Qatar: MOI starts traffic awareness campaign

 

 

A press conference was held yesterday at General Directorate of Traffic  in cooperation with the Ministry of Interior in Qatar to announce the slogan of Accident-free summer campaign for this week; the slogan is "a phone call could cost you your life".

 

The MOI aims to ensure the safety and security of drivers and decrease the number of deaths and injuries causing from traffic accidents so they highlighted the danger of using mobiles during driving via local media in Arabic and other foreign languages.

 

 

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The head of traffic at South Security Department, Muhammad bin Jassim Al-Thani, said that the awareness campaign focuses this week on the dangers of using phones while driving and drivers must to abide by these instructions according to Article (55) of the Traffic Law No. (19) / 2007. This Article obligates the driver of the motor vehicle not to use the mobile phone or any other device in any way that requires the use of hands for carrying or operation while driving.

 

Drivers who will use phones during driving, depending on the law, will pay a fine of QR 500 to preserve lives and property.

 

 

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