The Traffic Department has removed a speed radar from February 22 Road after detecting an increase in the number of accidents near the radar, local Arabic daily Arrayah has reported. The radar was located opposite Omar Bin al-Khattab Mosque on the Al Shamal-Doha side of the road. The department removed the radar after finding that it was not functioning properly and was causing problems to motorists by flashing incessantly, the report adds. Meanwhile, a number of users of the Abu Samra-Lusail road have called for curbing traffic accidents caused by excessive speeding by truck drivers. Many of the accidents have reportedly been caused while overtaking, according to the daily.
