What r these guys doing

Plankton
By Plankton

Yesterday night I was walking through the center of the old city arround 1700.
At one intersection (where Q-Tel is) I had to wait for a couple of minutes...

There I saw a guy on the sidewalk, well hidden behind bushes with a clipboard lookoing
a the passing by traffic an taking notes.
As I started to look arround I noticed that there were several guys doing the same thing...
Some more hidden, some less.

The interesting bit is, that they were dressed in the usual blue suits... but at least the guy that was nearest me sure didnt fit the looks of a blue suit.

What are these guys doing ?

I could not help and take a pic of them while driving by the intersection a while later...

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By anonymous• 8 Nov 2007 14:14
anonymous

Senti and skdkak - I met Frog last week but he doesn't look like a frog. May be the world's tallest FROG:)

By skdkak closed 1708224867• 8 Nov 2007 14:03
skdkak closed 1708224867

i think chocolate policeman. hehehehe

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By sentibhim• 8 Nov 2007 14:01
sentibhim

who killed the frog ? i dont see hin here.

"Drink Beer Save Water"

By skdkak closed 1708224867• 8 Nov 2007 13:58
skdkak closed 1708224867

LOL... how are you today. and where is frogy... he should have come out of his hmmmmmm.. Chocos are not gonna give him a reason to drive in the opposite direction or on footpath.

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By anonymous• 8 Nov 2007 13:26
anonymous

"Maybe they need to give these guys an umbrella and a water bottle for accurate figures to come or what we will see is whimsically planned future Doha."

OUR FROG CAN ARRANGE THAT as he did with chocolates to a Policeman previously :)

By kellysnake2003• 8 Nov 2007 13:15
kellysnake2003

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By anonymous• 8 Nov 2007 11:53
Rating: 4/5
anonymous

I saw a white elderly couple doing this the other day at Burger King Roundabout.

They can estimate traffic flow per hour so when they install traffic lights they have an Idea of how to program them to achieve optimum traffic flow.

By Plankton• 8 Nov 2007 11:48
Plankton

ok, next time I see them I will ask what they are doing... should have done that yesterday.

By anonymous• 8 Nov 2007 11:32
Rating: 4/5
anonymous

Actually I saw the same near Villagio this morning he was sitting on a stone up there in the middle of the road and I did think it is a funny place to sit and wait and because it would be difficult to pick him up as he was facing the wrong side. Hmm interesting.

By shreeya• 8 Nov 2007 11:32
shreeya

LOL...Knoxcollege...Staring and may be taking notes on Vital Statistics....

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By knoxcollege• 8 Nov 2007 11:22
knoxcollege

Staring?

By rayyz• 8 Nov 2007 11:19
rayyz

Great observation!

They better not be taking car number plates down for traffic offences. LOL.

Don't think they're CID's in civil dress.

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By skdkak closed 1708224867• 8 Nov 2007 11:17
skdkak closed 1708224867

Maybe they need to give these guys an umbrella and a water bottle for accurate figures to come or what we will see is whimsically planned future Doha.

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By DaRuDe• 8 Nov 2007 11:03
Rating: 4/5
DaRuDe

they tried it on several roundabouts b4 and they were sitting in the middle with clipboard and pen in hand noting down number of vehicles passing each green signal.

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By buttercupryle• 8 Nov 2007 11:02
buttercupryle

maybe skdkak was right..

By owen• 8 Nov 2007 10:57
Rating: 2/5
owen

but are they suppose to be in uniform?

Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.

By Plankton• 8 Nov 2007 10:56
Plankton

ok... as long as they don't write plate numbers for not wearing seat belt or using mobile phones etc.

Not that I would do any of the above :-)

By skdkak closed 1708224867• 8 Nov 2007 10:55
Rating: 4/5
skdkak closed 1708224867

something to do with statistics... future traffic control.

Dont you know old city will become a new one soon. lot of infrastructural development and sure need to know the traffic congestion etc etc

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