Smooth traffic, 42% decrease in minor accidents, and 17% decrease in severe accidents from last year during Eid Al Adha holiday in Ajman

The Ajman Police General Command managed to control traffic and reduce severe accidents, deaths and suffocating crowds in the Emirate of Ajman, during the blessed Eid Al-Adha period and the accompanying leave.
His Excellency Lt. Col. Saif Abdullah Al Falasi, Director of Traffic and Patrols Department, said that the traffic during the blessed Eid Al-Adha holiday was characterized by streamlining in all emirate roads as a result of the efforts made in organizing traffic patrols deployed in the emirate to control traffic and traffic, which numbered 45 patrols per day during the Eid period, This is to avoid accidents and to ensure the movement of road users during the holiday, which was reflected in the decrease in the number of severe accidents by 17% compared to last year in the same period of 5 accidents, due to crossing from places not designated for pedestrians, calling on drivers to He adhered to the itinerary, avoiding the wrong practices, and making sure that the street is clear of pedestrians, especially in pedestrian crossing areas and residential neighborhoods, and he called on the public to be vigilant, cautious, and transit from pedestrian areas so that they do not fall into unrepentant incidents.
While the number of minor accidents reached 240, a decrease of 42% compared to 2018 during the Eid al-Adha period, it is worth noting that there were no deaths resulting from accidents during this period, noting that the recorded minor accidents occurred due to the drivers' failure to adhere to the traffic laws and regulations, And failure to adhere to the speeds specified in the emirate's roads.
The Director of Traffic and Patrols Department asserted that traffic safety was achieved in the emirate as a result of proper planning of distributing traffic patrols in places of Eid prayer halls and securing them traffic and security, in addition to distributing them in tourist areas and public places, taking into account ensuring the safety of pedestrians and children near markets and residential areas.