Recent traffic statistics from Fujairah Police revealed the death of one person and the injury of 34 others with injuries that ranged between severe, moderate and minor, as a result of 1,914 traffic accidents since the beginning of this year.
The Director of the Traffic and Patrols Department at the Fujairah Police General Command, Colonel Saleh Mohammed Abdullah Al Dhanhani, said that sudden vehicle deviation is one of the main causes of the most serious traffic accidents that result in either death or injury, indicating that this type of accident occurs as a result of lack of attention and preoccupation with other than the road. Not leaving enough distance between vehicles.
Al-Dhanhani stressed the necessity of adhering to the lane and using traffic lights when changing lanes to avoid violations and accidents, pointing out that sudden vehicle deviation is a traffic violation that requires the driver to pay a fine of 1,000 dirhams along with four black points, which are recorded in the violator’s driving license.
For her part, the Director of the Traffic Awareness and Media Branch in the Traffic and Patrols Department at the Fujairah Police General Command, Captain Moza Al Darmaki, stressed the intensification of initiatives that would direct traffic awareness among drivers, by taking a series of measures and awareness campaigns, with the aim of providing directions and warnings about behavior. The dangers that may lead to road accidents and the importance of avoiding them, noting that traffic awareness campaigns are important in promoting the concepts of safe driving on the roads.
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