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Doha : 153 road accidents in rains
A total of 153 traffic accidents have been reported in and around Doha during the first day of rains, local Arabic daily Arrayah reported.
There were 35 accidents in Khalifa Town. An Asian young man suffered injuries when he was knocked down by a car while crossing Al Sadd Street.
Al Rayan saw 30 accidents, including 10 severe ones. Al Mamoura had 88 accidents, without injuries.
Published: Tuesday, 15 January, 2008, 02:23 AM Doha Time
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vignale said
I'm surprised that there ...I'm surprised that there were not more accidents reported, I saw probably 20 myself
MattyHardingLower said
I dont think theres much suprise at the numbers of accidents.... ...What suprises me more is
a)why people still drive like complete D***H***S.
b) Why build roads without proper drainage. Its not like its never rained here before.
c) How more people were not killed, got to be sheer luck i guess.
Humanity is simply a parade of fools....and im right at the front twirling the biggest baton anyones ever seen.
nadt said
I totally agree with matty's ...I totally agree with matty's comment.......It scares me to go out on the roads with these drivers who dont believe in brakes, dont indicate, cut people off and SPEEEEEEED. Its really really scary. When are drivers going to take this matter seriously, so much for the point system...Drive safely....
mir83 said
wHAT HAPPNED TO THE POINT SYSTEM ...All chaos and rubbish .....
lima foxtrot said
I don’t think some people have ...quite grasped the idea of how to take their foot off of the accelerator. It's quite easy to do really, move foot away from the peddle.
nadt said
yes lima foxtrot ...move ...yes lima foxtrot ...move foot away from the peddle and place it on the dashboard....works very well for some......
Alexa said
Ohhh, I will never forget ...Ohhh, I will never forget the guy who had a baby on his lap, mobile in one hand,one hand sort of on steering wheel and one foot on the dashboard....he was speeding, of course.
hashin said
Alexa ...Did he wave at you too?
nadt said
Alexa you wont need to ...Alexa you wont need to forget that horrible scene, its very common..i see it all the time....poor children, they have no idea their lives are in danger.....
Alexa said
Naa, hashin, was probably ...Naa, hashin, was probably too busy to talk to wify number 4....
hashin said
oh Alexa... ...theres always room left for some more ;-)
amnesia said
I feel no sympathy for most ...I feel no sympathy for most people who have accidents here. It's like they beg for it.
I feel sorry for those who get affected by wreckless drivers.
I wonder what the nationalities and the types of drivers they were.
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My money is on pick ups and minivans driven by labourers.
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MattyHardingLower said
WOW.... ...WOW Again.....I must drive on different roads to Amnesia.
"I feel no sympathy for most people who have accidents here. It's like they beg for it"
For someone who seems to hold respect and intelligence on this board thats an absolutely ridiculous statement.
I agree that some of the drivers employed to carry labourers cannot negotiate round-abouts or indicators. However, Ive never been flashed and abused by one to 'hurry up' through an automated carwash. ( I was going as fast as I could in neutral).
Speed is the killer here my friend, lets not BS.
dragonfly212 said
I saw one man on bicycle got ...I saw one man on bicycle got know down by small van. the man was on the ground and the next car took him to hospital while the van and the bicycle remain on the spot till the police the came.
what horrible scene.
Everybody is right and Everybody is wrong, its depend where you stand
amnesia said
sometimes I don't understand ...sometimes I don't understand what you are going on about hardy.
Is it me or are people's emotions clouding their judgement too easily?
As usual I'll have to explain myself in detail so people do not assume they know more about me than they really do.
"I feel no sympathy for them". It means I have no sympathy for those that are in accidents because of their wreckless driving. This refers to the people who are careless and cause the accident, not the innocent people that are affected by the bad drivers.
"I wonder what the nationalities and the types of drivers they were."
I am personally interested in statistics.
"My money is on pick ups and minivans driven by labourers."
Of all of the accidents I see more often than others, I see what I have mentioned. Hence my 'bet'. Nobody would 'bet' on something without a reason.
I NEVER said that they would be the ONLY people that are the 'cause' for the accident.
You equally wanted to go and blame Qatari drivers for flashing you. A bit one sided aren't we?
Let's go by what I mean rather than what I don't mean.
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RED_POPE said
Amnesia Is a 50-50 ...Amnesia
Is a 50-50 prediction. No one is excuse.
The Red Pope of Qatar Living
qrmini said
if you Flash me i will not move until the police come ...If there is anotehr Qatari Flashing at me while I am driving at normal speed. I will stop my car and block the traffic until the Polic come.
I also want to mount a concave mirror at the back of my car to reflect their flash so they got instant blindness from their Landcrusier's Xenon light and get their accident, which they deserved.
charansoi11 said
concave mirror ...qrmini - pl. tell me where to buy one. I need that one badly to fix to my car and Why the hell they allow these idiots to install Xenon Lights which is a road hazard..
amnesia said
[AT]redpop, we're not .../-a-t-/redpop, we're not flipping coins here :P
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