Dangerous road crossing
Dear Sir,
I drive from Matar Qadeem (Old Airport) to the Industrial Area through the E Ring Road every day. There is a school, the American Academy, situated close to the Supreme Council of Education on the E Ring Road. Every day I watch in horror a number of parents stopping their cars on the other side of the road and crossing, with children in tow, the busy road in the morning.
On many occasions I have seen many attempting to cross and then jumping back to the safety of the pavement due to speeding vehicles.
I pray that nothing untoward happens whenever I pass through this stretch. It is hoped that the Traffic Department’s proposal to introduce more pedestrian crossings (“Plan to construct 267 pedestrian crossings”, Gulf Times, November 23) covers this area also.
Another black spot I dread is just after the Al Thumama roundabout, going towards the Industrial Area road. The new overbridge introduced by Ashghal has significantly reduced the waiting period at this signal. However, there is absolute chaos at the entry to the overbridge.
Cutting into the queue of vehicles just at the entrance to the bridge is the norm rather than the exception. Vehicles proceed at high speed until the entrance and then just take a quick left turn, forcing their way in. This results in extremely dangerous situations with a possibility of a crash ever looming. It is alarming to watch even big Mowasalat School buses doing the same circus! These aggressive drivers don’t show any sense or regard for those patiently waiting in the queue to enter the bridge. This often results in road-rage incidents, which can reflect in rash driving continuing on the bridge and further ahead. The blame should partially go to the layout of the road there. If a policeman or even a camera can be positioned here, a lot of this bad behaviour would stop.
I request the authorities concerned to look into this.
MJC, (Full name and e-mail address supplied)
Misuse of trolleys
Dear Sir,
In reference to the letter, “Trolleys are not carrier bags!” (Gulf Times, November 25), I have also seen people taking trolleys from various supermarkets in Doha and leaving them behind far from the outlets. I have seen trolleys abandoned on roadsides in the area where I live.
Shoppers should return the trolleys to the outlets after their use. Supermarkets should notify customers that they should be used only for carrying things up to their cars or taxis. The letter-writer, Khadar Hanan, deserves praise for bringing this to the notice of the public.
T P Rasheed, PO Box 766, Doha
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