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Motorists belonging to an age group of 18-30 are prone to road accidents in the UAE, according to Dubai Traffic Police Department.
"Young drivers are among the most vulnerable to meeting with accidents.Simply because they are inexperienced and also because they tend to use their mobile phones while driving," said Deema Hussein, Traffic Awareness Senior Manager, Traffic Department of Traffic and Roads Agency (TRA).
Deema spoke to Khaleej Times on the sidelines of a Gulf Traffic Week event organised by the Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) at the American University in Dubai.
Deema stated that young people are a safety focus group for the government.
Hussein said that the RTA has partnered with the Dubai Police, the Dubai Civil Defence Department, Dubai Customs, Nissan Automobiles, Emirates Driving Institute, and other agencies to raise awareness among college going students.
Latest survey results on road safety According to a recent UAE Road Safety Monitor - 2nd Cycle (February 2016); commissioned by Qatar Insured and RoadSafetyUAE, an alarming 28 per cent of people in the age group of 30-34 said that they have been involved in an accident in the last six months. Also, 31 per cent of the surveyed group also said that they have received speeding or traffic fines in the last six months. However, only 12 per cent of those surveyed, and belonging to the age group 18-24, said that they have been involved in road accidents in the last six months and 7 per cent have been fined for traffic violations. |
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