Abu Dhabi: Around 2,000 motorists benefited from the traffic awareness programmes organised by the Traffic and Patrols Directorate at Abu Dhabi Police in the Western Region. These efforts also aim to reduce dangerous violations and all causes of traffic accidents during the summer and the month of Ramadan.
Lt Col Jamal Salem Al Ameri, Chief of Public Relations Section in the Traffic and Patrols Directorate, Abu Dhabi, and Executive Director of the Saaed Society, praised the positive results of traffic awareness programmes in the Western Region running under the slogan ‘Safe Drive Safe Lives’.
Lt Col Al Ameri said: “The Western Region’s traffic awareness programmes included lectures focused on dangerous violations and causes of traffic accidents that have occurred in the Western Region. The lectures also included educational materials and movies highlighting the effectiveness of seat belt use, tyre safety, the risks of speeding and the dangers of overtaking trucks.”
“The programme featured a lecture on traffic awareness at the Asab and Sahil oil fields. The lectures addressed traffic accidents due to fatigue and sleepiness and explained that driving a vehicle alone for long distances makes people drowsy, especially at night during their regular sleeping hours, and some may surrender to sleep. Raising awareness about incidents caused by drowsiness and fatigue is part of the directorate’s traffic awareness plan for this month. The directorate aims to raise awareness about the factors that affect the ability to drive safely and highlight the fact that exhaustion weakens the ability to focus and reduces the reaction speed,” the official added.
He advised motorists to avoid driving when tired or drowsy and urged them to park their vehicle in a safe location off the road to take a break.
