The three-month long campaign is held under the slogan “Pedestrians’ Safety”
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Saturday, January 3rd 2015 [ME NewsWire]
The
Ministry of Interior, represented by the Traffic Coordination
Directorate General, has launched the first unified traffic awareness
campaign for the year 2015. The campaign, which was initiated as of
January 1st under the slogan “Ensuring Pedestrians’ Safety”, is one of
many initiatives launched by the traffic sector and will last for three
months.
The campaign aims at boosting awareness among community
members and road users, especially drivers, about the need to adhere to
traffic rules and regulations and give priority to pedestrians who use
the designated zebra crossings, in order to maintain their safety and
the safety of others.
Brigadier Ghaith Hassan Al Zaabi, Director
General, Traffic Coordination Department, Ministry of Interior, said,
“The campaign embodies the Ministry of Interior’s strategy to achieve
the highest levels of traffic safety for all. It also falls within the
traffic sector’s strategic plan, to promote road safety and curtail
traffic and run-over incidents”.
He also underscored the need to
create awareness among all motorists; maintain pedestrians’ safety;
comply with traffic laws and regulations; and give priority to
pedestrians crossing, especially at zones where students enter and exit
buses in front of schools.
Brigadier Al Zaabi noted that the
Traffic Coordination Directorate General conducts this campaign in
cooperation with the various Traffic and Patrols Directorates across the
UAE, as well other entities concerned with traffic safety in the public
and private sectors, which support these purposeful initiatives aimed
at providing accidents-free roads.
Adding further, he noted that
the campaign’s slogan “Ensuring Pedestrians’ Safety” will be posted and
published online via various social media websites and platforms.
“Campaign-related posters, brochures, and leaflets will be distributed
in public areas such as shopping centers, gas stations and other vital
areas frequented by the public. Media discussion sessions will also be
organized, and will host a number of officials to communicate with the
public about the campaign, and the values and culture of traffic,” he
said.
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The
Arabic-language text of this announcement is the official,
authoritative version. Translations are provided as an accommodation
only, and should be cross-referenced with the Arabic-language text,
which is the only version of the text intended to have legal effect.
Contacts
The UAE Minister of Interior's General Secretariat, Tactical Affairs and Security Media Department
Abu Dhabi Police GHQ - Security Media
Chris Cron +971-(0)-50-987-1317
E-mail: cron.media@hotmail.com
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