Dubai, United Arab Emirates. - Wednesday, June 17th 2015 [ME NewsWire]
Road traffic accidents, injuries and fatalities peak in the holy month of Ramadan.
We witness hundreds of accidents and dozens of fatalities every year.
Ramadan is the perfect time to start with better road safety habits!
Road traffic accidents, injuries and fatalities peak in the holy month of Ramadan. It is sad to witness hundreds of accidents and dozens of fatalities every year. Ramadan is a very special time and it’s all about being with the ones close to us, which creates a lot of traffic! This festive period poses unique challenges for all kind of traffic participants.
The Ramadan specific lifestyle has physical effects on our body - especially when coinciding with the hot summer season like this year. Fasting can result in dehydration and low blood sugar, which in turn can limit our attentiveness, concentration, vision and reaction. In addition to fasting, the unusual eating and sleeping patterns can cause fatigue, exhaustion, impatience and distraction.
Just before sunset is a problematic time to be on the roads, because motorists tend to rush towards their Iftar appointments. This pre-Iftar rush hour is a mix of psychological urges and physical needs and motorists might use this as an excuse to misbehave on the roads. Hence, all traffic participants (motorists, pedestrians, motorcycle riders, bicyclists, etc.) must be extra careful in this time slot!
Thomas Edelmann, founder of RoadSafetyUAE comments: “Our Ramadan ‘Tips&Tricks’ focus on defensive driving techniques and on time management, but we also talk about seat belts, speeding and tailgating. The complete list can be found on http://www.roadsafetyuae.com/ramadan/. It is of utmost importance to know of the effects the Ramadan-lifestyle can have on our own behavior, as well as on the behavior of other traffic participants!”
The top-5 most important tips RoadSafetyUAE wants to give for Ramadan are:
• Be aware of your own limitations!
• Watch out for other traffic participants potentially under the same limitations.
• Expect the unexpected – we all MUST drive defensively!
• Plan your schedule properly and leave early to avoid the need of rushing and speeding.
• Always wear your seat belt – Ramadan is a good time to start this habit!
“Motorists must realize that even if they arrive late for a Ramadan event, people will understand. Time management is vital and motorists are urged to leave early enough and to allow for a puffer time to reach their destination on time.” Edelmann continues: “We need a heightened awareness as well as a caring attitude for others in this special period of the year.”
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About www.RoadSafetyUAE.com
Our Vision is to contribute to reducing the number of road traffic fatalities, road traffic injuries and road traffic accidents in the UAE…we want to ‘make a change’!
Our Mission is to raise the UAE’s traffic participants’ awareness for proper conduct on our roads, on a broadly communicated and permanent basis. We want to be – in a constructive manner – a communication, improvement and knowledge platform.
We engage with our stakeholders traffic participants, authorities, media, and CSR-aware corporations (Corporate Social Responsibility). Our content backbone are ‘tips&tricks’ we provide to more than 50 topics of road safety, specifically relevant to the UAE. We communicate our content via media (digital and classical), the communication channels of our CSR-minded corporate supporters, PR and events. RoadSafetyUAE.com is proud to be already supported by more than 30 governmental entities, corporations and institutions from various segments and industries.
Thomas Edelmann, the founder of RoadSafetyUAE has been living in Dubai since the year 2000 and he is very passionate and energetic about the shortcomings and the improvement potentials for road safety in the UAE.
Contacts
Thomas Edelmann
Thomas@RoadSafetyUAE.com
+971 50 55 19 216
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