Red light Camera's are Public Danger

Drive properly, then you wont run a red light.

And I don't think the fines have been set high in order to make a profit.

people are so afraid of running the light that they hit breaks when the lights turn yellow. So annoying especially when stuck in traffic..

True qatari. I should rephrase my earlier comment;

"Drive properly, then you wont run a red light, or cause someone to go into the back of you."

If you approach the lights at the correct speed you have plenty of decision making time. There should never be a case where you run a red light or have to excessively brake.

...that there're many drivers in Qatar (and we mean MANY) who doesn't understand what the principle of driving and 'operating' a vehicle is?

"Everything in this book may be wrong." Illusions: The Adventures of The Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach

Hmm, I agree with Qatari on that one, on a flashing yellow there was no traffic, I looked left to see if there were any oncoming cars and smashed into the guy in front of me.... court dates next month.... my bad completely but with the stiff fines people are terrified of signals in general. The police told me this happens in the same spot at least once a day.

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The problem lies somewhere else. If a car travelling at a speed of 80 km/h begins to brake with a deceleration (typical) of 6.5 m/s2 and a reaction time of the driver of (very good) 0.35 seconds, the time to stop are 4.12 seconds and the distance travelled are 53.64 m.
There should therefore be speed limits of 60 km or 50 km starting 200 m before any traffic lights. Otherwise the above calculation guarantees crashes!

Correct MD. Hence you shouldn't approach traffic lights at 80. That was my point in my earlier comment.

Perhaps you're right and the onus should be on the government to set lower speed limits at every set of lights. But personally I believe it's up to the drivers to approach them correctly. It works everywhere else in the world!

Diesel - the fine is high to act as a deterrent, but I agree it's very harsh on someone earning low wages.

Not many MD.

I guess the problem stems from when the roads weren't so busy and people didn't think twice about running a red light (if there even was a red light at the intersection!). I think that's also why the fine is so high, because the people prone to jumping the lights are people who have lots of money.