it comes from what they learn at home. Serious lack of education. Is anyone telling these people that driving bumper to bumper on a fully congested highway will not make the traffic go faster? If something it will make it go slower. Or that overtaking on a service lane will not make other drivers think: "wow..what a cool guy!!"?
Allowing your kids sit in the front sit without any seatbelt is nothing but stupid. I am still amazed every day when I see kids allowed to roam around in the car while the car is in traffic. it takes a very small impact to have the poor chap projected forward and have his/her brain splashed all over the windscreen and dashboard.
Where I am coming from, not only that the driver will receive a huge fine, but he/she will also risk prison and an interview with the social service.
So yes. It comes from a lack of education and culture. I noticed that some nationalities tend to speed like mad, thinking that is cool to zoom from one lane to another, while others are driving without paying any attention to the traffic around them. I have not seen one Indian, Pakistani, Filipino or any other Asian or African person allowing me to enter the traffic. By God NO!! They will rather reduce the distance between them and the car in front quickly, risking to crash the car, than letting me enter the traffic. I would love to know what's in their mind when they do this. Do they think that by allowing me go in front of them, their journey will be delayed by a couple of hours??? Sadly it was only westerners or Americans that are showing some "traffic generosity".
On the other hand, I had to laugh few days ago when I stopped the car and allowed a guy enter the traffic. He looked Asian or African. Poor guy looked at me shocked and refused to enter the traffic. I indicated that he can advance but no..he kept staring at me and did not move. He must've tough I am trying to kill him or something.
I have been driving for the last 20 years and had only one accident in my country(car skid on ice). I came here and in the last 4 months had 2!! both cases either rear-ended or side impact while waiting in traffic.
So education is the key factor here. My dad told me when I first started driving: "when you drive a car, you drive a weapon. Always remember this." Kids will do what their parents are doing and, based on what what I see in Doha, the new generation of drivers is going nowhere good.
it comes from what they learn at home. Serious lack of education. Is anyone telling these people that driving bumper to bumper on a fully congested highway will not make the traffic go faster? If something it will make it go slower. Or that overtaking on a service lane will not make other drivers think: "wow..what a cool guy!!"?
Allowing your kids sit in the front sit without any seatbelt is nothing but stupid. I am still amazed every day when I see kids allowed to roam around in the car while the car is in traffic. it takes a very small impact to have the poor chap projected forward and have his/her brain splashed all over the windscreen and dashboard.
Where I am coming from, not only that the driver will receive a huge fine, but he/she will also risk prison and an interview with the social service.
So yes. It comes from a lack of education and culture. I noticed that some nationalities tend to speed like mad, thinking that is cool to zoom from one lane to another, while others are driving without paying any attention to the traffic around them. I have not seen one Indian, Pakistani, Filipino or any other Asian or African person allowing me to enter the traffic. By God NO!! They will rather reduce the distance between them and the car in front quickly, risking to crash the car, than letting me enter the traffic. I would love to know what's in their mind when they do this. Do they think that by allowing me go in front of them, their journey will be delayed by a couple of hours??? Sadly it was only westerners or Americans that are showing some "traffic generosity".
On the other hand, I had to laugh few days ago when I stopped the car and allowed a guy enter the traffic. He looked Asian or African. Poor guy looked at me shocked and refused to enter the traffic. I indicated that he can advance but no..he kept staring at me and did not move. He must've tough I am trying to kill him or something.
I have been driving for the last 20 years and had only one accident in my country(car skid on ice). I came here and in the last 4 months had 2!! both cases either rear-ended or side impact while waiting in traffic.
So education is the key factor here. My dad told me when I first started driving: "when you drive a car, you drive a weapon. Always remember this." Kids will do what their parents are doing and, based on what what I see in Doha, the new generation of drivers is going nowhere good.