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Saeed Shihab Bin Tariq Al Saeed, Adviser to the Sultan, left, being presented with a memnto by Lt-Gen. Malik Bin Sulaiman Al Ma’amari, Inspector-General of Police and Customs, during the opening of the four-day Symposium on Road Safety in Oman. Image Credit: Supplied

Muscat: A Road Safety Symposium opened Saturday in Oman where authorities raised concern at the burden caused to the country by the increasing traffic accidents.

“The issues related to Traffic Safety (lack of it) are not only a burden to the health sector but adding financial burden to the state exchequer,” Saeed Shihab Bin Tariq Al Saeed, Adviser to the Sultan, told journalists on the sidelines of the opening of the symposium.

“The idea of this symposium is to study all the aspects of road safety and dangers posed to the society as a whole from lack of it,” he added.

He urged motorists of all age groups to be aware of their responsibilities.

Dr Mohammad Bin Awadh Al Rowas, Director-General of Traffic, the police had set up a Traffic Safety Institute to train traffic officials and road users.

Meanwhile, Lt Gen. Malik Bin Sulaiman Al Ma’amari, Inspector-General of Police and Customs, revealed that traffic laws would be revised.

He hoped that the participants, including experts from the Sultan Qaboos University and Education Ministry, would come out with recommendations that would benefit everyone and improve road safety.