ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, January 30th 2014 [ME NewsWire]
The Traffic and Patrols Directorate at Abu Dhabi Police organized an extensive awareness campaign in Al Ain City, where it reminded drivers of the importance of decreasing speed when approaching pedestrian crossing zones, and the need to give them the priority to cross.
Major Salah Abdullah Al Humairi, Chief of Al Ain Traffic and Patrols Section at the Traffic and Patrols Directorate General of Abu Dhabi Police, revealed that awareness brochures were distributed to drivers and pedestrians, especially along the main streets in Al Ain. These pedestrian safety brochures provide tips on the proper ways to cross roads safely.
"This campaign embodies the Abu Dhabi Police’s overall vision through a comprehensive awareness plan that is executed by the section in Al Ain City to spread traffic awareness among all segments of society. This campaign is carried out all year long, in light of the alarming increase in the number of run-over accidents in recent years,” he added.
Al Humairi called on drivers to abide by traffic laws, stressing the need to abide by legal speed limits, give priority to pedestrians in designated zones, and drive slowly to avoid running people over.
First Lieutenant Nasser Khalifa Al Shamesi, Acting Public Relations Branch Manager at the Al Ain Traffic and Patrols Section, revealed that the traffic awareness campaigns along the different roads were executed in partnership with the Traffic Control Branch in Al Ain. The campaigns included educating both drivers and pedestrians from different nationalities.
In conclusion, First Lieutenant Al Shamesi said: "The student field trips continue in cooperation with the Al Ain Education Zone,” he said; noting that a number of female students from Al Foah Primary School have visited the section and learned about ‘the golden rules’ of boarding the bus and crossing roads.
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