Doha: Traffic police patrols have caught 50 to 80 motorists everyday for violations, including the use of mobile phones and not wearing the seat belt while driving, during a summer campaign which has concluded after over a month.
The General Traffic Directorate at the ministry had focused especially on motorists using mobile phone use and not wearing the seat belt while driving. Violations were registered across the country, according to Major Jaber Mohamed Rashid Odaiba, Assistant Director, Media & Traffic Awareness Department at the ministry.
He said in the next five days or so the department will release statistics related to violations registered during the road safety and traffic awareness campaign to evaluate its impact and results.
Most violations were recorded in densely populated areas, including Al Rayyan, Doha and Old Airport, Major Odaiba said.
“It was practically difficult for traffic police patrols to detect violations and catch the offenders on expressways or busy highways because any police action would disrupt traffic and cause congestion. We wanted to avoid that,” he added.
“Every year, the campaign begins in summer. We have chosen the summer months because there is no major traffic jam and it is easy to stop any violator and register the offence like what we did during this campaign. “The drive has ended because schools are gearing up to reopen for the new academic year next month,” he added.
During the campaign, police patrols were deployed across the country to register violations. Al Shamal, South, Dukhan and Doha patrols, among others, took part.
The campaign started as planned within the framework of the General Traffic Directorate’s aim to reduce accidents and prevent deaths and injuries.
Major Odaiba advised motorists, especially truck drivers, to use ‘triangle warning’ to avoid accidents.
He said the reason behind the recent accident in Al Kharrara near Mesaieed, was lack of awareness among road users. The freak accident claimed the lives of two youth and the truck driver, who had run over them when they were crossing the road, he said.
He also advised motorists to be cautious while driving, follow speed limits and give warning signals to other motorists to reduce their speed in case of an accident.
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Doha: Traffic police patrols have caught 50 to 80 motorists everyday for violations, including the use of mobile phones and not wearing the seat belt while driving, during a summer campaign which has concluded after over a month.
The General Traffic Directorate at the ministry had focused especially on motorists using mobile phone use and not wearing the seat belt while driving. Violations were registered across the country, according to Major Jaber Mohamed Rashid Odaiba, Assistant Director, Media & Traffic Awareness Department at the ministry.
He said in the next five days or so the department will release statistics related to violations registered during the road safety and traffic awareness campaign to evaluate its impact and results.
Most violations were recorded in densely populated areas, including Al Rayyan, Doha and Old Airport, Major Odaiba said.
“It was practically difficult for traffic police patrols to detect violations and catch the offenders on expressways or busy highways because any police action would disrupt traffic and cause congestion. We wanted to avoid that,” he added.
“Every year, the campaign begins in summer. We have chosen the summer months because there is no major traffic jam and it is easy to stop any violator and register the offence like what we did during this campaign. “The drive has ended because schools are gearing up to reopen for the new academic year next month,” he added.
During the campaign, police patrols were deployed across the country to register violations. Al Shamal, South, Dukhan and Doha patrols, among others, took part.
The campaign started as planned within the framework of the General Traffic Directorate’s aim to reduce accidents and prevent deaths and injuries.
Major Odaiba advised motorists, especially truck drivers, to use ‘triangle warning’ to avoid accidents.
He said the reason behind the recent accident in Al Kharrara near Mesaieed, was lack of awareness among road users. The freak accident claimed the lives of two youth and the truck driver, who had run over them when they were crossing the road, he said.
He also advised motorists to be cautious while driving, follow speed limits and give warning signals to other motorists to reduce their speed in case of an accident.
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