General Traffic Department: Don’t Call Till You Reach Your Destination
God Bless ’em. GCC Traffic week will start on March 14 and they have chosen for their theme: Don’t Call Until You Reach Your Destination.
From today’s Arab Times:
GTD completes all preparations for GCC Traffic Week
KUWAIT CITY, March 6: The General Traffic Department (GTD) has completed all the necessary preparations for the GCC Traffic Week, which will be hosted by Kuwait on March 14 under the slogan “Don’t call until you reach your destination”, GTD General Manager General Mohmoud Al-Dousari said in a press release recently. Al-Dousari pointed out “mobile phones are vital communications gadgets, considering the additional services such as the Internet and camera, but there are also disadvantages.”
He said using the mobile phone by hand while driving is one of the major causes of road accidents in the country. Drivers might get distracted while talking over the phone, endangering not only their lives but also that of other road users, he added.
Minister of Interior Sheikh Jaber Al-Khalid Al-Sabah had earlier issued a decision banning the use of mobile phone by hand while driving to protect the lives of motorists, which was implemented since last year, said Al-Dousari. The GCC Traffic Week is aimed at conveying a clear message to the public on the dangers of using mobile phones by hand while driving, as well as encourage the use of other technologies like earphones and Bluetooth.
Al-Dousari revealed the department issued 18,773 citations for using mobile phone while driving. He added Kuwait is one of the most developed countries in the world in terms of traffic regulations, but some drivers are disregarding these rules. Al-Dousari warned the GTD will not tolerate those violating the traffic regulations and advised the public to drive safely and strictly comply with the traffic laws.
I admire General Al-Dousari. God bless him; he gallantly fights a battle for traffic safety in Kuwait. No kidding some drivers are disregarding these rules. Some policemen are disregarding these rules. Some policemen aren’t enforcing these rules. I wonder when the majority of those citations were issued? My bet would be that around 18,000 were issued more than six months ago. Until there is enforcement, this is a losing battle.
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This slogan is akin to saying don’t drive to your destination until you get there by walking .
God help us all with the annual awakening of the Traffic Department .
I loathe traffic week .It is such a phony occasion and makes people hate the traffic department more and more specially with their nice weather check point on gulf road .
This is totally off topic but I wanted to wish you a very Happy Women’s Day. I bet local parliamentarians will have a gala function to mark this occasion today and to salute womanhood both in its national and expatriate manifestation for all of their contribution to society.
On that note I leave you with
http://www.internationalwomensday.com
So enjoy!
I went out and bought a bluetooth set when they banned talking on the phone while driving and have been using it ever since then. If talking on the phone was not enough, have you seen people talking and making gestures at the same time ?? who’s holding the wheel ? 😛
I admire their intentions, Daggero.
I can think of only once or twice in all my time in Kuwait when I have seen the police pull anyone over, and I can think of so many times I wish there were a place where we could take pictures of cars and send them!
LOL, M&M, and thank you. Yes, it is International Women’s Day.
LOL, Mathai, and they drift from lane to lane going 200 km/hr, holy tamole! Last lent I gave up cursing in the car. I am allowed Holy Smokes! And Holy Tamole!