YOUR OWN CONTRIBUTION TO ROAD & DRIVING SAFETY
You will read & hear tons of complaints, reports, stories of harsh driving, accidents & other bad driving experiences in & out of QatarLiving. I'm starting this forum so that you and I can make a difference by posting YOUR OWN CONTRIBUTION TO ROAD & DRIVING SAFETY. It's time to give back to the society something good.
Do's and dont's are NOT welcome here since they point towards others. Better yet, start with I WILL, or FROM NOW ON...
- I will try to always be courteous & friendly even if others arent.
- From now on, I'll give myself a big amount of time to travel to
avoid speeding or even over-speeding.
- I will be responsible to keep my car always maintained in tip-top
condition.
(what about you my friend?)
- I'll make sure that theres more than 3 meters between me and the car in front of me.
- I'll check my rearview mirror in case some crazy driver tries to tailgate me again.
- I'll give way to cars in a hurry even if i'm in the right of way.
- I'll smile and curse under my breath (or in tagalog) whenever they cut me off or honk for unknown reasons.
I'll add some more later...
Now I see you have started 3 other threads which elicited 0 response...
in stead of blaming us maybe you should think about your thread topcis
No it is patronising that you assume I need to improve my driving and that QLers don't contribute to society.
I am an excellent driver! And I contribute a lot to the safety of the road in Qatar.
I do my bit already... and plenty of us here give something back to society.
Could be a lot are not serious enough to give something back to the society in return.
You know in pitching, when you get the ball, you ought to throw it back.
Konek? :)
I will continue following my private rule that "in roundabouts, camels have right of way."
I will stop at green lights to let others run the red
I will run the red lights as others will have stopped on the green
I will drive a 25kph in the middle lane so I am no bother to others
I will not make calls whilst driving
I will text as it's safer and less distracting
I will give way to emmergency vehicles
I will not give way to Taxis
I will use my bright headlights at night to help others see the road
I will use my rear foglights at all time to help others see me
- I will wave and smile to those that flash their lights and run close enough to squash a fly on my back bumper...and it will include all fingers not just the middle one...
- I will drive a smaller, much faster car, so that I can get OUT of the way of the larger more aggressivly driven ones.(yes, and wave and smile as they pass!)
- I will try and not cut off those that annoy the ever living poop out of me...ok now that will be a tough one...I am used to driving in Houston
- I promise to breathe deeply, and relax on the roads before a busy roundabout, not just hold my breath and jump in bumper first.
Thanks, Kiko...now I have more resolutions to work on...
Ok, ok, mine...
-> I will try my best not to ignore the traffic signs around.
-> I will say my prayers before leaving home!
-> I will not challenge myself or any other driver to race.
-> From now on, I will wear my eyeglasses when driving.
This is cool! I want to add more...
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I will make sure that all my swearing to other drivers is in my mother tongue, rather than in English, and delivered with a big smile on my face to keep the mood up
I will make sure my next car is a Hummer H2
From now on I'll carry some sort of weapon in my car at all times