Kuwait Driving Laws Enforced in Hawali
AdventureMan and I have a running disagreement. I say more people are pulling over to make calls, or using headsets. He says he sees people using mobile phones all the time. (He would not agree to a spot survey of the cars around us, but we also noticed fewer children in the front seats, very cool.)
I think traffic is improving in Kuwait. I see more people using seatbelts, fewer people weaving around while trying to talk on cell phones, and more people using turn signals. I see less endangering behaviors.
Am I being too optimistic here?
From the Arab Times:
250 citations issued: Hawalli police launched an intensive campaign and issued 250 citations to motorists for not wearing seatbelts and another 50 for using mobile phones while driving, reports Arrouiah daily.
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there r road blocks all the time in hawalli and i always see at least 3 to 4 cars parked on the side with the cops writing them tickets
There are road blocks all the time in my area, too, Fonz, and they arrest all kinds of people – like take them away in a squad car!
Cops are using phones themselves & don’t wear seat belts. Where’s the irony in this?
LLLOOOLLLL – yeh, in theory, those who enforce law and order are supposed to set the standard, Я.
I saw a cop smoking too!
how do they expect us not to break rules?
No kidding, Pearls?? You’ve got that right; they have to uphold the laws themselves if they expect the populace to obey.
Oh in Hawalli! I wonder which section of Kuwait society is being targeted there? How many citations given in the Sabah Al Salem area I wonder?
Guessed – hmmm . . . . good question. I would love to see statistics published from the traffic and law enforcement departments more often.
[…] being stopped for different reasons. Most cars stopped were cited tickets. As Intlxpatr said in her previous post, driving laws are being enforced in Hawally majorly; I could say more than other areas cos […]
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