Dubai Police praise the Public for Making Dubai Roads Safer on the First Day of School

The Dubai Police General Command has praised the effective participation of members of the public in the force’s campaign "A Day Without Accidents", which aims to make the first day of the new academic year a day without traffic accidents.

According to statistics released by the General Department of Traffic in Dubai Police, the first day of school saw a 66.6% decrease in the number of road injuries compared to the same day last year. The Department also noted that the campaign, which benefited 401,840 beneficiaries, resulted in a 31% drop in the number of traffic accidents on the first day of school as compared to the same day last year.

Colonel Jumaa bin Suwaidan, acting director of the General Department of Traffic at Dubai Police, said that the campaign- under the slogan "Together We Make Dubai's Roads Safer"- has achieved its objectives in reducing the number of road fatalities and increasing traffic awareness among the public.

“This year, the campaign focused on two objectives: raising traffic standards and reinforcing COVID-19 precautionary measures among road users,” “Dubai Police briefed school bus drivers, supervisors and students of the precautionary measures that must be applied on the buses or at schools to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus,” he explained.

Butti Ahmad bin Darwish Al Falasi, Director of Security Awareness at Dubai Police, praised the positive engagement shown by members of the public with the campaign. “Running for the third consecutive year, the awareness campaign has succeeded in achieving its main objectives. All thanks to members of the public who interacted well with our awareness publications on social media platforms, billboards, ATMs, Union Coop shopping carts and Dubai Police’s official website,” Al Falasi said.