Nargis Naqvi , Minneapolis, USA I beg to differ from Mr. Al-Ajmi , but from my experience in Saudi Arabia, expatriates are too scared by the Saudi laws to disobey them and to have to deal with the police. Most of the reckless drivers are Saudi kids who just got their latest sports car and know that no one in the country can harm them even if they get caught. It's about time that we left our arrogance behind and learn to obey laws and teach them to our children as well, instead of being so confident in our nationality and status in the country. Most of the accidents are caused by Saudi kids who just don't care about neither their lives nor the others. In my seven year stay I never heard of or saw a policeman ticket a car for speeding or running a stop sign.
Traffic police are there just to draw maps and write reports.
Illogical intersections and dividers which were surely designed as a way to circumvent speeding actually encourage people to break the law, making illegal U-turns, going the wrong way, or driving over sidewalks. I respectively agree with Ms. Naqvi and totally disagree with Mr. Ajmi . And secondly, it is very easy for a Saudi to pass the buck to a foreigner. There should be strict traffic laws. The police department should first of all fix itself and then fix the driver on the road.