Irritating Drivers!!!

kabayan, they are the usual patient here in trauma room, ending up with broken ribs, legs, skull etc....nasty to be exact...

kabayan, they are the usual patient here in trauma room, ending up with broken ribs, legs, skull etc....nasty to be exact...

than back home. In ma country, motorists carry a loaded GUN. any traffic dispute will be settled thru a barrel of a gun! Ma car is protected by Smith & Wesson!

"katas ng qatar"

welcome to qatar ...:)

what can we do with these drivers who has no plan of educating themselves? i was told that these "road owners" can easily get out of the mess if apprehended. i was even told that law enforcers will "avoid" catching them (i hope these are not true).

so, when you are on the road, be alert, be alive, be enthusiastic. lol

these drivers really mean. pray for them dazzle...

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Unlike in europe the culture of defensive driving doesnt exist .. so till it dosent become a part of evaluation for the license the attitude of the drivers wouldnt change .. I was told by a person with 30 years of driving in middle east that he failed the test in europe just because he had his wallet in his back pocket while driving.. if that becomes a reality here how many of us would pass the test !!1

He honked to let you know that he was there. He was being considerate.

tarsiers,

i guess that explains why, yet it's so shocking, i can't believe it.

EMN, ROFL, easy on the mommy, watch out her angry hormones ;)

wish you safe delivery dazzle, and ofcourse safe drive to hosptal when due :)

Yalla!

Getting hyper, uneasy, stress are very common with pregnant women........NO wonder u came up with something like this.

Aana free, jaana free,

Pakde gaye tho khana free.

too slow? i don't think so on a 5 meter distance from the junction. my hubby even blink the head lights to give caution...

Exactly! You said it:) your hubby blinked the head lights to give caution, but you should know that sometimes blinking for a car while slowing down or going slower means for the one who you are blinking for: Go ahead. He might even raise his hand to say thank you, and you will think that he is waving his hand like telling: What da fck?!. He is telling thank you for slowing down, blinking the head lights to him and let him go!:)

I am not joking. This is what it means sometimes. Depends on the situation and the speed you drive..etc

Do you know why those drivers stop 10 meters before the signal pedestrian lines? Guess why?:)

Because they think that these sensors are for the Radar and if they step on it with thier wheels, the Radar will flash on them. I am seriously talking. This is what they think. I have been told by diff drivers that these sensors are connected to the Radar and if the wheel will pass on more than specific number of lines, the Radar will flash on his car :)

I am not joking. This is thier reason. If they know the reason why these sensors are there, they would not do what they are doing. Thats why I hope that the Traffic department will explain this fact on TV and on signages on streets to aknowledge the people.

Boston, yeah i guess i'll get used to it... i know i have to learn to drive eventually... i wish myself luck.... :(

Yeah, MJ, you can get used to it. Challenges make you tougher. If you can drive in Doha, you can drive anywhere in the world. ... *rolls eyes*

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The Cookie Monster said it.

same here... :D

You can get used to it, mj. It's harmless. Doha is a small village.

I have to change my Sunny with a Hummer...some targets came in my mind...ohhhh, sweet revenge!

Welcome to driving in Doha, Dazzle.

Here a large portion of the population drive on the roads as if its the personal property of their dad's. The bigger your car, the more right it gives you to push everyone off the road.

The way some drive, especially during my school runs, makes me wonder if he/she plans to take us along to meet our maker.

am planning to take driving lessons so i can drive myself to work, but seeing the manner that some drivers conduct themselves everyday, just makes me discouraged to take the driving lessons... i value my life so much so i'll think about it some more... :P

Yezz..like the moron who did an illegal u-turn from the right lane (sort of) recently and crashed into me and dented my front bumper. Bad dent too.

But for a month after that, before the dent got fixed (after police report (delayed cos hit and run) and insurance issues), morons avoided me on the road. Must have thought to themselves "Ok. Better stop / not try to change lanes without looking or she'll have no qualms about walloping us". Rats! Now the car is fixed, the bullies are at it again!

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The Cookie Monster said it.

Hotcake: Thank god, some of us don't have reason to. ;-)

If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough...

Uh.

too slow? i don't think so on a 5 meter distance from the junction. my hubby even blink the head lights to give caution...

anyways, my irritation is over, just got it on a prayer. :)

People with small cars are not entitled to have opinions on this thread! =))

Yalla, I'm out!

"There are two things no man will admit he cannot do well: DRIVE and make love"

you really is a nightmare... posting just for the points? hopefully next time you make a comment or post, you "read" beyond the words. take chances of hearing what's being said beyond. Hope you'll be blessed with what's essential for you... ;(

There has been lots of thougts that driving in Qatar or Doha in particular is just like going into sucide, and it sure does. Its sad that these messages dosen't goes straigt into the traffic police ears or the law makers.

There's a long list of what annoys me about drivers in Qatar, but generally, I don't find it too bad. You just have to be an assertive driver. There are a lot of exceptions, but overall I see it like this. The LC's drive like crazy, but most of the time they know how to handle a car. Then you have all the indians, that has never gone faster than 60 km/h and therefore thinks that driving the Tiida at that speed in the left lane on Wholesale Market Road, is ok - oh, and changing lanes don't require you look over your shoulders. Just change lane, and preferably do it over a distance of about 2 kilometers. They to me are the most dangerous to me, as they have absolutely NO IDEA about what going on behind them...

However, if you're prepared for this, I don't find the traffic here too bad...

If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough...

i'd like to add my frustration on drivers stopping their cars 10 meters before signals pedestrian lines, blocking the right way exit and on some signals causing the green light to skip many times because they didn't press the undergroung sensors.

i had to advise many drivers to move forward so that out line signal would go green.

Yalla!

OK now we all know that you have a car and your husband is a very good driver.

Aana free, jaana free,

Pakde gaye tho khana free.

I am just guessing that maybe the driver of the other car thought that your husband slowed down or driving slow to let him go.

It could be that your husband was driving too slow because of the humbs and because you are pregnant, and the driver see you but knows that he can easily do it and turn with no accident because you are driving extremely slow, or thought that this slow motion or slowing down this much is a sign for him to turn.

anyway, it is no wonder that you or your husband will face such drivers every single day. Driving is an Art. It is not only knowing how to drive and following the rules, but how to be aware of other drivers who just got thier new license and practising thier driving or those teenager drivers, or drunk drivers...etc. Simply, care about following the rules and be aware of other drivers all the time because it will happen always.

filipinos r good drivers...................

I dont knwo wich ones are the worse drivers... the people she is referring about or the ones who went from riding camels to driving 4X4... and believe there is no rule or law for themselves.

I have my fun with them. Especially at the Center roundabout which is under construction 24 / 7. If you take the turn to pass the Center on your right, people generally try to cut infront of you and steal your lane because of the 3-lane street merging into a 2-4 lane roundabout. So what I do, I stop infront of the roundabout entry and block a couple of lanes, look at the drivers and just smile haha.

Another perfect example of this is the last roundabout on Salwa road before you hit the flyover which is almost complete woohooo!! Straight road to Saudi at last! =D

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Good for you... :)

wth,specially _ _ _ _ g_ _ _ s who loves their big cars & who loves using their cells while driving even on r/a's!!!

I don't drive here dazzle so was surely not me :)

we don't decorate our car that much. (lol) my husband don't like it that way. even our car in the Philippines has no (over)decorations whatsoever. just a little saint & crucifix that won't block a view. :) (i know, we Filipinos love to decorate our cars... but not all.)

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Dazzle, my bad. How the heck I misread that sentence, I don't know.

If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough...

They are the owner of the roads and junctions....even one minister was killed this year hit by Flying Land Cruiser...stay home till you deliver mom..

Life is a continual upgrade. ~JMW

for as long as you're not that driver, i wouldn't mind. (lol) :)

I do drive as well in the Philippines, but my husband has no intentions of getting me a driving license here, because he believes - it's too dangerous!

alright, breathe and relax, be cool!

Never mind me dazzle, I was just teasing you.

Congratulations on your second little man :)

I don't drive here in Doha... and i don't have any intentions of driving without license here. Even in the Philippines, i don't drive if my license is not with me... :)

that really pissed me off about this bloody f****ng b****rds drivers..when get a good look at them its like they have done nothing wrong.

I didn't say that... He also has lapses, but well compensated lapses.

And yeah, your right... HE IS MY HUSBAND! and i love him so much. :)

LOL Sandeep...

Dazzle, here's another thought. Since you're driving anyway, why not get the license. Does it get less dangerous if you drive without a license. And, if you're in a crash and hopefully everybody is ok, what would be the economical ramifications of driving without license? Can you afford to pay for a LC out of your own pocket??

If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough...

Stop driving her crazy!!!

Everything's gonna be alright!!!

I know I'm a lot safer in our own car. :)

and looking at your profession(?) i would love to see my baby in January... (lol)

Ofcourse he is the perfect driver, he is your husband afterall.

I already felt somebody will say that... but i don't think so that it is my husband who has driving problems. we haven't met any accident so far in his almost 15 years of driving. you see, though you know how to do defensive driving, if somebody else drives like a crazy one, you will meet some sort of accidents.

It's just good that my hubby has a very fast reaction to such incidents that he was able to control the steering wheel and have the instincts of using the breaks... :)

thanks. :D (btw, its a little man! our second little man...)

dazzle just a thought, if your husband is facing problem everytime he drives around, maybe the problem is with his driving.

hihih...glad you shared the feeling. Greetings for the little man/woman coming!

Gunner, i'm not just driving around and i don't drive here in Doha myself. We are on our way to our office for work.

Let me correct my term... "NATIONALITIES" TO COMPENSATE FOR "THEY"...

and i know as well that not all Filipinos are good drivers, but if you can see, most of us know how to use signal lights of our cars. :)

same old same old...

I have a friend if someone honks at him (from the rear) puts his car in park, gets out, and asks quite politely "you wanted something?" At this point they're nearly drooling with frustration. It's quite funny to watch.

Signature line > "You can't fix stupid"

as for me , i get more agressive when i come across this kind of drivers...literally i over take them , and infront of them i go as slow as a turtle...if one is going fast i go faster...i make his ride a living hell...well that's me!!!yesterday on my way to the office , it was 6:40 am , i was listening to duran duran , almost alone on the duhail highway , when out of nowhere there was that "landcruiser" driver horning and diming his lights behind me...so guess what , he couldn't pass...i hit the gas as hard as i could...and he and his fat cruiser ,only ate my dust!!!! this is the way i roll!!!

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I'm Jack's complete lack of surprise

A lady in a YELLOW Mazda 6 honked at me cause I was at a T junction, waiting with the indicator go to the left.

I think she wanted me to fly over the oncoming cars!

Yep. A guy cut across my lane at a roundabout this morning and honked at me, I guess, for just being there!