In a major move to curb the growing number of accidents and reckless driving in Qatar roads, the government yesterday promulgatd a new traffic law, stipulating severe penalties for violatiors including a point system which would ultimately lead to the cancellation of a habitual offenders driving license.
Decree No 19 of 2007, issued by HH the deputy Emir and Heir Apparent Shk Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, said a driving license may be suspended for three months when the total violations reached 14 points for the first time.
If the same person gathe red 12 points again, his license would be suspended for six months, nine months on the accumulation of the next 10 points and one year for the eight points.
ultimately, a driving license may be cancelled if the same offender earned six points for the fifth time.
The penalty for using mobile phones while diving has been enhanced. the violator will have to pay a minimum fee of QR 3,000 and a maximum of fine of QR 10,000.
He is also liable for imprisonment up to one year.
Motorists who commit violations like driving with no authorized license , driving under the influence of liquor, driving in the opposite direction of traffic flow, escaping from the accident site, causing sound and air pollution and exeeding the speed limit would be punishable by imprisonement from one month to three years or fined 10,000 Qr to 50,000 QR or both.
According to the new law, the punishment for the following offences are also the same mentioned above: not wearing seat belts, allowing children below 10 years sit in front passenger seat, not giving way to official motorcades and vehicles of the police, civil defense and ambulances, not leaving enough space between two vehicles and motorcyclists allowing another passenger sit behind them (pillion riding).
The law stipulates that the driver and the front seat passenger should wear seat belts all the time.
Cyclists should keep to the right side of the road and ride in on line.
Motorcyclists are not allowed to ride on one wheel. Both should wear helmets.
Violation point System: Violators of traffic rules will be given negative points as follows
Jumping the red light 7
Driving the opposite direction 6
Driving under the influence of alcohol 6
Exceeding the maximum speed 4
Driving recklessly and dangerously 4
Driving with defective brakes 4
Driving with inappropriate license 3
Driving with stripped or invalid license 3
violating norms of public mortality 3
Driving an unregiste red vehicule 3
driving a vehicule without number plates 3
Unauthorized changes made to number plates 3
providing wrong information to pass the technical inspection 3
Blocking the flow of trafiic intentionally 3
Driving a vehicule without a proper silencer 3
Drinving a polluting vehicule 3
Driving a vehicule that leaks any material that can endager the public safety 3
Driving on the enbakment 3
Making a U Turns 3
Changing a vital part of vehicle without a wriiten permission from the authorities 3
Giving the license to someone who has no license 2
Driving a vehicle with unclear number plates 2
driving with only one number plate, or changing their shape or details 1
Refraining for giving driving license to traffic police 1
trucks violating the width, lenght, or weight regulations of the vehicle 1
Driving a technically unsafe vehicle1
Using lights, horns microphones, or other machines against the law 1
Disobeying traffic signs 1
NEW Traffic Violation Law
In a major move to curb the growing number of accidents and reckless driving in Qatar roads, the government yesterday promulgatd a new traffic law, stipulating severe penalties for violatiors including a point system which would ultimately lead to the cancellation of a habitual offenders driving license.
Decree No 19 of 2007, issued by HH the deputy Emir and Heir Apparent Shk Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, said a driving license may be suspended for three months when the total violations reached 14 points for the first time.
If the same person gathe red 12 points again, his license would be suspended for six months, nine months on the accumulation of the next 10 points and one year for the eight points.
ultimately, a driving license may be cancelled if the same offender earned six points for the fifth time.
The penalty for using mobile phones while diving has been enhanced. the violator will have to pay a minimum fee of QR 3,000 and a maximum of fine of QR 10,000.
He is also liable for imprisonment up to one year.
Motorists who commit violations like driving with no authorized license , driving under the influence of liquor, driving in the opposite direction of traffic flow, escaping from the accident site, causing sound and air pollution and exeeding the speed limit would be punishable by imprisonement from one month to three years or fined 10,000 Qr to 50,000 QR or both.
According to the new law, the punishment for the following offences are also the same mentioned above: not wearing seat belts, allowing children below 10 years sit in front passenger seat, not giving way to official motorcades and vehicles of the police, civil defense and ambulances, not leaving enough space between two vehicles and motorcyclists allowing another passenger sit behind them (pillion riding).
The law stipulates that the driver and the front seat passenger should wear seat belts all the time.
Cyclists should keep to the right side of the road and ride in on line.
Motorcyclists are not allowed to ride on one wheel. Both should wear helmets.
Violation point System: Violators of traffic rules will be given negative points as follows
Jumping the red light 7
Driving the opposite direction 6
Driving under the influence of alcohol 6
Exceeding the maximum speed 4
Driving recklessly and dangerously 4
Driving with defective brakes 4
Driving with inappropriate license 3
Driving with stripped or invalid license 3
violating norms of public mortality 3
Driving an unregiste red vehicule 3
driving a vehicule without number plates 3
Unauthorized changes made to number plates 3
providing wrong information to pass the technical inspection 3
Blocking the flow of trafiic intentionally 3
Driving a vehicule without a proper silencer 3
Drinving a polluting vehicule 3
Driving a vehicule that leaks any material that can endager the public safety 3
Driving on the enbakment 3
Making a U Turns 3
Changing a vital part of vehicle without a wriiten permission from the authorities 3
Giving the license to someone who has no license 2
Driving a vehicle with unclear number plates 2
driving with only one number plate, or changing their shape or details 1
Refraining for giving driving license to traffic police 1
trucks violating the width, lenght, or weight regulations of the vehicle 1
Driving a technically unsafe vehicle1
Using lights, horns microphones, or other machines against the law 1
Disobeying traffic signs 1