Safe Driving Campaign at UAEU
The Student Affairs Deanship at United Arab Emirates University (UAEU), organized the third exhibition of security and traffic culture in collaboration with the Directorate of Traffic Patrols Abu Dhabi. The exhibition was organized in conjunction with the unified Gulf Traffic Week, which carries the slogan ‘Our goal is your safety’, with the aim of training and enhancing the culture of traffic safety and to instill good safety values in students in order to reduce the number of fatalities on the road.
The exhibition was opened by Mr. Mohamed Al Shamsi, Assistant Secretary-General for Services in UAEU. Mr. Al Shamsi praised the organizing of the exhibition and said, "UAEU is keen to educate our students about the risk of traffic accidents as a result of speeding. The statistics indicate that the youth in particular are the cause of most accidents, so we encourage our students to participate in such exhibitions to create awareness and to instill a sense of responsibility among the students.”
"The success of such initiatives cannot be done alone, it is a joint collaboration, and so I’d like to extend my thanks and gratitude to all those who contributed to the success of this event,” he added.
The exhibition was held at Saih Ben Ammar Housing, male residence in Al-Ain. Many officials from various institutions such as community policing, emergency and safety, civil defense, traffic management and patrols, security inspection department, and the department of police dogs participated in the event. The Classic Car Club in Abu Dhabi and Emirates Driving and Union Motor Club were also involved.
The air wing "Flying Ambulance" and the Al Ain Department of Traffic and Patrols demonstrated a real-life scenario traffic accident for the students that included a number of injured parties, a fire at the scene that resulted in the need for a swift evacuation, and the air transport for the injured in the “Flying Ambulance. The experience made a significant impact in educating and creating awareness about the danger of speeding and using the phone while driving.
The audience then moved to the exhibition ground, which included different events and shows like police patrols, rescue dogs, and a hospital field vehicle was on display to show that it is equipped with the latest technical and medical equipment which qualifies them to save the day and intervene in times of emergency and natural disasters. The events also included a demonstration from Emirates Driving School which showed a car accident where the driver had passed away in the accident due to excessive speed and as a result of not wearing a safety belt.
