The Director of Traffic Department in the Ministry of Interior, Colonel Ghaith Hassan Al Zaabi, has said the ministry's strategic plan for the year 2008 aims at reducing traffic accidents.
Col Al Zaabi said the rate of traffic accidents in the UAE was higher as compared to the advanced countries. The accident mortality rate in the Western countries is 5-6 deaths per 100,000 people.
In contrast, the rate of deaths caused by accidents in the UAE last year hit 20 for a population of 100,000.
He said that the focus of the Gulf Traffic Week this year, scheduled for March 8-14, will be on those who overtake from the wrong side, particularly on the highways where high speeds result in accidents, leading to deaths and injuries besides damage to cars and public property.
The traffic week's slogan 'Wrong overtaking... Killer!' aims at raising awareness among drivers in the Gulf states of cooperation on the dangers of overtaking. Source
Col Al Zaabi said the rate of traffic accidents in the UAE was higher as compared to the advanced countries. The accident mortality rate in the Western countries is 5-6 deaths per 100,000 people.
In contrast, the rate of deaths caused by accidents in the UAE last year hit 20 for a population of 100,000.
He said that the focus of the Gulf Traffic Week this year, scheduled for March 8-14, will be on those who overtake from the wrong side, particularly on the highways where high speeds result in accidents, leading to deaths and injuries besides damage to cars and public property.
The traffic week's slogan 'Wrong overtaking... Killer!' aims at raising awareness among drivers in the Gulf states of cooperation on the dangers of overtaking. Source
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