It's not a mudslinging match, I just get very angry when people try to justify this appalling behaviour.

For example, one night I was driving from Ras Laffan into Doha on the North Road. Approaching the Landmark junction, I found myself the 'meat in the sandwich', trapped in between two Land Bruisers (apparently driven by young locals) who were racing each other.

I braked to let them pass and I was nearly shunted by another Land Bruiser who was tailgating me so close that I could not even see his headlights in my mirrors.

The 'racers' were grinning at each other and came within scraping distance of my car, I mean within an inch or so at 120kph plus.

The 'tailgater' made no attept to back off and I'd nowhere to go. Luckily the traffic ahead cleared and the 'racers' went on their merry way, totally oblivious of any other road users.

And that's one reason why I get mad when people say that driving in Qatar is 'not so bad'.

I can give you many other examples of similar situations but I think this is enough for now.