Did this happen to you?[insane LAND CRUISERS]

What irritates me is that he wants to over speed,and even if you are following the speed limit and driving in the fast lane you will some dumbass who will come and tailgate you.some people have the wrong idea that the left is for over speeding way over the speed limit. And what irritates me more is when this happens just a few meters away from the lights or a busy round about. Some of these idiot drivers just don't like to see any cars in front of them like they have to lead the way.i mean in minor roads where the speed limit is 50 or 60 they will even risk hittinganother car but they will overtake even if you are keeping the speed limit.it is like a disease that is difficult to cure.

I mean it was on gulf times recently that a qatari was tailgating and doing the ole flashlighting thing. The one in front did not give in to him and he carried on.The other behind persisted and the one in front did not give in.eventually the one in front made gestures of moving out of the way but called thwe other ones bluff and returned back in his place he did that a couple of times till the one one tailgating got fed up and pulled out a gun and bang bang shot at the car.Talking of the wild west.I mean these people love to immitate the west. it was like the bronx for a while in Doha. The one who got hit lost control of the road and went and fell in a ditch, to later die of his injuries in Hospital.

Shows you how pathetic this gets. what for just to drive a few yards in front at full speed.This type of thing( tailgating would work on Saudi highways where there are hundreds of kilometres of highway and one in front is driving too slow then fine ask him to get out of the way, even then trhere are other landes you can can just overtake him from anaother lane. here on these 2 lane 3 lane roads with just abou 300 or 400 mts to the next lights and roundabout all this cowboy stunt is not worth it. I mean when some one in front is already driving at a high and you come behind him driving even faster and expect him to get out out of the way. I mean what is this?often you have a big line of trucks to your right and you need to over take them then one idiot comes and sees that there is a line of trucks on the otherside and expects you to get out of his way and go behind those trucks.This is arrogance and ignorance.

In britain they would have been sent to hospital with baseball bat injuries.They don't play these ganes there.

Either to lead or to follow...

the decision is always urz... I use my Accord to challenge them in speed, cuts and curves...

“We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give.”

Sir Winston Churchill

Just let them pass by...

I do the same...........just move to ryt if the road's empty.....but if the road's crowded i maintain the maximum speed limit

but sometimes they try to ditch u

*Peace*

They usually pull up behind me and my little green rav 4, and think the bully thing will work. If it is an empty road, then yeah i will move over, but if it is reasonably busy, i maintain speed and let them make an ass of their driving. I don't crowd for people like that.

But that is driving in Doha for you. Much of the middle east is the same. You could be driving in the middle of the desert at 200Kph in pitch black conditions... A land cruiser will surely come out of no where and flash his lights at you to move out of his way.

It's a well known fact, that they are in a bigger hurry to get stuck in traffic than everyone else.

It's unfortunate that alot of people blame the Qatari's, it is usually someone of another arabic decendancy that just think they are Qatari.

Ach well *Peace on Roads*

* IDIOT drivers are more dangerous than flying land cruisers.

* OFFENSIVE drivers are the flying cars which is almost a half of Qatar's population.

* DEFENSIVE drivers are the safe one, who give ways to million cars thus instead of have having a 10mins drive they will end up an hour.

" AN END DOES NOT JUSTIFY THE MEANS"

scarlet if you are a lady just note down the number and report this to the police,i am sure he will be fined for it.someone has to do it,just try

If you are being hassled by a car behind just toss out a water bottle from the window or if you have a supply a bag of flour will give them a good scare.

If the right lane is empty you should be in it! cruising along in the left is the reason to tailgate.

Also its a hassle if you have the cruise control on to slow down for a left lane trawler, best to get close instead of cancelling the cruise setting or tapping the break.

Qatars best known Pirate - Yaarr!

Once you see you're being tailgated, follow these steps:

1. Check speed. If you're going below the speed limit, speed up to the speed limit (assuming there are no adverse conditions which make that unsafe). See if the tailgating continues before going on to #2.

2. It is unsafe to drive too close behind someone. Since you aren't the one doing the following, slow down until the person behind you is a safe distance away. If they stay at 1/2 car length behind you, then you should slow down to about 5 mph. This is following the general rule that there should be a car length between cars for every ten mph.

3. As you slow down, the dumbass may get the idea and back off. Feel free to accelerate back to your previous speed, now that it is safe to do so.

4. If the dumbass tailgater doesn't get the idea, just keep slowing down. Stop the car in the middle of the road if you have to. When the tailgater gets out of his car, start driving again.

5. If, as you slow down or stop, the tailgater takes advantage of the opportunity to pass you, good: you don't want them behind you anyway if they don't know how to drive reasonably and safely.

Note: I'm assuming the person is a genuine asshole: Otherwise he wouldn't be tailgating; he would be driving at a safe distance and waiting for an opportunity to pass safely.

and dont be damn slow at the first lane...

as long as you keep the road limits,,,,forget giving way to anyone..

thats my rule and it works.

drive safely

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Ah thanks guys, this is my second post

I have just got my driving license a month ago and I drive a toyota camry

and ya, very well said,

" Welcome to Qatar ...

the land of the flying land cruisers"

rather ignorant land cruisers, lmao

Seems to be the culture here to drive 6 inches behind.. TAILGATING. Does the Police ever do anything??

give a left signal..

and just calm down

they will take the right track instead of u..

lol

just press the break hard and ......

lolz

Sometimes I see people driving with 150 or more on way to sealine are they in emergency to reach to the sands and water? :) Of course if I believe that there is sth in emergency I would give way. And of course a person wants to go fast I do not have any problems with that. I am not that type of people who drive on the fast line with 80 kmph while the speed limit is 120 kmph. But while I am driving 120 kmph and taking over a car with 100 kmph if someone tails me and flashes those stupid lights I am releasing the gas pedal a lil bit and driving in the same speed with the car beside me to be able to block the road totally. I am already driving on the top of speed limit and there is a car beside me. What he would expect from me? More respect and behaved like kings and jump to the other lane because they have fast cars?

Either appear as you are; or be as you appear...

be carefull if u did like that

some G will explode u

They only know how to use the lights and horn, they certainly can't drive.

Apply the brakes and make him wait, and wait and wait, when you think he has learned a lesson then move over and smile it tees them off no end, I will no be intimidated by P****S in vehicles they have no concept of how to drive.

what about a race?

i should go away coz i assume he is in emergency

I hardly get people flashing at my back.... Coz i always do so to others... but yes if im not driving fast, I keep my car in the slow lane...

I dont drive fast, just fly slow....

“We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give.”

Sir Winston Churchill

sorry for the double post

If there is a car behind us asking a way gently. I mean not following you after inches behind you and not making those stupid flash light We are just passing to the right lane even before the car came closer. But if the car is chasing us in inches distance and making those flash lights we are going even slower without making sudden brakes and driving under the speed limit. And after a while we are giving the way.

Either appear as you are; or be as you appear...

You can't teach experience...

Why blame the Land Cruiser... They dont have a brain of thier own and at the same time they are not remote controlled or computer operated.

I too drive a landcrusier, but you should believe me, I dont tail gate anyone, when i am on the fast lane and i have a car in front of me, there is this general fear in most of the drivers that they give way in fear which is really un asked for.

But over all blame the drivers.. It has nothing to do with Poor machines named Land Cruiser.. Its just a 4X4 decent car, at times driven by morons.

Be Safe & Drive Safe...

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."

on a time like this do the following..

1.open your window

2.place ur hand outside pointing upwards

3.wave first to the car behind you

4.close one by one your finger start with ur pinky

5.ring finger

6.keep the middle finger standing

7.your pointer finger next

8. lastly the thumb

9.and wat do he got

10.A BIG F#*K YOU

Don’t be anxious about tomorrow, Let tomorrow be anxious of itself....JC

just follow some simple rules:

1) always stay within the speed limit, only u r responsible for ur over-speeding

2) always keep the speed track (left most) clear unless u r using it (overtaking)

3) never swerve to get out of the Land Cruiser's way, u might bump into a car in ur blind spot. Put on ur indicators and wait for clearence to move out of his track. Always watch him in ur mirror u never kno, he might try to overtake u frm the right side

It happens to me, and every1else also i'm sure, quite often. If i'm in a relaxed state of mind (rarely) i get out of his way; else i cut down a gear or two & take off, leavin him eatin my dust.

Watever u do dont irritate or preturb the idiot any more, u never kno how he might react. i'm sure u'd have heard of cases where these guys even bump into ur car and some have even literally pushed ppl off the road. Wat does he care, he'll leave the car there & walk straight into the Toyota showroom & pick up another 1; the headache is all urs!!!

cheers

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if u drive an expensive car

he would easily pass u

dont try this with me

Act like you cant see them then touch the brakes now and again. Love the road rage!!!!

Serlena Wardman

South Africa

Durban

Could a person have enough wasta to drive into the back of someone and not receive the blame? If you go into the back of another car it's always your fault, even if the other person did slam on their breaks, and it's fairly obvious from the damage what happened.

If u see a white color Land Cruiser, dipping its Xenon lights and which is just n inch closer to ur car's bumper ...

then its ME !!! :). I hate all these lousy slow drivers in small boxes.

Land Cruisers rule the Roads. Got it

Ban Spoon Feeding not Me

At scarlet you make a good point that if we slam the break then we are at fault then if one behind me is a national then i will move out of the way and then go behind him and slam my car into his lund cruiser...dumb a*** people driving these lund cruisers

zenon lights are the one that worry me specially during the night...its blinding i guess the authorities should ban them....tail gating is very common here just handle it according to the situation....getting off the way is the best thing....Dont mess with them they are godd at tail gating!!

Janey.................

If u see a white color Land Cruiser, dipping its Xenon lights and which is just n inch closer to ur car's bumper ...

then its not ME !!! :)

Cheerz and Hav A Safe Driving ...!!!

Don't scare me guys. I will be getting my car soon and will roam the streets of Doha.

come come let me give you a neck massage too dont you say i cant breath any more ok :D

In a newspaper article a few months ago some police/transport-chief-dude recommended tapping your breaks when being tail-gated as a way of getting them to back off.

Not sure it's the sort of advice that should be coming from someone like that cos it's pretty dangerous, but it does work sometimes.

I am really missing you!!!

Love Oryx

I dont care what nationality these people are with luck they will crash one day and die a slow horrible death on their own without taking anyoone else out....

Oh yeah one more thing, wonder why we never see em drive like that when they are on vacation in the UK or US.... because they would be dragged from the car and kicked to death!!!!

dont get mad get even!!!!

Nidge

come come let me do you the shoulder massage and dont you dare complain later that it hurts like hell :P

I tapped my brakes back at one guy the other day. Pissed him off quite a bit :). Made me feel better. LOL.

Don't do what I did.....just signal right, get out of their way as soon as you can safely, and go on with life. Don't try to control what you can't change. Took me a while to learn this lesson. :)

Take care...

And I need a Shoulder massage some to pay my bills and some time off work :P

If u could do tht for me .. Il make sure u never run out of coke...

that just really really annoys me....

move your slow asssssssssssss.......

BTW i need Water, Milk and diet coke in the fridge ;)

very irritating indeed!!!!!!!

"dgoodrebel will always be the rebellious good one"

now they are using converted camels!

the land cruiser...

welcome to doha qatar the land of flying land cruisers!

"I've learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision."

It is really irritating though when u have a guy in front of u driving at 50km/h on a 100km/h road.. N they dont seem to bother to get out f d way !!! Thts mostly when people tailgate so close to the car in front..

This virus has speard to Asian Drivers who drives double cabs , Vans etc.

Ban Spoon Feeding not Me

We just need to put reasons in our driving ways. If you happened to be in the fast lane but somebody is faster than you are (and the right lane is free), then give way. We call it "road courtesy". Remember, it will not kill us if we give-in.

And also, about all of these disrespectful other drivers or who you called "idiots", you can shout at them, cursed them, do whatever you want, JUST DON'T OPEN YOUR WINDOW. Release the anger inside of you so you will be relieve of your own stress and you can drive home safely.

"dgoodrebel will always be the rebellious good one"

however, have you ever known of anyone to get a ticket for that??? nope, me either.

and I agree abohamaid...a friend of mine was being done this way by a guy in a thobe(I won't say Qatari because I don't know for sure!) and there was no place for her to go, truck on her right, traffic in front...so she raises her hands in the "what do you want me to do" motion...then flaps her hands in a flying motion, to ask him if he expected her to fly over traffic. When she finally can pull over, she does and he zooms past, pointing at her and then putting his finger to his lips telling her to shut up!!! Talk about road rage for no reason, not to mention a total lack of being grown up!!

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.

not only flash them

tailing is a VOILATION

you'd be surprised how fast they back down! The move out of their way when you have a chance. Also, those of you that slam on your brakes...ever stop to think what will happen to you if the person behind you is a national citizen??? YOU will be the one at fault, not them. Think about it..

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.

how about the idiots driving on the fast lane at 50kph below? see them almost everyday...they deserve the flashing lights and everything.. :P

this is called intimidation

How about the one driving at 40KM/hr on the middle lane :)

Ban Spoon Feeding not Me

they are not driving fast ... they are just flying slow

move away from their way

I am driving here since 1981. This type of drivers are always there, not in Qatar only. just save your self and get out of their lane as soon as you can.

***Imagination is more important than knowledge***

if the right is free, just move. actually i get really angry when am in a hurry and someone is just going slowly in front of me, blocking the fast lane...

If you're looking for a problem, you're probably gonna find one.

You can't teach experience...

Just ignore him and move over when you get the chance. Importantly don't panic. He's not going to hit you, he's just being an ass

just eat another pie

the-birdie...I thought the national animal of Qatar was the yellow crane :?

 I may be blonde but I am wise

smile lots laugh more

Don't panic. Wait for the right moment and calmly move out of his/her way..

just don't go waaaay down to their level, you know what is right and wrong and most importantly the slow lane hehehehe. this happens to me all the time with all kinds of vehicles and especially when I'm with my 2-year-old son sitting in his car seat. just let them pass, they'll be the ones getting in trouble not you

Don't be an idiot move out of the way!!!! left lane is for passing only!!! you got it???

stay safe..and don't try to ba like them:-(

Try these ones:

http://everything2.com/e2node/How%2520to%2520get%2520rid%2520of%2520a%2520tailgater

http://www.wikihow.com/Handle-Tailgaters-on-the-Road

http://www.roadtripamerica.com/DefensiveDriving/Rule27.htm

http://www.helium.com/items/168940-what-to-do-if-someone-drives-too-close-behind-you

Ohhh....I have a simple solution ... i start racing with them, but never give them way...

“We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give.”

Sir Winston Churchill

Just move out of the lane... !

dont contribute to more road rage just concentrate on getting home safely...

In such circumstances i had wished how nice it would be if our car's rear light is dezigned in such a way that we could flash brightlights back at the nuisance 4 wheeler behind us.I also wish our horns could speak for us...how nice it would be.....i would hav dezigned such a car if i were an automob engineer

kellysnake

< I WAS AN ATHEIST UNTILL I REALIZED, I WAS GOD >

Push your brakes so that guy in his F****** Land Cruiser learns a lesson And respect the person in front of him, he ill change is track ....... !!!

The only time I have come close to bad behavior here was when I saw a Land Cruiser accelerate and swerve toward a worker trying to cross a street at a pedestrian crossing. I swear, if he had hit the guy I would have done something to get me deported. And it would have been worth it!

Mandi

Land cruisers ?... Oh, No

Dont tell anything against them.

which is the national animal of Qatar ?.. a Land Cruiser !!!!

Mercedez will scare Land Cruiser

Land Cruser will do the same to Nissan

Nissan will do it to Alto

And Alto will do it to the Nepali cyclist !!!!!

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./`I don't wanna waste another day-Keepin it inside, it's killing me./`

i didnt do it! ...:)

vicki, you sense road rage? In Qatar, NO, never :-)

why it has to be a land cruiser?I saw some 4WDs,SUVs & even sedans doing it.I think it's not the car, it's with the driver who is insane!

ROAD RAGE!!

well i never move the dude behind me tries to do ignorant things but evently i end up swearing at him and he at me and we go different way. why the hell should i give my way to some idiot. I think its qatari ignorant culture or something its like they own the road and god damn it why everyone owns a land cruiser i hate this car there are million or car to choose from better then lan cruiser but if one dude has to get it the other needs to have it is it arab culture ufff..what the hell :-)

happens to all of us. If there's a car flashing you and tailing you just calmly move to the next lane. If you don't have a chance, then just ignore the guy.

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Mr. Q's Blog - A Qatari's view on Qatar.

avoid driving at the fast lane if you're not driving a land cruiser,

and if you can't avoid that, better be alert and look always at your rear view mirror. the moment you see a fast one approaching, be prepare to shift right. it does'nt need to be a land cruiser, any other car drivers can act the same.

especially if you're slow.

safe driving will bring you home, while others will bring them faster to hell... take care!

" Welcome to Qatar ...

the land of the flying land cruisers"

u got a good slogan.

that happens when you're driving a sedan.heheh!

the land of the flying land cruisers!

it happens everywhere, it happens to everyone... you're not alone...

how about just to move to the right lane?

just let them pass by?

it would work...

its simple mate.

switch to right track but if u cant make it at that moment coz of some other vehicle thn jst turn ur right indicator on and do it asap.

NEVER HIT BRAKES OR TRY TO ACCELERATE MORE

cheers