With the blessed Eid Al-Fitr approaching and the beginning of the holidays for most government and private agencies, the city of Doha witnessed, yesterday evening, Wednesday, two traffic accidents that disrupted traffic and postponed the joy of a number of families.. Will we witness an increase in the number of traffic accidents on Eid?
Pioneers of social networking sites complain during holidays and holidays about the increase in recklessness of drivers on the roads and traffic congestion due to traffic violations committed by some, especially with the increase in the number of vehicles to celebrate the holiday atmosphere in various regions of the country, which endangers everyone’s lives.
During Eid al-Fitr last year, the Hamad Hospital emergency department received 43 injuries on the first day of Eid, including 19 injuries resulting from car accidents.
Some users attribute the reasons for the increase in traffic accidents on holidays and official holidays to the drivers of vehicles and their recklessness in driving without adhering to traffic safety, and driving at a high speed, which may exceed the permissible at times, as the Investigation Department of the Patrols and Traffic Investigation Department managed the day before yesterday to seize a vehicle driver who Driving his vehicle at excessive speed on the public road.
Yesterday evening, the General Traffic Department announced – through its Twitter account – a traffic accident that resulted in congestion on the Doha Express Street from Al-Mashaf towards Doha, and patrols and the competent authorities were present at the site.
A few minutes later, the Traffic Department also announced another traffic accident, which resulted in a congestion on Salwa Road from the Al-Jazeera station signals towards Al-Ghanim, the patrols and the competent authorities at the site.
Traffic accidents coincided with the General Traffic Department calling on road users and vehicle drivers to adhere to traffic rules and etiquette, drive at low speeds during the night of Eid, especially in commercial areas and roads leading to malls and public parks, and adhere to all traffic signs and signals in order to preserve lives and property.
The number of deaths last February reached 13 deaths, equivalent to 2 percent of the total traffic accident cases, and light injuries in the State of Qatar recorded 91 percent of the total traffic accidents during last February, followed by severe injuries by 7 percent, according to Qatar’s monthly statistics bulletin issued by The Planning and Statistics Authority, which was revealed at the beginning of this April.
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