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For them that like to have a tipple or two just be very carefulll from now on the old boys in blue parks outside the following hotels and bars Ramada Plaza / Intercon /Rydges but to name a few dont let them catch YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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jassKat said
Dont let them catch ...Dont let them catch you??? Dont drink and drive in the first place. You are putting innocent people in danger.
I hope everyone who drinks and drives is caught and thrown in jail. All it takes is one accident and you can ruin someone's life forever.
tra la la
nadt said
well like aussie commercials ...well like aussie commercials always say "If you drink and drive your a bloody idiot..."...Drink and get taxis....so cheap here its not worth risking peoples lives on the roads...
novita77 said
or the british embassy sign ...or the british embassy sign ... if you drink dont ring the embassy, ring the taxis.
nadt said
thats a good one novi... ...thats a good one novi...
QT said
Thank you guys ...When I saw this post just now I was shocked,
"don't let them catch you"???!!!???
But I see you've already put him straight!
novita77 said
unfortunately ... i have ...unfortunately ... i have seen with my own eyes that some expat does drink and driving. Some of friends just drive home after pissed night out without thinking twice.
not very good idea ... if you got caught or kill someone and loosing your job ... then you would wish you could turn the clock back. It is away far too late by then.
for QR 50 to pay the limousine it is not worth it.
i should ask an extra allowance from DH because i always become designated driver on our night out lol.
cruveck said
If you can afford to go to ...If you can afford to go to Ramada Plaza / Intercon /Rydges for drinks. U definitly can afford a Taxi ride home.
But then again.....heard that the prisons in Qatar are nice and they even serve you Briyani once a day!!! Enjoy to the max dude.......
working_mom said
Cruveck ...We have a friend who was put on jail for drive drunken. Even in the prison there is discrimination lol. Laborer's cell are separate from Professional's cell and from Qatari's cell
novita77 said
first class, second class ...first class, second class and third class jail eh working_mom?
jauntie said
I think you are all misunderstanding Johnjo's comment ...If I was to say
"I don't want to be caught by the police whilst I'm under the influence of alcohol", I would most likely mean it's best NOT to drink and drive and so avoid being caught by the police in that condition!
Ergo Johnjo said: "dont let them catch YOU !" He simply left out the end of the sentence .... "in that condition".
Give the guy a break. I've met Johnjo and I think he would agree we learnt our English grammar at different schools of life, isn't that right Johnjo :D Absolutely NO offence meant by saying that to this nice guy, whatsoever!
I thought it was nice of him to warn people they may be caught if they try to flout the drinking laws and should be aware that the police are on the look out.
charansoi11r said
jauntie - I leave the at ...jauntie - I leave the at home and take taxi when I go for drinking. That why my car's mileage is still 22,000Km. The Car is 2 years old next month.
My mileage should have been....................... you guess the rest :)
diamond said
Perhaps a clarification of ...Perhaps a clarification of his OP by him would be helpful.
When I read it I thought he was advising people who drink and drive to avoid being caught.
Love is the answer...
head_turner said
don't drink and drive, ...don't drink and drive, that's the main point.
Tigasin321 said
Charan ...You are such a good boy. I am very proud of you.
The time has come to substitute caution for courage. Martin Luther King, Birmingham, Alabama 1963
charansoi11r said
Richard123 - See people, My ...Richard123 - See people, My Mentor has a good word for me at last :)
Tigasin321 said
Well Charan ...You are my chauffeur after all. It is reassuring to know that you do not put my life at risk or anyone else's life at risk. Of course when I take you out for a drink, we use the other chauffeur.
The time has come to substitute caution for courage. Martin Luther King, Birmingham, Alabama 1963
charansoi11r said
Richard123 - "we use the ...Richard123 - "we use the other chauffeur" Azilana or Vasques ? or both ?
johnjo said
hello ...As the lovely lady said (Jauntie) i was trying to advise them that do drink and drive not to because the police are awere but some of you read in to wrong!!!!!!
diamond said
Thanks for the ...Thanks for the clarification Johnjo!
Love is the answer...
OrangKedah said
Just go to QDC, buy home as ...Just go to QDC, buy home as much stock as you want, and drink youself to glory. You need not worry about killing anyone else..
johnjo said
Diamondgirl ...hey your welcome any time was just trying to advise some folk not to drink and drive the police here are very very strict on this issue
diamond said
I support Qatar's zero ...I support Qatar's zero tolerance policy. Anyone caught drink driving should face the stiffest penalties.
www.madd.org
www.cadd.org.uk
Love is the answer...
DaRuDe said
diamondgirl ...Diamonds are for ever
Hala shlonich. you too for ever :D
johnjo said
True ...Diamond girl could not agree with you more thye must face jail or sent home
novita77 said
DG ... i know for expat if ...DG ... i know for expat if the caught the would be send home. What happened if the locals caught drink and driving? Dont tell me it doesnt exist in Qatar ...
dragonfly212 said
good question Novita, i ...good question Novita, i want to know too?
Everybody is right and Everybody is wrong, its depend where you stand
diamond said
Jail time. Also huge ...Jail time. Also huge family shame.
Love is the answer...
KellysHeroes said
There is something confusing about this ...According to traffic law, Driving under influence of alcohol or drugs or any other mental stimulant will cost the driver 6 points.
The question is: why to consider adding points if the expatriate driver will be deported.
I agree with Novi question about applying the law in this regard on Qataris and expatriates.
Unfortunately also. Traffic police is giving more attention to Drunk driving and are not much keen about Drugs driving which is more dangerous.
We always look at the results. Looks like the number of casualties id not reduced which means the extreme and severe penalties applied did not treat and cure the epidemic. I think Traffic police should reconsider the whole situation.
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qatarisun said
jauntie ...that's how I understood him as well. He didn't mean" Drink, but do not let them to catch you".. he meant " Do not drink, and you won't get caught"...
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This Too Shall Pass.....
diamond said
KH, it's not always the ...KH, it's not always the case that drunk drivers are deported. Usually if they are not deported it's jail time and the points on the licence as it is for locals.
Love is the answer...
qatarisun said
KH... ...i would say, these 6 points apply to qatari drivers at the first place...
...and also in some cases the expatriate driver even if got caught drunk, might be allowed to stay in Qatar, but he gets 6 points and possibly some other punishment (trial, jail, etc), but deportation...
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This Too Shall Pass.....
KellysHeroes said
This is the problem. DG & QS ...The law is clear but what we hear is confusing. Unless the deportation thing is a rumour. The law states that the fine is between 10000 and 50000 and/or one month to three years jail. Deportation is not mentioned anywhere.
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rami-leb said
FROM THE US EMBASSY The ...FROM THE US EMBASSY
The Consular Officer and I have been fielding a number of queries
regarding “drink driving” resulting in targeted police stops which led to
immediate deportations. The fact of the matter is that there is a little
truth mixed with a generous dose of urban myth. A lot of the rumours have
been driven by recent reports in both the Gulf Times and Peninsula
newspapers and the recent random police checkpoints around Doha. If you
check the stories, they are all based on hearsay – internet reports (i.e.
from bored ex-pats and sport club aficionados) and not confirmed
interviews or statements from the police, MOI, etc. Several consuls from
western embassies, to include our own, met with the head of the traffic
police and several MOI officials on the traffic law and other issues a
couple of weeks ago. Someone raised this same issue, and while adamantly
re-affirming the zero tolerance policy, they also said that they are not
setting up roadblocks or purposely looking for DUIs. The random
checkpoints are primarily to check licenses and registration, mostly
commercial vehicles, as that’s a focus of the new traffic law. They
admitted that they had stopped a couple of people for DUIs, but that the
drivers were all obviously intoxicated and were driving very recklessly,
the same as someone who might be pulled over by an officer directing
traffic at a round-about, etc. There were consular staff from about 20
different embassies at this meeting, and none (U.S. included) had a
citizen deported for DUI. We do know a couple of repeat offenders too,
all of whom remain in Qatar, even if they have paid stiff fines or had
their licenses suspended.
Bottom line, however, being fined is an expectation with eventual
deportation a possibility. Folks should not drink and drive under any
circumstance. If you are going to drink then you need to car pool with a
non-drinking designated driver; use taxis; or plan on sleeping it off
where you last indulged.
Withnail said
drink drivers? what about cell phone drivers? ...A few years back in Canada I heard of a study that looked at people who talk on their phones. It concluded that people on their phones were so distracted that the chance of them causing an accident was not far off the odds of a drunk causing an accident.
I was sitting in a bar with a few qataris last month, and the were having more than their fair share of drinks. pretty sure they were driving home on their own.
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"Even a stopped clock gives the right time twice a day." Withnail & I
charansoi11r said
Using Mobile phone while ...Using Mobile phone while driving is a Traffic offence here. but the law has not been implimented. Fine QR 500 I think :)
ringohiqups said
Just stay clear of the ...Just stay clear of the booze if you are going to drive at anytime... Forget what the penalty might be .. Deportation or not.. does not really matter after you,ve killed someone elses child, mother, or father...30 minutes of fun, turns to everlasting pain for you and everyone connected.. Think about this before you step behind the wheels????????
sanjeev said
AUSSIES ...The good thing i have seen down under is that the
aussies have come up with a free service "YOU DRINK , WE DRIVE" and
these cabs will take you home safe and keep you drunk.....
cheers
...The Oracle...
harsha said
why to take the tension of ...why to take the tension of drivin home when u drunk.. just take a cab and let some1 drive u home... y spoil the fun.. just in case...
jinkz said
Richard... ...aren't you guilty as charge? i know i am, but that has got to change from now on.
vasquez is really firm about his rules on this...i broke the rule once though coz i was left with no choice...he passed out on me! :-(
sooo, you better have a chauffeur ready friday night who could take all of us home, if we go out that is.
“People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don't realize how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world.”
- Calvin and Hobbes
naders said
Drinking and driving is ...Drinking and driving is real bad....
If u wanna drink i say, park for while, drink then resume driving safely...
novita77 said
naders ... i think what the ...naders ... i think what the people meant here drinking alcohol. So not a good idea resume to drive after 'drinking'
spicemom said
yesterday i was drinkin my ...yesterday i was drinkin my bubble tea and driving......lol
life's too short so make the most of it, you only live but once.......
novita77 said
bad bad bad girl you are ...bad bad bad girl you are spicemom ... a very bad girl
spicemom said
>giggles yes i know sweety ...>giggles yes i know sweety , no more drinking bubble tea while driving for me......roflol
life's too short so make the most of it, you only live but once.......
KellysHeroes said
drinking and driving is allowed ...provided you are using a straw for that purpose
. Like using the mobile is not allowed unless you have headset.
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naders said
Oh !! How did i miss it... ...Hi novita77... Since everyone is talking about drinking alcohol and driving then its real bad as well
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I say if u wanna drink tea or alcohol ( regardles ) dont drive, let the mood drive you !