Why Qatari Drivers Turn Left/Right without...
Hi Guys
This is a question mark for me that why some driver here in Qatar Specially QATARIES turn Left/Right the car without any Side Lamp Signal?
How they get their driver license?
You know that it is very dangrous and it takes live of others?
Do you know that the driver (even a professional driver) will think that when you are driving infront of him you will pay attention and sending signal for Turning Left/Right?
you are on the left lane, you still need to turn on your left signal light because it's customary. It's just like saying, it's part of driving defensively. There's no harm in doing so.
The rule is , whatever lane you are occupying and whether you are moving or at a junction, everytime you change direction, you make the necessary signal
"dgoodrebel will always be the rebellious good one"
but a lot of road courtesy maneuvers. I'm not really sure but am I right before when I said that there is no classroom lectures before you received your FIRST driver's license? This applies to all countries, if you don't know the rules or even road courtesy manners, how can you practice it. Here in Qatar, they're only concern is you know how to start, stop and park your car the way they want you during the actual drive test, after that, you're on your own.
"dgoodrebel will always be the rebellious good one"
Having driven in a few countries and jut come from Saudi.. I can tell you that Qatari driving is pretty sane compared to Saudi..
Problem with roundabouts is that not many people are used to them, especially Americans..The answer is to keep about you and use mirrors constantly..
it's like russian roulette out there my friends!
@speed, lol i'm cool.
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Strictly speaking, giving the left signal even though they're in the left-hand lane at the junction is the correct way of doing things. Also, they may be about to do a U-turn.
"Never argue with idiots. They'll drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience."
another funny thing about over-conscious drivers.., they give left signal even if they are already in the left lane in the junction. obviously, you're turning lef you dont have to inform the car behind you. signal given when not required and vice versa. some drivers are really thinking backwards.
silent "G"
long time ? how are things going !
You know, today only I came to know that there is something called signal in the cars ;-o
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The same happened 2day with me in SPORTS R/about.
Well the lady this time wore an abya so cannot say which nationality
but there are some good drivers n some bad
the only way to srive is the safe way keeping in mind that the road belongs to everyone
hope that all adher to this n there will be Peace n Harmony.
Wrote about this on my blog yesterday.
I got really annoyed when a blonde woman (she was hot though :P ) was on the outside of a round about and turned left and almost hit me, and didn't even signal.
It's all nationalities my friend.
Sadly people learn bad habbits rather than keeping up with the good.
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its is not the matter of qataries only, if you notice that who driving fast and not follow the traffic rules were teenager, 17-20 old, it will be nice if you visit other asian countries to see how the traffic there, and before you said (QATARIES BLA BLA BLA, It's better to light a candle than curse the darkness,
dezigner, qatary driver ;)
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Dont u know its not cool to follow traffic rules in Doha... Nothing to do with Qataris though! Nice advice Dracula!
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I always get nervous when I approach a round-a-bout here. I must've died in a previous life on one.
Jadss i dint get it.. wat?
I really aksed QATARI one time to use the signal
he said whay im indian !!!!!!!
becuse some indian driver use the singnal right signal even the road 1 way
gotta love those drivers who signal left but take a right instead and vice versa,.......>sigh
life's too short so make the most of it, you only live but once.......
Man cool people dont use signals, its for losers, in Qatar everyone's cool... like Nascar drivers lol. U gotta read their minds, see they r soo cool that they use telepathy... perhaps its following the cultural... Do u think that camels had side lamps???
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which do you prefer? turning without signal or turning left on right signal and vice versa?
it really puzzles me how some drivers can give signal when they are turning on the opposite side.
silent "G"
Ok,cover her!!
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I thought I'd forget you, but I guess I forgot to.
Dracula ...She is sleepy dude... let her sleep.....
Sleep tight nadt ....Gunnit
“We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give.”
Sir Winston Churchill
.Pay a cofee for nadt...
Loan, ok?
oh casanova...i think i will quit this topic and get some sleep...good night...
Dracula you have scored Qr 20... give some more advices and ill pay for your coffee..
Its Simple nadt, no slow drive no flashes from the back and no accidents... well sometimes if i get one good Qatari driver, i happily indulge myself in a race for fun...and believe me i dont remember when did I loose a race
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Sir Winston Churchill
This discussion scares me before even going for driving license ... I really wish there were more taxis in Doha ...
Nobody dies a virgin ... Life Screws you anyway !!!
Dracula, are you a driving instructor? Is that why people drive like this when you help get them their license...It all makes sense now..
lol casonova, driving fast is a self defence..
Nope ... nadt.. I swear I'm the one who do this in self defense...
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Aah Casanova, so your one of those drivers who drive fast and make it unsafe for the rest of us , hey!
Dracula.... keep on giving such advices, inform me when it reach Qr 100... sorry dude no change...lolzzz
SMK....I really dont care about such things, coz now its just like a part of life in Qatar, if i start counting day-to-day clashes with bad drivers ill go mad telling you stories but i wont end up...
thers a better solution ... just drive as fast as u can (as i do, I only slow down if a radar is ahead)but safe fast drive not rash... Fastest is the safest in Qatar...
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I was wondering when my brother told me that when you drive here in qatar, you must protect your face and A**, i was laughing at him, but i came to know what does he means, tody i was riding with one of my frineds car, in City Center's Round About, a GXR push the break to allow a girls car pass the road, but it was not her right it was our right to pass fist, we were going to have a big crash on his DumbA**, but we hit our car on the block, and then this mother*** was angry and he was shouting that we were driving fast, sudenly a traffic police came and stoped us, after investgation, the traffic police gave a very harsh warning to the two Qatari thet they were in GXR... after we were laughing at them....
No man is above the law and no man below it.
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I thought I'd forget you, but I guess I forgot to.
Dracula.....What an advice… I must say u are genius and a half… lolzzzz….
SMK ... Man … just drive as u own the road and people will afraid of you rather than u are afraid of others and posting such repetitive topics…
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Do v need licence 2 drive ...........
Good Question ????
they are not qataris,original qataris are well behaved in the road-they are arabs born here but acting like this is their country(abusive)
its not about Qatari my friend .. is doha custom ...
and i think these lights are only for decoration purposes
hahahahahaha
they use the side lamp signal after changing the lane
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smk1362, there are all types of bad drivers on the road, lets not start generalising about nationalites..
oh, I'm sorry nadt, I just missed to type Bengladishi also:D
No man is above the law and no man below it.
Its not just Qataris who dont signal when turning left and right, most people in Qatar dont do that...
It has to do with the fact that theres no indicator function in cars, they are optional...well they might as well not be there...
you just have to conentrate really hard and guess the direction the driver is going...
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