Road Safety Awareness should be taken more seriously!

[Dry Ice]

Originally Posted by LebanonUSA

instead of getting a ticket, I got a lecture about what a bad thing I did, not about passing a red light, but about the slow down speed up slow down speed up. He said that doing so is a lot more dangerous than just going through a red light because it confuses the other motorists around and could result in a bigger accident.

He's right in such situation..

[Dark Angel]

freakin laws.
here is what you should do; or here is what you might want to do
if you have insurance you can speed through a yellow/orange light. if you're feeling a bit suicidal, you can walse your way through an orange turning red, as it should give you about 1 second before it turns green on the other side.

as long as you understand the newtonian laws of physics, both in terms of practice and theory, you will live, but that's a matter of choice.

as to the seatbelt, it is optional based on how clean the fabric is and what colors you happen to be wearing. you dont want to use a dusty/oily seatbelt over a white shirt, death is a much sweeter alternative.

can we talk about speed limits now and the frail arguments in their favor?

[Faithful]

Originally Posted by GMA forever

Do you wear your seatbelts while driving and why??

I always wear my seatbelt while i am driving not because it is the Rule but for my own safety.
I also force all the passengers in my car to wear it specially the one sitting next to me.

Btw one year ago, Wearing the Seatbelt was enforced in Lebanon .. that was the first time i saw taxi drivers wearing it lol.. it was a miracle ... Unfortunately this rule last only one month ... kassaro le score l lebneniye mechyo 3al nizam la chaher la 2anno ken fi zabet bi chi 50'000 LL.

Following the Rules in Lebanon is hardly achieved except in one case: ymacho le zbouta w khalli l zabet ywajji3 l 3alam chouey ktir and we will live happily ever

[Venom]

Originally Posted by GMA forever

Before you arrive to the traffic light in front of you, it turns to Orange..... do you stop at once or do you speed your way through and why???

Please state the reason why do you stop or why do you speed your way through, because it is really important to your answer.

If it turns Orange I Speed without crossing 80 KM/hour and only if it is still Orange and didn't turn red because if I go above 80 feeya $150 fine and if I cross the red feeya $1500 , hadeh ba3ed ma balashana ne7keh bel points!!!

but most of the times i stop metel el shater :)

[GMA forever]

Originally Posted by Dry Ice

That's incorrect as you do not stop before checking as per above

I'd be interested in a reference that says you should stop at orange no matter what..

Well the point of the thread mainly is that you should follow the law.

As for crossing the orange, well it depends on the countries and how strict they abide by their laws. In countries like Austria and Switzerland, maximum 1% of all contested Orange driving penalties are pardoned, the rest they will pay metel al shatrin. And by repeated offensive, it may lead to losing your driving licence temporarily or permanently.

[GMA forever]

Originally Posted by fado

I dont have a Swedish driving licence yet, but off course when i do i will wear the seat belt. I was just making a point in my former post but i wear the seatbelt because it makes me feel safe and who knows maybe someday it might save my life!
I put the seatbelt on even if i am not the one driving but sitting next the person who is!

Originally Posted by Faithful

I always wear my seatbelt while i am driving not because it is the Rule but for my own safety.
I also force all the passengers in my car to wear it specially the one sitting next to me.

Well sorry to sound harsh on both of you, but those 2 statements of yours are very very bad.

It is true that seatbelt might save life, and it is true that seatbelt can make you feel safer, but this shouldn't be the reason why you wear it. This is the typical Lebanese mentality that we are used to, and it is keeping our country such a jungle and stay in such a lawless chaos.

Why?
Because:
if we are gonna say yes both of you are right and one must wear his seatbelt because of safety and not because the law asks him too, then you will have another Gringo who will come and argue and say that actually it is safer to drive without a seatbelt, since you have more free movement and you can use it to prevent an accident, another one might add, in case of an accident, the seatbelt stuck on you might delay the rescuing operation thus, endangering your life more. So here we opened a whole debate about who thinks what is right, and we will have 2 camps, one with wearing the seatbelt and the other against it, and finally mar7aba laws, each one will do as he pleases.

Wearing your seatbelt must be and only be for the mere reason that you are following the law!!!!! And this is what the Lebanese must learn to do finally!!!

Now let us move to the next question, if you have a kid in the car with you, will you use a special seat for kids or not and why???

[fado]

Originally Posted by GMA forever

Now let us move to the next question, if you have a kid in the car with you, will you use a special seat for kids or not and why???

Nooooo its a waste of money, i put my dear child on my lap while driving, haram i want him to enjoy the vue

[joe tayyar]

Originally Posted by fado

Nooooo its a waste of money, i put my dear child on my lap while driving, haram i want him to enjoy the vue

If he is 12 or 13 years old, ill give him my car to drive it and ill sit next to him

[Faithful]

Originally Posted by GMA forever

Well sorry to sound harsh on both of you, but those 2 statements of yours are very very bad.

It is true that seatbelt might save life, and it is true that seatbelt can make you feel safer, but this shouldn't be the reason why you wear it. This is the typical Lebanese mentality that we are used to, and it is keeping our country such a jungle and stay in such a lawless chaos.

Why?
Because:
if we are gonna say yes both of you are right and one must wear his seatbelt because of safety and not because the law asks him too, then you will have another Gringo who will come and argue and say that actually it is safer to drive without a seatbelt, since you have more free movement and you can use it to prevent an accident, another one might add, in case of an accident, the seatbelt stuck on you might delay the rescuing operation thus, endangering your life more. So here we opened a whole debate about who thinks what is right, and we will have 2 camps, one with wearing the seatbelt and the other against it, and finally mar7aba laws, each one will do as he pleases.

Wearing your seatbelt must be and only be for the mere reason that you are following the law!!!!! And this is what the Lebanese must learn to do finally!!!

Well yes you sound a little bit harsh ... ma3 inno you have a point. ... But i also have a point... being convinced about the right and the bad things make you follow the rules anywhere even if you are not punished ... this is what i meant with my previous post.

Originally Posted by GMA forever

Now let us move to the next question, if you have a kid in the car with you, will you use a special seat for kids or not and why???

Of course i buy him a special seat, why ??? First because it's the Rule ... Second because it is more safe for the baby....... mni7 heyk ???? ....

[Dry Ice]

Originally Posted by GMA forever

Well the point of the thread mainly is that you should follow the law.

As for crossing the orange, well it depends on the countries and how strict they abide by their laws. In countries like Austria and Switzerland, maximum 1% of all contested Orange driving penalties are pardoned, the rest they will pay metel al shatrin. And by repeated offensive, it may lead to losing your driving licence temporarily or permanently.

Of course we should all follow the law