A recent survey commissioned by QIC Insured, the retail arm of Qatar Insurance Company (QIC), shows a positive feedback from motorists about improvements in the road infrastructure over the past few months.
The Qatar Road Safety Monitor looks at infrastructure, overall driving enjoyment, commute time and driving behaviour that are often linked to the cause of accidents in Qatar. The survey, which was conducted by YouGov in February 2017, is based on the views of a representative sample of the residents of Qatar.
Majority of the respondents (64%) ‘strongly agree’ or ‘agree’ that road infrastructure has improved over the past six months, leading to shorter commute time (58%) and more driving enjoyment (46%).
Only 38% of the respondents believe that dangerous driving may have increased over the last six months. There has been a marginal improvement in the trend for distracted driving as mentioned by 80% of respondents.
Speeding on the roads too appears to have decreased (64%). The trend for abrupt changing of lanes too seems to have dropped to (67%) as stated by the respondents of the survey. However, the perception trend for tailgating appears unchanged over the past six months (76%).
“It is indeed encouraging to observe that most of the dimensions included in the survey have developed in the right direction, which can be attributed to the various initiatives taken by the ministry for improving road safety in Qatar. We are proud to be associated with this unique, long term perception study, as it demonstrates the efforts of QIC Insured to actively support the creation of safer roads, in line with Qatar’s National Road Safety Strategy and ‘Qatar National Vision 2030,” said Salem Al Mannai, Deputy Group President and CEO- QIC MENA.
The study will be repeated every six months.
