30% Decrease in traffic accidents in Ajman

During the past nine months, there have been 27,800 traffic accidents, 126 of which were traffic accidents. Serious accidents decreased by 30% according to traffic statistics issued by Ajman Police General Command compared to the same period last year. Traffic accidents indicate a decrease of 22% over the same period last year, with a 33% decrease in traffic accidents.

Maj. Gen. Sheikh Sultan bin Abdullah Al Nuaimi, Commander of the Ajman Police, told the «statement» the interest and keenness of the police to intensify traffic awareness programs and the implementation of many traffic initiatives from the analysis of traffic statistics in order to reduce the extreme incidents that are sacrificing the flower of the country's youth, Traffic patrols and traffic jams to tighten traffic control.

Al-Naimi said that the past 9 months witnessed a total decrease in the number of minor and minor incidents and the number of injuries resulting from traffic accidents. He pointed out that the emirate witnessed 60 accidents, while in the same period last year there were 77 accidents. 22% compared to last year, stressing that this is a positive indicator came as a result of the efforts of the police and the Municipality and Planning Department through the work of the Joint Traffic Commission and identify the roads that witness the most incidents like the Department of Municipality work fence prevents the indiscriminate crossing of roads contributed to reducing accidents and run The souls of people.

He pointed out that the severe incidents resulted in the death of 15 people in the past 9 months and while the same period last year, there were 13 deaths due to accidents, due to the lack of commitment to speeds on the roads, in addition to the lack of attention during driving and recklessness and recklessness.

He pointed out that the police implemented many traffic initiatives with the partners, which resulted in a decrease in total traffic accidents this year. He expressed his satisfaction with the decrease in the number of run-ins as the number of people and vehicles increased, pointing to the success of traffic awareness programs in schools, universities and workers' areas. All segments of the community of the importance of crossing in the places allocated to roads in addition to the efforts of the Municipality and Planning in the implementation of many bridges pedestrian crossing and the work of bumps associated with traffic signals and transit, which led to the reduction of incidents of exhaustion generally during the year For the current.

The increase in traffic control by radars and traffic patrols and their spread near schools during the morning and evening periods and focusing on places with high traffic density contributed to achieving the traffic flow and safety for all road users.

The General Commander of Ajman Police reported an increase in the number of traffic violations by recording 48145 violations during the past 9 months, while the same period last year recorded 46033 violations, an increase of 2112 violations by 4%, due to the importance of controlling the roads in order to protect the lives of people and stop bleeding Blood on the roads.

Major General Al-Naimi confirmed that the number of traffic violations decreased due to the radar equipment that it has done during the last 9 months. There were 19 thousand violations, while the same period last year recorded 21 thousand violations, a decrease of 12%. A violation of absenteeism last year and an increase of 40%.

On the main reasons for the traffic accidents during the past 9 months, the majority of accidents occurred due to excessive speed of vehicles, lack of commitment to the special track and wrong road crossing, as well as lack of attention during driving and not leaving enough distance for the front vehicle.

The Commander-in-Chief of Ajman police revealed that 60,000 calls to the operations room will be received every month in connection with accident reports and the closure of vehicles for other vehicles, pointing out that another number of 901 will be carried out for inquiries during the next month to meet all callers' requests as soon as possible and reach traffic accident sites in record time. That the coordination between the police and the Municipality and Planning Department is now being carried out by creating plots of vacant land that use parking lots in residential neighborhoods to identify entrances and exits, to regulate parking, to limit random parking, Other.