DUBAI POLICE TRAFFIC CAMPAIGNS BENEFIT 10M PEOPLE OVER LAST THREE YEARS

Over the last three years the Dubai Police, represented by the General Department of Traffic, benefited 10,140,892 people with traffic campaigns on social media platforms. These statistics were revealed during the General Department of Traffic annual inspection conducted by His Excellency Lieutenant General Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri who was briefed on the traffic campaigns carried out last year to raise the awareness of the public on the safety of pedestrians, dangers of sudden swerving, life-threatening speed, dire consequences of failing to maintain a safe distance, the safety of school areas and safe driving on special occasions. The awareness campaigns and lectures on traffic laws and regulations benefited some 150 thousand motorists and 68 thousand beneficiaries consecutively last year. Lt. Gen. Al Marri reviewed the Traffic Institution Statistics of last year when 47 people attended 20 lectures on traffic points. At the same time, 765 benefited from Drivers’ Traffic Safety, and 87 internal and external workshops were delivered to raise the awareness of 1379 motorists. Moreover, the Institution carried out 52 workshops for Smart Training Centre, which benefited 1415 people, and conducted 16 training sessions for 16 private security companies that benefited 466 security guards.