If you have travelled on Qatar’s roads, you would have seen vehicles overtaking through the wrong side on more occasions than one.

The General Directorate of Traffic at Qatar’s Ministry of Interior (MoI) is cracking down on the practice by installing traffic cameras to ensure motorists’ and other road users’ safety.

Overtaking from the right is reckless behaviour, often disregarding the rights of others and resulting in numerous traffic accidents. To enhance road safety, several monitoring devices have been installed to detect violations of right-side overtaking. Your safety is important.… pic.twitter.com/ZfvERyakQY

— Ministry of Interior - Qatar (@MOI_QatarEn) April 1, 2024

“Overtaking from the right is wrong behaviour. Some people do it without regard for the rights of others and it causes many traffic accidents,” said MoI said on X platform, formerly known as Twitter.

The Directorate said it had installed a number of devices to monitor violations of overtaking from the right. It said turning or overtaking without indicating to other road users is also a traffic violation that can lead to accidents.

The Directorate called on all road users to comply with traffic laws to preserve lives and property and to contribute to the great efforts made by various concerned authorities. Traffic-related deaths and grave injuries in Qatar dropped 24.3% in 2023 compared to 2022, with 5.3 deaths per 100,000 population. 

According to data released by the Ministry of Interior, 168 deaths from road traffic crashes were registered in 2023, bringing the rate in Qatar lower than the global rate estimated at 15 deaths per 100,000 population.

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