Please allow roadside parking
Dear Sir,
On Fridays and Saturdays most of the roads around City Center in Doha are comparatively free from traffic as they are public holidays. Most of the roadsides in the area have parking spaces  on these days. So it is but natural that some of the visitors to the City Center shopping complex leave their cars alongside the roads because of non-availability of parking space in the designated areas. Vehicles left on the roadside  don’t block the traffic or cause any problems to  pedestrians.
But traffic police often impose fine on such vehicles. The Traffic Department must realise that drivers are leaving their vehicles on the roadside as there is not enough parking for the large number of people visiting City Center on holidays. They must allow roadside parking  in the area at least  on Fridays and Saturdays. If they don’t do so, then most of us will be forced to stay at home rather than visit places like City Center on our holidays.
Husseindeen
husseintm@gmail.com
 
Speed limit reduction
Dear Sir,
The Traffic Department’s decision to reduce speed limit on February 22nd Street to 80km from 100km  has come as a surprise, not because it is not a wise move but because of its abruptness (Gulf Times, January 24). It is essential that the public is informed about such changes before they actually come into effect.
Such sudden changes, without properly announcing them beforehand, will cause more problems to road users. At least a week’s advance notice must be given to motorists if speed limits are being revised on any major roads.
That being said, the decision to reduce the speed limit on February 22nd Street  is a welcome move, one feels. It is extremely difficult to control a car going at the speed of 100km an hour. As this is a busy road, especially during peak hours, the 80km speed limit there will make it a safer stretch.
Rajesh
rajeshnair.it@gmail.com