Police reports for bad drivers

The article you posted was extreamly informative.

We should all set this up on our speed dial. Use this number folks. The squeaky wheel will get oiled.

I am currently on leave and won't be back to Doha until December. Is anyone willing to be a guinea pig and try this out?

Cheers.

I have deleted what I wrote earlier.. terramax.. Youre lucky i didnt see the word earlier... when theres a lot of traffic ... Just make sure you dont say it again or the private email I sent you will be going here... and alot more with it....... You dont pass racist slurs, I wont pass racist slurs.. simple as that..

Badawais, seriously man, how old are you? How can you come to the middle east and call any arab a towel head? Bet your family's proud. Ignorance at the highest level, not to mention your english teacher still sucks.

I'd like to drop to add some points on some of the topics raised:

Qatari Drivers:

The only way to avoid them, is staying away from the left lane. Don't bother resisting or competing with them, because as someone said before, Qatari police give a blind eye to Qatari drivers. I for example have been caught by the police in several felonies, to name a few, parking on the sidewalk, parking in a handicap spot, fully tinting my windows and I've hadn't had a single ticket! I know it's unfair and unjust, but this is how things work round here.

Truck Drivers:

Be Aware from those! These drivers are payed per trip, so the more trips they make to the construction area, the more they are paid.

Bus and company drivers:

Due to extended working hours, and very poor wages these drivers drive worst than boozed up teenage kids! they overtake without looking, brake for no reason, and drive like their butts are in fire! so watch out from these drivers, especially if you have your children with you.

To sum up, I know the driving situations are dreadful in Doha, but they'll be much much better in 2009, when all the street works deadlines are due.

If you disagree or would like to comment, plz feel free...

Note to badawais: Watch your mouth, everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Act your age, behave yourself, and respect other ppl's opinions.

yo terramax ... Ia eben balaet ezeb. chk it out.

good girl butterfly.

i will save that number, lets hope i dont ever need to use it.

This was published over a year ago. When I saw your question, I remembered reading that article in the papers a long while ago and search for it in the Gulf times database...hope it helps. I haven't tried the number myself and knowing how things work here, most probably the number is no longer in use! I wonder if they ever got to set up the hotline they are talking about...

But it was a good idea, bless them.

Badawais

While I understand the comment about the fast lane and how its for the fast drivers, you have to understand how the road works. You have to be an absolute idiot to drive fast in traffic specially during rush hour. You can however go out in the middle of the night to some deserted highway and end your insignificant existence with pleasure. But if I see you in traffic endangering the lives of my kids even one tiny little bit, being deported would be the last thing you will have to worry about.

To everyone else

I completely agree about reporting bad drivers to the police, doesn't matter what their nationality is. The roads are meant for everyone and if someone endangers your security you are entitled to take action.

Watch on sneaky drivers

Published: Thursday, 13 October, 2005, 10:46 AM Doha Time

By Arvind Nair

TRAFFIC police have stepped up their vigil against sneaky drivers who try to overtake vehicles by driving up on the shoulder road.

Overtaking from the right side itself is an offence, Col Mohamed Abdullah al-Malki, deputy director of the Traffic Department, told Gulf Times yesterday. But, trying to be oversmart and sneaking up the shoulders will not be condoned at all, said the official, who is also the head of the current National Campaign for Preventing Road Accidents.

Overtaking from the right has become rampant and this will be stamped out completely, he stressed.

Besides traffic patrolmen, officials in civil dresses will keep a close watch on offenders. Other motorists may also report violators by calling 4890666.

Under the new rules, which could come into effect as early as Monday, heavy vehicles of more than three tonnes have been altogether prohibited from overtaking moving vehicles. Besides, they must stick to the right lane at all times. Violators will be penalised with a fine of QR3,000.

The new fine for jumping the red light too has been raised from QR1,000 to QR3,000 under the new rules.

People can also call 4890666 with suggestions, if any, on improving road safety, the official said.

Meanwhile, the Traffic Department is about to start an awareness campaign on the new amendments. It will be distributing thousands of illustrated leaflets to motorists at roundabouts and other places. They are printed in English and Arabic.

Col al-Malki urged motorists and others in the country to “join” the national safety campaign by adopting right habits and obeying rules. “Help us reduce accidents. If you help us, you are helping yourself”.

People can also join the campaign by informing the department about violations by others. The department will soon set up a hotline and special office for the campaign, he added. Until the hotline is fixed, the department number 4890666 could be used.

The campaign aims at reducing accidents and deaths on the roads.

The official said the traffic had now become “normal” except for the longer wait at the junctions. This is natural because of the accumulation of the number of vehicles and road repairs.

“This happens anywhere in the world”. The department has posted policemen at most junctions during rush hours and people have also got used to the diversions and closures.

The traffic is now much easier than a week ago, said Col al-Malki.

Terramax

I do not know what to do with this problem. I feel uncomfortable getting out of the house because of the accidents :((

I suggested making double decker double articulated luxulary trailers to get Qataris abandon their private vehicles.

bbksiu stated "Many landcruiser & 4 wheel drive owners do not realize that they are driving too fast. These cars are powerful"

oh but they do realise it and enjoy the adrenalin rush, while driving fast, which is why they get irritated if someone is slow in front of them.

bbksiu stated "People drive fast because they are angry, or because they are in an emergency case.

They also might drive fast because they love playing with their cars".

true, and most are arrogant.bcos they have a big car they think they can run over the other tiny ones, this includes the trailers, trucks, buses, and the most dangerous among all, pickups carrying gas cylinders.the other arrogant segregated lot of drivers belong to our mowassalat taxi service.they dont know how to drive, have no respect for traffic rules, and they are supposed to be highly trained...........

no matter who is driving, there has to be a way of stopping this, or rather controlling it.

now i am getting tired of this discussion bcos, unless someone provides with a solution however temporary, its a complete waste of words.999 doesnt work,so what does?

Many landcruiser & 4 wheel drive owners do not realize that they are driving too fast. These cars are powerful. They are designed for dusty, pumpy, rocky roads. Qatar government must restrict the usage of such cars to certain roads.

The double decker double articulated trailer is like a heavy equipment. If a car hit it, the people inside the trailer will not get hurt In-Sha-Allah.

People drive fast because they are angry, or because they are in an emergency case.

They also might drive fast because they love playing with their cars.

Han19: I know the word is strong, and I hate cursing. But anything less your kinsmen don't understand. Anyhow I am not interested in this discussion. I am tired of them on the road...

so we are back to square one.

how do we go about reporting nuisance on the road?

there has to be some way.

i understand when u say thats the only word u learnt in urdu,but it can cause trouble, asians dont take it easily when u say it.if i was driving and someone mouthed that word out to me or my spouse, i wud for sure , stop the other car, get out of the car, and have a fight, irrespective of the consequence.

its just like, showing the finger can land u in trouble, like it did with a western expat woman a few months ago(it was in the editorials of gulf time).its just a request, pls dont use it here, i personally dont like reading that word or using it on anyone, its very distasteful and gives the strong sense of hatred.

so basically, we shud act first and file a report first before someone can twist the story around.

Han19: That is the only word in urdu I know, and I had to learn it just because otherwise native urdu-speakers won't react on the road.... don't blame me for learning it.

As far as I know 999 drops 75% of the calls, hence the waiting time. And it is useless to complain becuse independent of our status we have no voice in this country.

The best we can do is probably to talk to those who can speak for us - namely the ambassadors.

When Skype was blocked in February, it was the intervention of several ambassadors which forced Qtel to back off.

stop making personal remarks towards forum members, each one is entitled to their opinion, lets discuss it in a civil manner without swearing at each other.

terramax, pls dont use that urdu word u have used in the earlier post here, its a very simple request.

but this is a good n serious discussion, let it be a healthy dialogue.

why isnt anyone confirming if its still 999 you got to call.and this is not a silly question, cos if its 999, all the best getting their attention.

everyone wants to call and complain, but where/whom u going to call.

Xena: he simply behaves arrogantly and without respect to anyone around. Just like his countrymen on the road.

badawais,

What is wrong with you? Do you even read the posts properly? How old are you anyway, because you don't seem to be able to have an mature adult conversation without being nasty.....

You sound just like my boss.....

I agree with Terramax, Munozchick and others who talk about getting the authorities involved.

It matters not who the perpatrators are, or where they are from.... What does matter, is that when I get on the road, I get to my destination safely, without fear of being seriously injured, or heaven forbid, killed on my way there......

X

HAHAHAHAHAHHAHHA LMFAO... youre are a REAL character man... you for real is qatarliving paying you for traffic????

badawais: I don't mind at all, I don't understand this monkey language

i had asked earlier, which number do you call, is it 999.

no one answers over there, and if they do they direct you to another number usually the police station, and then no one answers over there either.

i have had this experience and then just gave up calling, bcos i had calmed down in the 15 mins it took me to carry out the calling exercise.

Terramax i see you getting a little jumpy.. I dont think you you would mind me wishing you ..Bala ya khumak.. Akho shlickeh..

I have been reading all the posts on this subject with a lot of interest. Is there anyone here who actually complained against a Qatari national driving aggressively/dangerously ? If so, what was the reaction of the concerned official ?

I have had extremely positive experiences with the police department in this country, so its hard for me to believe that the police will take no action if the Qatari is the guilty party...

Bad driving here is endemic but it is not just confined to locals. I know that my own driving has detriorated since I have been here. However, there is some really dreadful driving from people from the sub continent. Much of this is very aggressive behavior by van and pick up drivers. Also, very dangerous behavior with unsecured children in the car is often seen by locals and by people from the sub continent. I have never seen a westerner do this.

Whether we like it or not Terramax is right and frankly if these people do not value our lives or the lives of their own children we should report them.

Qataris have a blatant disregard for traffic laws and othe people. It's obvious every day everywhere.

And there's an unwritten official policy of turning a blind eye so don't even bother petitioning the government.

Not organized very well at times, just look at the road construction. If they had worked as hard 6 months ago as they have the last 3 weeks, things would be done.

It sounds like we have many positive voices for change here. I know many expats outside of this forum as well, who are also frustrated with driving in Qatar. So how do we approach the government? Does anyone know?

In Canada we petition our government, does that work here? Are there any Qatari's here that can shed some light? Which government department is responsible and who is running that department?

Who cares where suicidal drivers come from? It won't make any difference to me who kills me or my family. The only difference is that foreigners will be punished and locals won't.

And although I tend to agree with Terramax on many points, I do believe it's mostly local people who put others in danger with their driving. Yes buses and trucks are dangerous enough, but it's landcruisers with young local guys behind the wheel that fly at breakneck speed with no consideration of traffic rules or other motorists.

Sounds like Jetsons.... btw. I have heard 2 or 3 years ago that Qatar subcontracted a German company to build high-speed train line. Any insights into it?

Lets see the picture. We could have Butterfly's robots as drivers. Get designing!

The number of cars operating in Qatar is increasing,

Double decker double articulated trailer might solve the problem. I want to give the "Qatari Factory for Auto's Frame" a drawing to make the trailer & install it to a heavy truck.

Then, the government of Qatar see the trailer & decide to make 1000 of it. Then, people will ride the trailer & use their own cars for emergency cases.

I think I will, In-Sha-Allah, attach a picture of the trailer in the images area.

Butterfly's solution gets my vote.

...A network of double decker double articulated flying buses driven by robots with emotional intelligence would solve the problem...

Well, if my English is not good enough for Badawais, I'll have to resort to my limited knowledge of Urdu, and "bhanchodd" will be the correct description for this individuum.

I have just read your various posts and several things are clear.

1. You are an idiot

2. Despite your criticisms of Terramax's English, yours is certainly inferior to his.

3. You either actively or tacitly agree with the dangerous and stupid driving that we all see here everyday.

4. You are a menace and if I see you driving like the moron you appear to be, I will report you and hope that you get deported.

Badawais, it seems to me that you would be the kind of person who would run right up on the back end of the vehicle, and if munozchick were to brake check you, the first thing out of your mouth would be, "it's her fault!" If it were me I'd just downshift soyou wouldn't see any brake lights. Heres a phrase for your English teacher.... you ready? "Following to close," and guess what... you ready? it's illegal in every country that has an established government. Thats right if I get rear ended by a wreckless driver, even if I were to brake check you, guess what... youre gonna love this one...ITS YOUR FAULT! Moral of this story is regardless of you hitting someone , regardless of someone getting hurt, regardless of anyone getting road rage and someone dying in a firey car crash the person who "followed too close" will be at fault. And heres the kicker... you ready, If they are a Foreign National, here it comes....... THEY'RE GETTING DEPORTED!!! And quite frankly they should be. But thats just coming from a law enforcement prospective, take it as you want. And tell your english teacher I said HI. Love ya.

Badawais....let me tell you something about ME. I would NEVER endanger my child or anyone elses child. I did not tap my breaks in a manner that would hurt ANYONE. I tapped them to flash the breaklights at the idiot behind me. Stop making excuses for these people to get away with endangering others.

As far as the fast lane, I do not mind moving over. What I do mind is when someone does not even give me the chance to move over before they are flashing their lights. This is rude and dangerous.

Someone scratching a car because they were acting arrogant is threatening my life. If a person is doing this and I call their company or report them to police, so be it. If they want to take advantage of being in this country rather than their "hell hole", that's their wrong doing. I do not feel bad for them.

I couldn't care less where the driver is from...Qatari, American, British, Indian...whatever. I'll report you. Nationality has nothing to do with being a bad driver.

Badawais: I am not talking about scratching my car. I am talking about SMASHING my car. I had to switch from a regular car to 4x4 to feel safer.

When trucks built in 60-s are recklessly driven on the street without paying attention to the lanes, I don't really care whom they have to support at home. I only know that my wife has nobody but me in this life (yes she is an orphan), and I have to come home alive.

I repeat - I have no problems with locals driving landcruisers. If they will kill themselves and their kids driving fast, I can't care less. I just stay away from them and let them pass. But the trucks and buses is a real and imminent danger. And all of them are driven by non-Qataris.

And I have no problem with fast and slow lanes, as long they are observed, and as long as there are lanes.

WO WO WO WO WO WOOOOOOOOOO.......... terramax .. slow down buddy... why dont you open your ears and listen . Its obvious who you are and how well educated you are. so I dont expect you to understand the meaning of mercy , compassion , or what its like to be the the bigger man.

If you think that when some one scratches your car. he is threatening you and your familys life!!!....Man..... No wonder you people walk like gays.

Maybe you should take some english classes and then try reading my second post.... You havnt had problems with locals?????? where are you livin dude??? (now that you are taken care of)

All of you who think that munozchick's life was "Threatened" guess what she was the one threatning others lives.

I bet having a child with you and driving on the fast lane doing 20 and then when someone pulls up behind you you start tappign the BRAKES... is really responsible. I bet she had to call a world meeting to figure out another way of getting him off her ass.

Fast lane is meant for people to go F.A.S.T. .. its no rocket science.... you wanna go slow switch lanes..

What if some one has an emergency.. what would you do.. step on the brakes?????????

THINK PEOPLE ..... THINK.

by the way is there a number where u can call to report such incidents, or is it the 999 u gotto call where if someone answers your call, you are lucky.

swinglish you shud have gotten out and yelled at that guy.

all of you keep bumping into these cartoons who carry their kids on ther laps while driving, i used to see them a few years back, havent seen them lately.where do you get to see these driving menaces.

simple matter of the fact is there has to be more stringent traffic rules and punishments.

terramax is right, you cant care about someone who can put your life at risk, just becos he is poor.he knows his responsibilities, and when he decided to shove his responsibilities aside to act big boss on the road, he has asked for trouble, and they deserve it just right.

i couldnt agree more just when i thought i seen it all .....just got back in the house with absolute discuss over what just happen to me on the sports roundabout....black mercedes going around in front of me suddendly jerked to the left into another car.....minor bump but still....ALL BECAUSE HE HAD HIS 2 YEAR OLD SON ON HIS LAP.... I felt like i need to get out of the car and shake the guy.

Absolutely true. But then some idiots start whining that "pooooor guys" will starve to death if deported to their countries. Honestly I couldn't care less. I prefer them to die elsewhere than to kill otheres here.

Honestly, no one cares where the heck these lunatic drivers are from, whether it be Qatar or India, but we just want to get them off the roads ASAP.

I have no problems with locals. I know they behave this way and expect this will happen. You can smile and give the way to a Landcruiser, but when a CONSTRUCTION TRUCK driver decides take all the lanes on a roundabout, you will have no time to smile. You will be smashed.

Qataris don't drive HUGE, poorly maintained, second-hand buses and construction trucks. Indians and pakistanis do. I don't differentiate by nationality - they are already differentiated.

Also - the number of jaywalking and driving bicycle in the middle of the road subcontinentals is just amazing. Again - no locals there.

How do you deal with Locals who shove their landcruisers and Landrovers from the side to cross the light first?? Driving is terrible in Qatar and its unfair to keep harping about certain nationalities and truck drivers.

I just keep smiling and give way. I can't sort it out on the road. I attribute it more to poor training,general indiscipline and poor and unfair application of law.

Badawais: I TOTALLY disagree with you. Why do I have to think about their families, if they don't think about mine? I might be dead because of theit reckless driving (especially if they drive a truck or a bus). And I have a wife, waiting for me at home.No. Why should I care about them?

Yesterday I was waiting for a friend in front of his house. The road was empty, only occassional cars were passing buy. Even so I turned on the blinking lights to indicate that I am here and I am not moving (I was standing in front of the house with two lanes on my side being empty). Approximately 30 cars passed by. Amazing enough 5 of them stopped right behind me and started honking. Since I had nothing to do each time I was getting out of the car to ask what their problem is. ALL of them were from subcontinent, and NONE of them was aware of the fact that I am indicating that my car should be overtaken.

And same bright minds drive huge construction trucks. These trucks are already unsafe, because they are second hand, and served their resource in Germany, France, or wherewer they have been bought, so by putting a "patan" to drive such a truck you create a timebomb on a wheels.

So Badawais - shove your stories about "how difficult is for poor guys back home" Apparently it is not difficult if they are NOT afraid of being deported. Report them ALL. To their companies and police. No worries, mates.

Well if feeding their family is important to them then they really shouldn't be putting other's lives at risk. It' almost weekly that you see one these huge transports flipped. Regardless of the person's nationality if their driving is dangerous it should be reported immediately.

munozchick

have you got the phone number for reporting bad drivers? And i couldnt agree more to form a committee.

i agree with what badawais has stated.

but let me put a different perspective here.

"you complain about an expat (indian or pakistani) reckeless driver. he will get deported .. and he will go to back to the same hell hole he got out of... (btw so no one starts on me, i myself am a Pakistani American) . The expat has a whole family to support.. think about it."

the expat knows why he is here, who he is responsible for, and what can happen if he gets caught, then why play with fire?

he has taken the laws for granted, he has forgotten his purpose of being here, when he decided to be reckless with the car he was driving and it could cause harm to someone.

its like, the fire looks tempting, let me try touching it..........oops, no burns, let me get a bit closer, abit more closer, and then there is nothing to burn.

then comes the injured party who decides to complain and the expat gets jailed/deported...end results, in some twisted way we are responsible for snatching the bread from the mouths of the family the expat was providing.

i am for equal rights and oppurtunities, but i also feel we are responsible for our actions, esp when someone can come in harms way due to our negligience.the rich cats can escape, but there is no one to lobby for the poor, so you gotto be more careful of your actions.

does this make sense.

Also iam not saying that being in a bad situation gives them the right to shove evryone off the road.. but complaing to their company is cool. at least they will have their jobs... hopefully.

even if you pull up to them or even pull them out of the car beat em up.. its cool ... seriously ... they will be cool with it if you do that insted of taking it to the police..

Unbelievable ?? its true .. going back is that horrifing ... i know from my experiences... BELIEVE ME.

I understand everyones concern... i really do. but think about it.. you complain about an expat (indian or pakistani) reckeless driver. he will get deported .. and he will go to back to the same hell hole he got out of... (btw so no one starts on me, i myself am a Pakistani American) . The expat has a whole family to support.. think about it. I applaud munozchick for complaing to the company and not going to the police. and guess why the indian dude was begging you for not going to the police....... thats right youve guessed it..also guess why the qatari dude in the landcruise the other chick here complained about didnt get a call..... thats right youve guessed it again. Cause he was a local..

Most people here are westerners who earn good salaries and are not afraid of going back to their countries but the south asian dudes here are not like that Deportation is a Death sentence for them.

Report the next land cruiser, nissan patrol or range rover driven by a local and just see if the guy even has to pay a fine... Iam not saying theres injustice over here.. but ..... JUST THINK ABOUT IT..........

I wonder how many Expat workers are also reckless drivers...

Something has got to give here. It shouldn't be up to us to regulate the drivers, law enforcement needs to step up.

I do agree with Munozchick...the quantity of our complaints might get some action. Expat workers make up a LARGE part of this community and we should feel safe and have a voice.

I agree I would never want to offend anyone. A Qatari would know the best, most respectful way to go about doing this.

I would say we need a group of 2-3 prominent members of this community, or prominent expats in general (like ambassadors etc.)to apporoach Sheikh Abdulla. This is my view, but I think we should see what will Qatari members of this say.

Btw. where is bbksiu? That is a perfect task for him!

I think that's a great idea! Anything to help. How would we go about proposing the idea?

The one thing that makes their driving so bad is the use of mobile phones!!!! I was stood on the side of the road the other day and watched a guy drive straight into the back of a car that was not even moving!! because the guy was on the phone and not paying any attention to where he was going! It's not like blue tooth is expensive over here!!!!

We might actually do something about it. Like police already has a safe driving campaign. We can order big bumperstickers saying something like "REPORT RECKLESS DRIVERS TO POLICE. MAKE QATAR A SAFER PLACE" or just "I DO REPORT RECKLESS DRIVERS TO POLICE" in English, Urdu and Arabic.

I am sure if we approach Sheikh Abdulla Al-Thani, boss of the Traffic Department, he will be very receptive to the idea. What our Qatari friends think? We should not just bother the traffic police, we should cooperate with them. Sort of "neighbourhood watch".

My goal is to bother the police departments so much with the reports that they do something about the terrible driving. Hehe.

Let us know the outcome of your report. I hope the police charge this jerk. It is about time these asses get called to account for their obnoxious and dangerous driving before they kill anyone.

I will report future dangerous driving too.

yup pls tell me too about the protests, i had nt heard of it, esp asking expats to leave, thats news to me.

Samijam: what protests on the Corniche? My office is on Corniche and I have never seen anything there. Who protested and against what expats? Sorry for asking, but as usual, this kind of stuff is not in the newspapers. This is not Bahrain.

Terramax : Well, I suppose it is all relative. If people here drive just as bad as their drivers do, then the drivers driving isn't bad (if you follow what I am saying).

I agree the state of driving is terrible... :(

I had a loony in a landcruiser try to run me and my kids off the road for no reason whatsoever - he was even giving me the finger job as he drove along side me trying to nudge my car off the road. I pulled over, got his number etc etc and filed a police report and nothing happened.... end of story!!! It is so wrong that things are not taken further here at all. Both myself and my children could've been killed all due to someone who had a bee in his bonnet about expat women driving big cars like him!!! Apparently the same day there had been a protest on the Corniche as they wanted the expats out of the country so I guess I got the brunt of his frustration :(

Qatari: can you explain this to me (if you are a Qatari), how come with so much money in this country, Qataris, who hire drivers are trying to save on something which puts in danger their lives, other people lives, their owners property, their owners family lives, and public safety? Is it worth economy of 100-200QAR per month?

Qatari: apparently my complaint was not the first one against this driver and this company. It just was the straw that broke the camel's back. As far as they told me his license was suspended because of multiple complaints, and since driver is his profession he became useless to his sponsor, who sent him back.

well i have to sadly agree that most vans/buses and in most cases landcruisers and other luxury cars belonging to locals are driven by indians, not sure about pakistanis. and in most cases they are just plain arrogant and rude, just bcos they are driving their owners car, they think they own the car and the roads they are driving on.

companies should discipline their drivers as should private car owners too.the drivers cut you once and then think they can always get away with it.it is sad.

No it's not....people do it all the time. I have come out of Family Food Center several times and had my car blocked. There were parking spaces across the street where the person could have parked. Very rude and just plain LAZY.

It probably wasn't his blocking the road that he got deported for...it was his crappy attitude. He deserved it.

Dude! Don't you think getting deported for blocking the road is a bit harsh!?!

Go ahead, complain! I did once, when a delivery minivan blocked my car at the supermarket parking lot. When I asked supermarket personnel to call for him, he arrived 30 min later and arrogantly said he will move his car when he will finish his business.

I called the police and had his car towed away. I also called his company and complained. Later I received a call form police and I was told that his visa was cancelled and he will be sent back to his country.

In fact vans and yellow buses are much worse than landcruisers. They are mostly driven by indians and paquistanis, who drive here as if they were in their home countries - no lanes, no rules, no safety. (No offence to those subcontinent nationals who drive carefully, but they are in minority and usually drive own cars.) Sometimes I wonder how do they get their licenses revalidated in Qatar?

Keep a cheap digital camera in the car to take picture of the license plate and of the company phone and logo on the side of the car.

This event was nothing new. It happens on a daily basis. I just want to start doing something. I don't want to just complain about it anymore. If I'm able to get plate numbers...I'm going to file a report. I'm so sick of it.

go ahead and complain, serves them right.the fact that they begged you not to go to the police is a clear indication of how wrong they are/were.

next time an incident such as this takes place, file a complaint immediately.

even if you be kind and compassionate and let this incident go, remember you had your baby in the car with you, their recklessness could have cost you and your neighbouring car dearly.

yup one reckless driver off the road at a time and we can try to make this country road safe.

i think if everyone comes together and does this, it will help. Obviously, the info filed, must be accurate.

You should report them... It's crazy the way some people drive and they are a menace to society.

Of course you can file a complaint with the police.

Get the facts straight; time, location, vehicle and people involved.