V L Srinivasan
Manama (Bahrain), March 30:
The number of traffic violations recorded in 2010 outnumbered the actual number of cars on the Kingdom’s roads, the General Directorate of Traffic revealed yesterday.
According to traffic statistics, 487,148 violations were recorded last year, outnumbering the amount of cars on the road by more than 32,000.
Most of the violations – 90,975 of them – involved drivers not wearing their seat belts, while 37,142 drivers were stopped for speeding, 31,255 for using their mobile phones while driving and 27,301 for crossing red lights. Despite the large number of traffic violations and an increase in the number of cars on the road, there has been a decrease in the number of fatal accidents.
Director Brigadier Abdulrahman bin Sabah Al Khalifa said that 74 people died in traffic accidents last year, down from 76 in 2009, 84 in 2008 and 91 in 2007. “Statistical analysis showed that car drivers in the age group of 20-24 were more vulnerable to traffic accidents than others,” the official added.
This decrease has been attributed to the strict enforcement of traffic regulations and increased awareness among motorists as a result of traffic awareness campaigns.
Brigadier Abdulrahman explained that the campaigns have been “substantially important” in helping to maintain safety to the roads. “That they have been really efficient in saving lives is considered as one of the main achievements in the Kingdom,” he added.
Brigadier Abdulrahman said that reducing road accidents is one of the priorities of Interior Minister Lieutenant General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa.
“The advanced surveillance cameras, new traffic patrols, the use of state-of-the-art technologies, sound public oriented services and awareness among road users have had a great impact in reducing road mishaps,” the official said.
He added that analyses of fatal road accidents have shown that many are the result of neglect, miscalculation, driving through red lights, motorists failing to maintain a safe distance between cars, careless driving and overtaking on highways.
Manama (Bahrain), March 30:
The number of traffic violations recorded in 2010 outnumbered the actual number of cars on the Kingdom’s roads, the General Directorate of Traffic revealed yesterday.
According to traffic statistics, 487,148 violations were recorded last year, outnumbering the amount of cars on the road by more than 32,000.
Most of the violations – 90,975 of them – involved drivers not wearing their seat belts, while 37,142 drivers were stopped for speeding, 31,255 for using their mobile phones while driving and 27,301 for crossing red lights. Despite the large number of traffic violations and an increase in the number of cars on the road, there has been a decrease in the number of fatal accidents.
Director Brigadier Abdulrahman bin Sabah Al Khalifa said that 74 people died in traffic accidents last year, down from 76 in 2009, 84 in 2008 and 91 in 2007. “Statistical analysis showed that car drivers in the age group of 20-24 were more vulnerable to traffic accidents than others,” the official added.
This decrease has been attributed to the strict enforcement of traffic regulations and increased awareness among motorists as a result of traffic awareness campaigns.
Brigadier Abdulrahman explained that the campaigns have been “substantially important” in helping to maintain safety to the roads. “That they have been really efficient in saving lives is considered as one of the main achievements in the Kingdom,” he added.
Brigadier Abdulrahman said that reducing road accidents is one of the priorities of Interior Minister Lieutenant General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa.
“The advanced surveillance cameras, new traffic patrols, the use of state-of-the-art technologies, sound public oriented services and awareness among road users have had a great impact in reducing road mishaps,” the official said.
He added that analyses of fatal road accidents have shown that many are the result of neglect, miscalculation, driving through red lights, motorists failing to maintain a safe distance between cars, careless driving and overtaking on highways.
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