Abu Dhabi: Twenty-four awareness programmes attended by 1,200 farm workers were set up last month in Abu Dhabi city by the Abu Dhabi Traffic and Patrols Directorate.
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1,200 farm workers attend traffic lectures in Abu Dhabi
Jaywalking and run over accidents addressed
- Staff Report
- Published: 17:59 February 10, 2013
The initiative aimed to educate labourers, heavy and light vehicle drivers on road safety and the prevention of run-over accidents.
Due to the nature of their jobs which often take place on the sides of roads the lectures addressed issues regarding making use of over- and underpasses when crossing streets and correctly assessings vehicles’ speeds as they pass.
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