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EDITOR IN CHIEF- ABDULLAH BIN SALIM AL SHUEILI

Road accidents fall by 27 per cent

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while driver’s licenses number rose to 1,349,654 from 1,157,111.

These details were disclosed at a seminar held by Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI). Data and indicators released by ROP’s Directorate-General of Traffic show that the traffic safety situation is going to be positive during the coming years and the road accidents will continue to drop. Speaking during the seminar, Brig Engineer Mohammad bin Awad al Rawas Director-General of Traffic at ROP said that traffic accidents have fallen by 50 per cent and injuries by 45 per in the past few years as a result of concerted efforts made by ROP the other public and private establishments. There are two challenges facing traffic safety in the Sultanate one of them is that a number of young Omanis drive at higher speeds passing the speed limit and the other problem is using the phone while driving and this factor causes the majority of road crashes in the Sultanate.





— Photos by Huda al Bahriyah


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