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Battleground At The Ramada Junction
Everyday, i pass by the Ramada Juction going to Al Nasser Area or to Al Sadd in between 7:15PM-8PM. The traffic at that time is already heavy that the long queue of cars are unmeasurable. It is saddenning to see that the camera at Junction keep flashings as if at the battlegrounds in the Iraq war. Or is it a Candid Camera?
I know and everyone knows it is a real one, but if you try to see and study the flow of the traffic no one could ever drive fast and in some circumstances, if you are already at the edge of the front line and the light is still flashing green, what would a motorist do? If you stop, it would be late to break and the one behind you will surely hit you.Or If you stop and it is still on green light, wouldn't that be annoying.
Ramada Junction is in one way or another a battleground, in the sense that when you are one to pass there, you will be on the battle to win the successful passing without the penalty or making an unavoidable mistakes wheather you like it or not, you are in danger for a hefty fine .
Were you at the Battleground? Come on, share your story...
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smoke said
yeah tell me about it i ...yeah tell me about it i just go crazy when i see that long line of cars! the line moves so slow and people start honking makes me wanna get outta my car and whack someone. Plus there are many inside roads in al saad that everyone wants to take a short cut thus blocking all the freaking roads with cars...grrrr
_[]~SMoKE~[]_
Luckyjinx said
goodmorning mariam-mar ...nice to have you this morning....
Kellyb said
I'm not sure that the ...I'm not sure that the camera was working right... it was flashing like a strobe light - and thats just not how it works. Unless they have a high speed camera (unlikely) then it's the flash mechanisim thats gone a bit mad.
I dont think that the police department are in the business of slapping a fine on every single car that went through the junction somehow.... stupid Ramada junction :(
mariam-mar said
Gud morning lucky_jinx, ...Gud morning lucky_jinx, nice to have you too... can i drop by your house tomorrow early to bring back the queen chair.. i have my friend to take along in your home on Friday so i think i can dropby the chair for you. i will call you tonite.
"There's nothing we can do to change the past, if it teaches you a lesson profit from it then, forget it."
Vegas said
GM how bout just not drive there??? ...You can't teach experience...
hotfilipino4u said
Why battle? Make peace not war... ...Softly Press on your brakes instead of gas when you are nearing the signal... if you slow down to 70 or 60, the one behind will notice that u are slowing down a bit... and will also slow down... if he sees u determined to beat the green, he/she will definitely speed up with u and tailgate...
The verb, Tailgate, refers to the practice of driving closely behind the rear fender of a preceding vehicle. In qatar it is punishable-- for those of you don't know.
70 and 60 gives u advantage of stopping in time should there be pedestrians or should the light changes to yellow or red all of the sudden.
In US, there was an ad campaign to tell americans that 70 can save pedestrian lives in cases of abrupt and hard braking! In 80, u could hit a car in front of you, or even the person who suddenly decided to cross the street and was running for toilet...
if u are almost near the stop line and u still see green, it is time to press on gas and go up to no more than 80... when u make it through the traffic light it is time to SPEEEEEEED UP!!! VROOOOOOOMMMMMM! yeeeehah!
i pass by ramada eeeeeeveryday, no sweat... i decided to keep my cool, leave 3 minutes earlier than usual... esp if u don't make it in the signal... u'll be waiting for 3 minutes, that way u have time to spend in waiting...
better to keep cool and wait than rushing and risking ur car in an accident or fine!
i had 3 accidents already in doha, and i HATE it so much!!! I HATE the big hassle!
i appreciate the traffic lights in Ramada or anywhere else for that matter, for me it enforces discipline to everyone.
Safe driving everyone!
bakamuna said
I have seen same thing near ...I have seen same thing near Munthaza park Signle..as if a photo shoot the flashes every sec even though its green.
Luckyjinx said
thank you ...so much...you're so kind...... the queen so much upset because i let her sit on top of the table.......who's friend is that?? i...i....i... am so nervous???
mariam-mar said
Lucky, She will be the one ...Lucky, She will be the one to help me bring in people to clean my new house on Friday... I hope i will not disturb you, coz you know an aging like me wakes up early..he he!
"There's nothing we can do to change the past, if it teaches you a lesson profit from it then, forget it."
Luckyjinx said
ah okay ...so promise me you will tour me in your new house after the cleaning okay???
Know what? Your face is younger than mine and so fresh than mine and so flawless than mine....especially when you are smiling...oh my...ur smile so sweet. I appreciate you for caring yourself..be young always...
On that ramada signal? hanko amu ti ibagak....awan pay lugan ko..
pls call me in the night oka..thank u
novita77 said
Vegas !!!! I have to pass ...Vegas !!!! I have to pass that bloody junction for school pick up...
irrysa said
well, i have to go through ...well, i have to go through the C-ring till Al Sadd every day, too.
i am leaving my house earlier, just to avoid the heavy traffic. but if i wouldn't, then i'd be stuck there for hours (can u imagine that bloody 6-8km takes like 30 mins in the morning?!) and that is not much anyway...
if i would like to come to work exactly at 7:15 am like i'm supposed to, i would get stuck in the worst traffic!...so have to leave early....
but i know what u r talking about mariam.
btw, u've got flashed today as well, didn't u? ;o)
If you're looking for a problem, you're probably gonna find one.
Snowstorm said
True ...Yes i have seen this in Ramada signal as well as Airport signal.
I
think airport signal catches more vehicles. its a funny thing to note
that while you are at the airport signal if you look around you can see
surrounded by cameras everywhere.
slow down and avoid tickets
I was just wondering about the amount of money they get from these cameras,
i dont wanna make a donation anyway.......
YOU DONT KNOW ME, DONT EVEN TRY !!!
globalmerchant said
Be Happy that you are in Doha ..."Make a difference or make way"
If you find this place having bad traffic and filled with fines...............what would you say if you were in Dubai
Mila said
So far, no flashing camera ...So far, no flashing camera for me. Thanks GOD. But my battle field is at Ras Abu Abboud Bridge, now that the construction going on for diversion and removal of the Bridge. Such a Nitemare..
Also if I decided to take C-Ring from Al Sadd all the way to RAA on the New Salata Junction also bad traffic, people want to turn left take 3 lanes. So bad.
I need choper.
Everybody is right Everybody is wrong, it depend where we stand.
globalmerchant said
Mila ..."Make a difference or make way"
Hi gurl. Good mornin. How is your temper today
Have a great day
Vegas said
Just be glad you don't have to battle industrial area like me ...You can't teach experience...
Snowstorm said
round abouts ...The idea of placing signals on round abouts helped a bit to reduce traffic as well as accidents.
Just one question - are round abouts with signals only seen in middle east.
YOU DONT KNOW ME, DONT EVEN TRY !!!
novita77 said
vegas ... the route where ...vegas ... the route where you going to work is a nightmare ...
RED_POPE said
Smoke check this out. ..."Every once in a while, declare peace -- it confuses the hell out of your enemies." - Quark quotes a Rule of Acquisition, "The Homecoming"
Snowstorm said
Im with you vegas ...yes vegas
Iam another one suffering the traffic situation in industrial area. The longest time i have took to reach doha is 2 hours
it wasnt due to any accidents but just the heavy traffic.
i
dont want to mention the accidents in industrial area and the worst
thing is that accidents occur at the exact point in a round about
or junction when after that no vechicles can go past them
And i drive a manual car in this traffic.
YOU DONT KNOW ME, DONT EVEN TRY !!!
Rachid said
But... ...I was there few days ago in the beanery, and i saw lights flashing more than 20 times while the light was still green !
after a while i left and while i was crossing the road to get to the other side, i saw a traffic police man staying infront of the camera and it was still getting peaple while the light was green,
so i'm sure there was a problem with it....hope they will not charge 50,000QR for the peaple who were caught.....
Mila said
Good morning to Novita, GM, ...Good morning to Novita, GM, Vegas, Irrysa, Smoke, Mariam_mar and to all lovely people in QL you know who you are...
Everybody is right Everybody is wrong, it depend where we stand.
mariam-mar said
Irrysa, i saw flashes as i ...Irrysa, i saw flashes as i passby, i thought someone think i am one of the famous star in hollywood, so i smile, till i realize i am at the junction of cameras, i don't know, i am checking it many times of the day, will it appear immediately in the traffic violation? HU HU ! COL!(cry out loud!)
"There's nothing we can do to change the past, if it teaches you a lesson profit from it then, forget it."
novita77 said
snowstorm ... sell your car ...snowstorm ... sell your car and get the automatic one ...
lovinni said
hi mariam mar! good ...hi mariam mar! good morning...just be extra careful in driving and stretch your patience...
luckyjinx....how are u sis..hope we can meet up again together with you miss mariam...
I think I've discovered the secret of life - you just hang around until you get used to it. ~Charles Schulz
novita77 said
morning Mila ... when that ...morning Mila ... when that ras abou aboud round-about would be finish ????
Snowstorm said
hi ...Thats why ladies they dont zoom in on the drivers.........anyway keep smiling mariam
YOU DONT KNOW ME, DONT EVEN TRY !!!
mariam-mar said
Rachid i think you are an ...Rachid i think you are an angel of no where, are you sure? i hope Camera is just teasing the motorist and the authority will give consideration, i may or may not one of those people caught, i sympathize, the fine is so heavy..
"There's nothing we can do to change the past, if it teaches you a lesson profit from it then, forget it."
Snowstorm said
yes novita ...I think thats the only option for me.....
YOU DONT KNOW ME, DONT EVEN TRY !!!
mariam-mar said
Hi Lovinni, will make it ...Hi Lovinni, will make it someday, pull my hair if i am always busy.. HE HE1
"There's nothing we can do to change the past, if it teaches you a lesson profit from it then, forget it."
Rachid said
mariam ...well since the police man was there and saw with his own eye what was hapening so i guess they won't charge those poor peaple, i think they can know at the time that the picture was taken if the lights were green or not.....
globalmerchant said
Mariam ..."Make a difference or make way"
Well the truth is I was at the traffic department yesterday to change my Dubai license to Qatari License. I saw a chap holding excellent quality pictures of his cars number plate and vehicle. He had come to pay the fine there. So i doubt if it were just flashes
Images are being captured......
Mila said
Ras Abu Abboud Road ...Ras Abu Abboud Road Diversion will start on the March 24th Night time, so by Tuesday morning you will be diverted. So from Marrash/Museum Monument will be closed on the way to RAA Bridge due the removal of the Bridge. We will finish the project till 2009.
Everybody is right Everybody is wrong, it depend where we stand.
Vegas said
GM Mila...:) ...You can't teach experience...
mariam-mar said
GM, tell me then, does the ...GM, tell me then, does the violation, appear in one day?
"There's nothing we can do to change the past, if it teaches you a lesson profit from it then, forget it."
globalmerchant said
Mariam ..."Make a difference or make way"
No I dont think the violation will appear in one day Mariam. Even in Dubai it takes like around 4 days for the violation to appear......I am sure its gonna be more here. What I noticed when I took the vehicle out yesterday is that there are so many maniac drivers here and they drive even more dangerously than the ones I have encountered in Dubai.
Luckyjinx said
Lovinni ...how we can pull that hair??? It's always and full secured..Lol.......
Lovi, she is always busy driving around and looking for signal flashing flashing camera's to smile like a hollywood actress..nya haha...
We need to make ourself happy to mens broken hearts....
thexonic said
I suffer at that junctio ...I suffer at that junction every day lol.
It's always the small things that make big differences.
KellysHeroes said
mariam ...there are alternate routes to avoid the ramada signal
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lamea said
during peak traffic ALL ...during peak traffic ALL alternative routes are equally blocked so i stick to ramada signal.
just out of curiousity, when is the best time to take the ramada junction route? is it ever clear ?
novita77 said
Lamea ... the answer is ...Lamea ... the answer is 'no'. I live just around American Hospital. I used that junction morning, day, night, midnight you name it. And it is never clear.
I guess it will be clear or better when the D ring road open ( the Mid Mac underpass). But then by the time its finish another 100.000 expat arriving in Doha and the government have to build underpass, flyover, highway whatever somewhere else.
lamea said
i agree. i live near the ...i agree. i live near the centre and have rarely found it traffic free!
as far as D ring road is concerned God only knows when it will be ready.
first they closed D ring road, now Raa round-about , what next?
mariam-mar said
On the early morning of ...On the early morning of Friday, the Ramada Signal is traffic free.
"There's nothing we can do to change the past, if it teaches you a lesson profit from it then, forget it."
rael said
Keep looking at the speed o meter ...The Ramada signal is fine folks. The speed limit on that bloody road is set to 60 which is like an insanely slow speed. If you cross 60, the camera is bound to catch you. And everytime the cam flashes, its becoz someone atleast in the fast lane, somehow crossed 60.
At the ramada signal try keeping to the 2nd track. Or you'll have to choose between crazy honking and the insane traffic camera.