Its a simple rule I follow. Keep on the right as long as you can. By that I mean that I usually go at exactly the speed limit of the road I am on and keep at that. If the right lane is empty or mostly unused, like Air Force road for example, and if a car happens to be there cruising at 5KM (!!) then I passover to the left and back to the right.

Because I personally hate it just as everyone else when some hog is doing what he/she does best specially on the far-left lane. I hate that to no limits.

But the bumper thing? right on, bro.

i still don’t understand why you don’t choose the appropriate lane in the first place…

I’m just playing Devil’s advocate, thanks for the nice discussion and your admirable view of life.

As for wearing a seat belt. Just as children learn from parents and it’s important for them to lead by example, it’s important for police to lead by example as well.

Who wants to listen to police who enforce a law that they don’t follow?

P.S. It’s his problem if he’s not wearing his seat belt. Why would you let that ruin your day?

Qatari rule is if you want someone to move you give them a double flash.
So as a Qatari in Qatar, I’ll follow these unspoken rules.

We also have a rule that when someone comes up to your bumper then they are being rude and can get lost.

What I’m saying is that whether people like to be flashed or not, it’s much more polite than honking, that’s why we do it.

The guy didn’t wait at all and at the speed he was going, could have rammed into me.

Finally, he’s not a citizen, he’s an officer of the law, the people we hope will follow the law to protect us and to lead by example.

Similarly, I’d get annoyed if a police man wasn’t wearing his seat belt and texting while driving.

The point of this post is just that.

I agree, if someone is going 80 in a 100 zone, then they’re asking for trouble, however in this case I was driving 87 in an 80 zone, and sped up to a 100 in an 80 zone and he was near bumper to bumper.

I agree that they are human, however what that individual did wasn’t trying to get from point A to point B quickly, he wasn’t following road rules (spoken or unspoken), and he was putting lives at risk.

1) legally I’m following the law
2) police are supposed to enforce the law
3) if you want to talk about unspoken rules, then it’s usually a flash to move.
4) unspoken Qatari rule is also if someone is on your bumper then they deserve no respect on the road
5) I was driving 20 over the limit (albeit to avoid disaster). It was an 80km road.
6) he was driving the old rickity car

Point simply is, and I think you fail to see the point of the blog post, I’m a lawyer and i follow the law. He was a police man and his duty is to enforce the law.