Doha: One of the common traffic mistakes that has increased now and caused many accidents is talking on mobile while driving, said Brigadier Mohammad Radhi Al Hajri, Director of the Awareness and Information Department at the General Directorate of Traffic.
In its awareness campaigns, General Traffic focuses on educating the public about this wrong behaviour to avoid it.
According to the Department’s statistics, talking on the mobile phone while driving and overspeeding are the most common traffic violations among drivers.
The statistics made by the General Directorate of Traffic show that the use of mobile phones and overspeeding are the most common violations.
Regarding the subject of the drifting in Sealine, and the accidents resulting from it, he said while speaking to Qatar TV that: the nature of the people and the kind of vehicles here made people like this hobby, but it must be organized.
He also said that the most recent traffic violations during this Ramadan are gatherings, and drifting in common places and disturbing others.
The main cause of traffic accidents in the Sealine area is reckless dune bashing.
