‘Safe driving’ contest for traffic safety launched in North Batinah
DRIVE SAFE: Educational awareness lectures on traffic safety are also planned
The General-Directorate of Education in Northern Batinah Governorate inaugurated the safe driving safety campaign with the support of Oman Methanol Company at the Sultan Qaboos Mosque in Suhar, under the patronage of Lieutenant Colonel Abdullah bin Ali Al Kaabi, Director of Suhar Traffic Department.
Dr Khalid bin Rashid al Baloushi, Director of Educational Programmes Department, Chairman of the main committee of the competition, explained the importance of the competition, which is being held in its eighth edition, under the subject of ‘safe driving’.
“The organisation of this important competition and its new stage comes after the success achieved by the objectives of the competition during the past years in guiding students that concern the safety and health and environment, which has had great impact on the students and their various educational stages,” he added.
Al Baloushi explained that the competition seeks to achieve goals that will educate the community members about the importance of safe driving, and guide the abilities of students and teachers to express their views and vent their feelings and behaviour in a positive way to reduce traffic accidents. Stressing that the competition is great importance in highlighting of some of the social problems and to limit the behaviour that would help in guiding the members of society to overcome them, especially with regard to traffic safety. Majid bin Marhoon al Maamari, a supervisor of plastic arts in the North Batinah Governorate, presented a comprehensive definition of the competition and its terms and categories.
The competition is divided into four main categories, three of which are for the students and fourth grade students for the teachers category, including the holding of educational meetings for teachers, the establishment of training programmes for students in addition to educational awareness lectures on traffic safety and visits to traffic accident patients in a number of hospitals in the province.
Rashid bin Saif al Rabeki of the Sohar Traffic Department, discussed the efforts of the Royal Oman Police in reducing traffic accidents through a series of programmes and procedures taken by the police in this regard.
Warning about the causes and dangers of traffic accidents, including over-speed, telephone busyness, wrong transgression, exhaustion, vehicle maintenance and safety distance.
The patron of the event honoured the participants, shareholders and supporters of the success of the inauguration ceremony of the competition from the institutions of the public and private sectors.