ROP driving change, mothers via new laws
The Royal Oman Police, in the person of Brigadier Eng Mohammed bin Awadh al Rowas, Director-General of Traffic, made a significant contribution towards safer roads in the Sultanate, with their announcement this week of changes to several traffic laws, which should make our roads safer. Using the road will be seen, rightly, as a privilege, not a right, to be treasured and respected, given that there is to be a greater focus on repeat or recidivist offenders. With the demerit ‘black points’ system, increased fines and the new 90-day repetitive element for mobile phone users, the ROP has demonstrated a willingness to listen to and act upon community concerns.
Of course, there will be resistance to the rules governing the compulsory use of seatbelts, the most likely excuses being: accidents and seatbelts get in the way fast enough to need a belt never needed them, so why now? hurt the baby accident
All of these can be easily rebutted, and the fact is that research on all types of collisions found you are nine times do not wear a seatbelt as a front seat occupant, with five times the same risk if you are a back-seat occupant. Don’t let your foolish choices harm others. laws came into force in the early 1970s, there was resistance, but it was eventually worn down on the back of a campaign aimed at the kids. “Make it click!” said the adverts, and kids were encouraged to “click” their own seatbelts in place. Subsequently, those same kids would place pressure on Mum and Dad to, “make it click” and so the culture was changed.
Let’s really focus now on keeping ourselves, and those precious kids safe, because the consequences of not embracing this cultural change on our roads, could haunt you for a lifetime. ******************** probably took my mother for granted for so long. Mum, Dawn Petersen, an emotional few days. We all love our Mum’s, don’t we? physical appearance, and my Mum’s mannerisms, now a constant reminder of what Mum was, a constant source of nourishment, encouragement, and support. Because that’s what Mums do, and she did. no reason at all, turning to see Mum, that was her, always there, and at the end of the day, she was there again. dance, it was Mum who taught me to mates and ran out of money (before Your son.” Mum sent money without hesitation.
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