of your own- to end unexpectedly and without reason. Look, no offense- it is just that every time I turn around my life is flashing before my eyes. Please just have some common curtiousity and not think about just YOU for once, thats all I hope for.

NOTE THAT ABOVE COMMENT APPLIES TO THOSE OF YOU WHO THINK YOU ARE BETTER THAN THE ENTIRE REST OF THE POPULATION, you just aren't.

By hhrods• 28 Sep 2008 09:12
hhrods

i was there at the accident site less than a minute after it happened....

the deceased person was tossed approx. 10 - 15 meters ahead and the dent on the cruiser's bonnet would tell that the driver of the cruiser was speeding really fast.

(the vehicle was travelling from the airport signals towards wakra and hit the person crossing the road.)

GOD bless his family...

GOD bless his soul....

By anonymous• 28 Sep 2008 09:12
anonymous

No? Ooh.

By mjamille28• 28 Sep 2008 09:10
mjamille28

not on QL, MD...

By mjamille28• 28 Sep 2008 09:08
mjamille28

well, they should.....

By anonymous• 28 Sep 2008 09:07
anonymous

You mean on QL, mj? No, everybody can say what he wants.

By tallg• 28 Sep 2008 09:06
tallg

Yes there is mj, though I've never seen it enforced.

By mjamille28• 28 Sep 2008 09:05
mjamille28

is there a law here against jaywalkers? they should do...

By amyl• 28 Sep 2008 09:03
amyl

sounds like something that should have already happened so very long ago.

perhaps the way it currently is a way to control the population in an unadvertised way......

By zhatash• 28 Sep 2008 09:02
zhatash

I think these type of people are beyond the boundries. Anyway it is just a quote..

By anonymous• 28 Sep 2008 08:59
anonymous

Is that your opinion, zhatash? You know, Hermann Hesse never was in Doha. Maybe that's why this quote doesn't make sense to me.

By zhatash• 28 Sep 2008 08:54
zhatash

When dealing with the insane, the best method is to pretend to be sane.

Hermann Hesse

By tallg• 28 Sep 2008 08:53
tallg

Oh, and by the way, it's illegal for a pedestrian to cross a road where there isn't a crossing. The reason it's illegal is because it's dangerous, to the pedestrian and to the drivers. Now obviously they shouldn't have to pay for breaking the law with their life and there should be more crossings provided, but it is illegal all the same.

By mjamille28• 28 Sep 2008 08:53
mjamille28

i agree with MD,...on the walking Doha streets part...

By anonymous• 28 Sep 2008 08:49
anonymous

amyl, you are excited (Caps Lock!). Don't forget, it is insane to walk in Doha. First, the climate speaks against it, secondly, the layout of the roads speaks against it. If a Qatari driver sees somebody walking he thinks that guy must be insane anyway. So, he'll have no problem to knock him over.

By tallg• 28 Sep 2008 08:49
tallg

amyl - try to distinguish between the comments directed at you and the comments directed at others!!! No-one said you were implying it was just Qataris.

By zhatash• 28 Sep 2008 08:48
zhatash

prejudice is a word i can say when people start blaming only on Qataris i have seen other nationalities on the name of safe driving or slow driving too risking their life and other's on risk....

By tallg• 28 Sep 2008 08:47
tallg

amyl, ignoring your unprovoked and unfounded attack on me I'll try to explain my comment to you;

I was not implying that if you see someone crossing the road (legally or illegally) you shouldn't slow down. Of course you should. My point was that some people seem to assume that as soon as they step into the road all the traffic will slow/stop to let them cross and it's that sort of attitude that causes accidents. Drivers may not see the pedestrian and even if they do having to suddenly slow down can cause problems for drivers around you.

By amyl• 28 Sep 2008 08:46
amyl

you got me on that one MD. you are so right. there goes another person thinking they should hope to arrive home safely when they were not equipt with a toyota land cruiser.......

By mjamille28• 28 Sep 2008 08:44
mjamille28

maybe they should think about putting overpass/underpass for pedestrians...

By amyl• 28 Sep 2008 08:44
amyl

NEVE DID I IMPLY IT WAS ONLY QATARTIES. IT IS ALL. WHEN I SEE LOCAL FOLKS DOING EVERYTHING IN THEIR POWER TO JUST GET ONE CAR IN FRONT AND NEVER WANTING TO WAIT, I TOO WILL JOIN THE GANG SO THAT EVENTUALLY I WILL ARRIVE AT MY DESTINATION.

By anonymous• 28 Sep 2008 08:43
anonymous

What do you mean, amyl? They don't, as this case shows.

By Oryx• 28 Sep 2008 08:43
Oryx

thanks TallG i lost a couple of heartbeats because of someone driving a car with copious cedar tree stickers and pendants

and those who drive in the middle lane at 45km an hour on an 80km road are a real danger to

and those parking on slip roads are a nightmare

i find dodgy driving is not exculsive to one ethnic group

By mjamille28• 28 Sep 2008 08:43
mjamille28

agreed... traffic laws should apply to all...

By amyl• 28 Sep 2008 08:42
amyl

HOW IS IT THEN THAT THEY WILL ARRIVE ON THE OTHER SIDE THEN, md?

By tallg• 28 Sep 2008 08:40
tallg

Arien - why only Qatari owned vehicles? I see all different nationalities speeding and breaking the traffic laws.

By amyl• 28 Sep 2008 08:40
amyl

so then if I see another in the road, it would be nieve for them to expect me to slow down to give them the opportunity to finish crossing the road?

That is insane. You could be one of the ones I see speed up? --like this person should not be allowed to cross? It is people like you who are at fault.

I am not saying that one should just cross when logically it doesn't make sense when they could take the time to walk further to be safer. I am saying that if you see a person attempting to cross- and you know you are traveling too f-ing fast-you should slow yourself down. I mean it is going to take time for you to wash off the blood, isn't it? OH, SNAP NEVERMIND....YOU PROBABLY PAY SOMEONE TO DO THAT!! WTF?????

By anonymous• 28 Sep 2008 08:39
anonymous

Arien, Racist!

By tallg• 28 Sep 2008 08:39
tallg

amyl - how did you deduce that he was crossing at a light?

By Arien• 28 Sep 2008 08:38
Arien

Fix Speed governors to all the Qatari Owned vehicles... !!!!!!!!!!!! They are worse than a drunk driver.

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By anonymous• 28 Sep 2008 08:36
anonymous

You are not supposed to walk on a highway!!

By zhatash• 28 Sep 2008 08:35
zhatash

It is really sad that the deaths of pedestrians in road accidents are rising.

By zhatash• 28 Sep 2008 08:34
zhatash

I think regarding the pedestrian crossings authorities must take the notice and they should plan awareness campaigns for pedestrians as they used to do about reckless drivers.

By zhatash• 28 Sep 2008 08:33
zhatash

I think regaring the pedestrian crossings authorities must take the notice and they should plan awareness campaigns for pedestrians as they used to do about reckless drivers.

By amyl• 28 Sep 2008 08:33
amyl

I agree with you about some of the careless people walking or even riding in areas they should not. Clearly this person was crossing at a light- perhaps it was late at night. It confuses me why those who work for the airport must pat their vehicles along that very busy road in the first place. Why is it not beneficial for a parking area to be built to ensure the safety of their employees and their vehicles. Those cars parked alongside the road are at risk everytime there is an accident involving moving vehicles. Hopefully this new airport will consider its employees when completing the design.

It just amazes me that in this country, life holds a value of 150,000. That alone shows how life is not considered important and it starts from the beginning. I am hopeful that when my contract is completed, I will be able to take myself onto the next phase of my life- AND IT NOT INVOLVE A CASKET THAT I ARRIVE IN!! I feel like I am playing Russian roulette every time I get behind the wheel. There is no such thing as driving defensively here. You have to have your eyes everywhere. That truly isn't enough either. For those of us who are here as guests of this country should atleast expect the same kind of care and concern we would offer Qataries when they visit our countries. For some, they may never leave this area and see how things could be better, safer. They accept this as their way of life, and that to me....is unacceptable.

By anonymous• 28 Sep 2008 08:32
anonymous

Basically you should not walk on foot in Doha. This is a car-city! Go to Al Dakhira if you want to stroll!

By tallg• 28 Sep 2008 08:28
tallg

amyl - I'm not trying to justify what happened, but a pedestrian should not expect the traffic to automatically slow down just because they've stepped out into the road. That sort of attitude is certainly what causes a lot of accidents.

There are woefully too few pedestrian crossings in Doha, but people crossing roads wherever they feel like it is incredible dangerous. To say that there is "no possible explanation as to why the person behind the wheel of the vehicle did not slow down" is a bit naive.

By zhatash• 28 Sep 2008 08:27
zhatash

life is full of eventualities we have to face.

By zhatash• 28 Sep 2008 08:26
zhatash

yeah that's true mj.

By mjamille28• 28 Sep 2008 08:24
mjamille28

not a good way to start the day... :(

By zhatash• 28 Sep 2008 08:22
zhatash

Agree Magic..

By zhatash• 28 Sep 2008 08:20
zhatash

No Amy I am not blaming. It's just my observation, not about this particular case but some pedestrians really carelessly strolling on highways and roads like in gardens or malls. life is very precious the high speeders (and i am agree with u that this is attitude problem only the proper education from society will alter this) are playing with life and they should be blamed and punished but pedestrian too take the responsibility as the safety is not just about procedures and laws it's about common sense too.

By anonymous• 28 Sep 2008 08:12
anonymous

Finally somebody who speaks the truth:" Your vehicle did not kill the person--YOU DID!! "

Does anybody know which disgrace to the human race drove the vehicle?

By zhatash• 28 Sep 2008 08:11
zhatash

those who like this daring sports put their own life and material on risk. Atleast the chances to put other's on risk is quite less.

By amyl• 28 Sep 2008 08:09
amyl

Why is it easy for you to blame the pedestrian? He was crossing the road to get to the other side. He was on foot and there is no possible explanation as to why the person behind the wheel of the vehicle did not slow down. People here in Doha- most of them LOCAL PEOPLE appear to feel that where ever it is they are going is so much more important than any other human. WELL, I have news for all you wreckless people- YOU ARE NOT THAT SPECIAL!! YOU NEVER WILL BE!!

This whole drivng situation infuriates me. I often see children allowed to wander freely in the vehicle. They are standing in between the front 2 seats waiting to be catapulted forward upon impact unknowingly. PARENTS here are so careless. There are infant/toddle carseat and seatbelt laws for reasons. It has been PROVEN to be a life saving mandatory safety feature and should ALWAYS be used. If you choose not to, you just don't value the lives of your children and others. Recently I saw a man driving his truck with an infant on his lap. May some power larger that these kinds of hopeless individuals be watching these young lives because those who are entrusted to care for them are UNQUALIFIED!

I pray for things here in Doha to change when it comes to rOAd safety and also child safety. You should be locked up and allowed to rot when you are responsible for the death of another EVEN IF IT IS YOUR OWN CHILD. Your vehicle did not kill the person--YOU DID!!

Please drive safely and take the time to put your children in a safer situation. Why not?

By anonymous• 28 Sep 2008 08:06
anonymous

Never heard of it, zhatash.

By tallg• 28 Sep 2008 08:06
tallg

But that also results in some horrendous accidents zhatash.

By zhatash• 28 Sep 2008 08:04
zhatash

Sand bashing is a lot of fun.

By fazaldohaqatar• 28 Sep 2008 08:02
fazaldohaqatar

Inna lillahe wa inna ilehe rajoon

MAY ALLAH BLESS HIM (AAMEEN)

By anonymous• 28 Sep 2008 08:00
anonymous

But if there's no fun, then what is there left in Qatar?

By zhatash• 28 Sep 2008 07:58
zhatash

that's right Dragon but the people who don't believe on what u have said should not pay the price..I think we should not put other's life on risk for the sake of fun..

By anonymous• 28 Sep 2008 07:57
anonymous

typical for a "professional assassin", oryx.

By Oryx• 28 Sep 2008 07:52
Oryx

Condolences to the family

I had a near death experience on TV roundabout last week...

Just try to be indoors during the Iftar run...

By anonymous• 28 Sep 2008 07:49
anonymous

No fun is without danger, zhatash!

By zhatash• 28 Sep 2008 07:49
zhatash

sometime i observe that pedestrians too are not so vigilant as they suppose to be..

By zhatash• 28 Sep 2008 07:46
zhatash

Anyway high speeding is a menace.

By anonymous• 28 Sep 2008 07:46
anonymous

And it was a Land Cruiser, eh? Did the car kill him or who?

By tallg• 28 Sep 2008 07:45
tallg

MD - why so harsh this morning? A guy's been killed, have some respect.

By spicemom• 28 Sep 2008 07:44
spicemom

my condolences to mr qadeem's family and may his soul rest in peace.to the guilty one may you receive the punishment befitting the crime if not now then in life after death .it is very tragic and sad indeed.again i am wondering wat is all this rush abt without even a thought of the safety of others.if there is a rush to meet death so be it do not involve others.is there not a tiny bit of thought at all or simply because that individual thinks he is above everything else???do you just look like a human being but not have the intel (this is where humans and animals are diff)??i have never before seen so much rushing and hurrying on the roads that lives of others are not taken into consideration at all and this is indeed pathetic. for those who behaves in this manner (without a care for others)you are just a waste of space in life, on this earth.........then again having said that dont think it is gonna make any sense considering they are not intelligent beings at all...........>sighs

life is stressful as it is, dont make it worse will ya...........

By anonymous• 28 Sep 2008 07:42
anonymous

Then, if it's true, why did he come to Qatar if he can't cope with the traffic?

By zhatash• 28 Sep 2008 07:41
zhatash

News can be true. sometime they delay to publish the news, i observe so many time.

By tallg• 28 Sep 2008 07:41
tallg

Not everything gets reported in the papers MD, or it may have happened too late to make it into today's editions.

By anonymous• 28 Sep 2008 07:34
anonymous

There is nothing in the newspaper. You are making up a story.

By IMI• 28 Sep 2008 05:00
IMI

My heartfelt condolence to Mr. Qadeer's family. I hope the family is able to recover from this irrepairable loss. But what i would like to add to this. Its not the Land Cruiser that is the monster its the driver who is behind the wheel. At the same time, I will still blame the pedestrain and the driver equally. The driver for being a careless moron, and the pedestrain for crossing such a high speed highway. We all know of the dangers of crossing the roads here in Qatar, be it Qatar Airways Technical Building, Lulu Hyper Market D'ring Road or Doha College Road or any damm road, even residential roads are not safe anymore, people should not risk thier lives crossing the road esp when we all know that a few retarded drivers are still on the loose. What will happen, Mr. Qadeer's family will at the most get Blood Money and the driver will walk free, but Mr. Qadeer will not walk to his family ever again. I would still advice people, think not once, not twice but 100 times before you risk your own life to cross the road here in Doha.. But then again, some things are destined by the will of Almighty.

I feel sad now..

IMI - The Screen Behind The Mirror

"I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent."

"The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend."

By SPEED• 28 Sep 2008 04:50
SPEED

wife in the car, while we were passing the Doha Airport towards Al Rowda (After Mattar-AlQadeem), we noticed some Qatar Airways staff (pilots/ Air hostess etc..) crossing the high speed road.. and we were bit surprised to see that there was no single pedestrian overhead crossing bridge/ underpass or zebra crossing for pedestrian in between the roads from Airport till waqara roundabout ??

I think Govt of Doha should do something before it's too late for others !!

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By Mandilulur• 28 Sep 2008 04:30
Mandilulur

Oh, no, I'm so sorry. Tonight I am waiting for my husband who is flying home this very minute for the Eid holiday and my heart breaks for Mr Qadeer's family. I do not wish to sound vengeful, but I hope they hold the responsible person properly accountable.

Mandi

By SPEED• 28 Sep 2008 04:30
SPEED

yesterday i saw one white land cruiser speeding from Airport road towards wakra with 200 - 220 kmph speed...

This guy was really crazy the way he was speeding i prayed to Allah for his and others safety ....

May Al Mighty keep all of us safe from these everyday unknown 'Killers' and give strength to his family to bear this terrible loss.

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