The Director of the Traffic and Patrols Department at the General Command of Ajman Police, Lt. Col. Saif Abdullah Al Falasi, revealed that a decrease in the rate of severe accidents during the first quarter of this year, compared to the first quarter of last year, was 33%, pointing to a decrease in run-over accidents and injuries by 41% for both. .
Al Falasi told “Emirates Today” that the first quarter witnessed 27 injuries as a result of traffic accidents, while the death rate was equal to the first quarter of last year.
He added: “We have several axes to raise traffic safety, the first of which is to raise traffic awareness among road users, and we have implemented awareness campaigns to enhance traffic awareness among individuals.”
Al Falasi explained: “We launched an initiative (A Day without Violations), so that one day per month is chosen not to issue any violation, but a text message is sent to the violator to inform him of his mistake, and how to overcome it later.” (radar), or through patrols, and the use of technologies and artificial intelligence to control road safety.
He stated that there are four main causes of traffic accidents, which are excessive speed, lack of attention, not leaving a space (safety distance), and sudden deviation, stressing that heavy fines are imposed on violators, to stop disorderly behavior on the road, and reduce its risks as much as possible. .
Al Falasi pointed out that the awareness efforts resulted in achieving a sense of security on the road reaching 96.3% during 2021, noting the initiatives to enhance the safety of school students, and awareness campaigns for students and their families and their transportation supervisors, which succeeded in reducing school traffic accidents to zero during the past year.
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