More than 60 entities to join 34th Traffic Week celebrations

DOHA: More than 60 entities will join the celebration of the 34th traffic week that will be held on March 18-24, at Darb Al Saai, under the theme“Your life is a trust”. This was announced during a press conference held at the traffic headquarters in Madinat Khalifa yesterday. 

Colonel Muhammad Radi Al Hajiri, Director of Traffic Awareness Department told that the activities will be open for the public from the morning 8 am till 9pm night in two shifts.  He added that there will be activities in different parts of the country other than Doha under the traffic departments in Shamal, South and Dukhan. 

Major Jabir Muhammad Odhaiba, said that “The associated activities include events at Souq Waqif, Traffic Fort and special areas for productive families. The main venue in Darb al Saai include activities for children and some youth initiatives through youth hostel centers and Qatar University,” Colonel Al Hajri said.

All concerned ministries, authorities and agencies will take part in awareness programs held as part of the traffic week celebrations in addition to the cultural performances and the debate among high school students under the title “Driving without a license between rejection and acceptance”. 

The seminar corner which will be organized throughout the week will address a number of traffic issues such as Qatar’s road safety strategy until 2022, the role of the family in traffic awareness, schools and their role in the dissemination of traffic awareness and traffic information between reality and hope.

There will be special counters for traffic licensing affairs department that will introduce licensing procedures, Metrash 2 services and theoretic and practical tests of driving. All services of the traffic can be learned through the pavilions lined up in the exhibition such as Talaa camera for traffic violations, Fahes services, driving training by driving schools and services of insurance companies. There will be traffic related contests daily sponsored by driving schools. 

The event also includes activities and pavilions of Lakhwiya, a motorcycle circuit, Batabit Qatar, as well as the activities of Al Shaqab. It also includes a traffic village in cooperation with Shell, which includes a range of awareness activities suitable for all ages.