till when we will suffer in traffic jam in doha city :-(
By qatarlivingrovz12 •
every morning, traffic jam is becoming worst in doha... C-RING, D-RING i don't know if other roads as well..
very very hard... i used to travel from my house to office 10-15 mins from mather qadeem to la cigale during normal traffic.. but now, oh my God i need 1 1/2 hours (using diverted traffic) to reached my office.. same thing also during coming back home.. :-( its like driving forever..
..till 2021 or if your visa gets cancelled before that and you have to go.... then you can kiss the traffic jams goodbye forever...
until when? When guineapigs fly on the Corniche :P
I don't know why people keep complaining about the traffic.
The Gulf Times reported that:
"Traffic Department’s plan effective in easing congestion"
...
"The Traffic Department’s plan worked smoothly yesterday to ease circulation on all roads of Doha, especially those where construction work is on, in co-ordination with the Rescue Police (Al Fazaa) and Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya)."
http://www.gulf-times.com/qatar/178/details/365244/traffic-department%E2%80%99s-plan-effective-in-easing-congestion
It's not as if the Gulf Times just prints lies.
Bangkok used to have the same traffic problem some twenty five years ago which they solved by a mounted metro system.
Until metro comes into operation in Qatar, toll tax on the main roads can force the one person, one car to go into group traveling, and this is definitely a simpler and doable job.
I have started learning Japanese with Audio tracks while in stuck in traffic to pass time... Konetchiwa! :D
The traffic police are to blame most of the time, they try to "help" but instead they just turn the roundabouts to a nightmare and making cars que up for way too long. Every time I see them trying to arrange traffic I just want to scream out of my car and tell them to leave us alone! we can handle it much easier if you just leave it be!
see this
http://www.gulf-times.com/qatar/178/details/367998/errant-motorists-continue-to-cut-into-traffic-from-right
jetpack is the answer to all problems...
untill not finish gas and petrol..
During rush hour the only way you can change lanes is to
buy the car driving next to you
Freeway congestion is getting so bad, you can change a
tire without losing your place in line
The number of driving licenses bieng issued by the Government is growing tremendously every month.
the population of car is more than the population of the people here...that is where the problem lies
One person owns 3-4 cars
This is normal everywhere in the wprld and Doha is no exception.A growing city with an ever growing population.
Rizks and I have bought a Tandem cycle and we avoid the jams :O)
arghhhhhhhhhhhhhh yeah its too much traffic ...live with it :-/
The main problem is the construction work on most of the roads in Doha. The roads in corniche as well as those inside Doha are narrowed because of heavy road works and the traffic from those roads are getting diverted to the other roads which causes the jam. Some roads that goes to corniche are closed as well. I hope it will be eased by the end of this month.
Yah, very true..No words to show our anger..Hope this should get resolved soon...
How can this be because the schools are back?
Was the traffic this bad during the final weeks of the school term before the summer holidays?
I think most of the problem is when the police come to the roundabouts and junctions and try to "help".
lol! its already on my thought! or simply shift all your accomodation near ur office!
Brit, I feel this will continue till the WC2022 as even after 2018 many expats would be hired to man the newly built infrastructures and thus the floating population will keep on swelling..
After the games, the hotel industry will start having a lean phase and we may see an exodus of hospitality staff.
motorcycle!!
i think permanent..no proper planing...so i dont think so...they should switch office timings after 9 which is better in believe
im leaving 1 hour advance... but still the same... 6am till 7am is the worst time.. really.. because of the schools.. so, no other choice but t go in with the flow.. :-( just askin' is this temporary or permanent? :-(
or play candy crush on ur tab :)
Everything should be OK by 2018.
in the meanwhile get a CD of popular books and listen to an audio book whilst relaxing in the traffic.
Just remember that whilst sitting there, you are burning fuel and thus helping the economy!
every one facing the same...suggestion : leave 20 minutes early from the house :)