Dubai Police and Emirates Today Announce "Do not lose your son by supplying his vehicle"

Dubai Police and Emirates Today are launching a campaign to curb the consequences of the illegal supply of vehicles. The campaign, which begins today, aims to identify the extent of these dangerous practices, the mystery of youth obsession with them and the reasons for funding a large group of parents for such hobbies. Lethal means for them and other road users.

Dubai Police Chief Brigadier General Saif Muhair Al Mazrouei said during a coordination meeting at Emirates Today that the campaign launched under the patronage of Dubai Police Chief General Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri under the slogan "Do not lose your son by supplying his vehicle" Traditional in any way, especially with regard to the mechanism of communication with the main target groups, especially parents and young people.

He revealed that there is a market parallel to the trade in parts and parts used to modify the vehicles, and achieves the owners of imaginary gains amounting to hundreds of thousands of dollars a month, because of the obsession of many young people with this deadly hobby.

He added that the partnership with Emirates Today in this important campaign aims to diversify the way of communication with the members of the community, especially with regard to the mechanisms of awareness and monitoring the views of the public, both in the hobby of «vehicles» or in the behavior of young people themselves.

Al Mazrouei stressed that the size of the problem is large and can not be ignored. It is not limited to the risk of using vehicles that are not usually compatible with their nature, whether in terms of engine or even structure, which represents a great threat to the user first, The problem also extends to large segments of society being affected by these behaviors, particularly in the residential areas where such practices predominate.

He explained that the campaign will address all parties who have a direct and indirect relationship to the process of «supply vehicles».

He stressed that there are problems monitored by Dubai Police over time related to the supply operations, and it must be confirmed that the public streets, which cost the state billions of dirhams, and the best of its kind in the world, does not tolerate such practices, so there will be a control aspect through the campaign, Basic category that does not respond to advice and guidance.

He pointed out that the Directorate General of Traffic will spare no effort in providing everything that supports the efforts of «Emirates Today» to explain the magnitude of the problem to members of the community, in the framework of a real partnership aimed at reaching the public through a platform close to him, and hoped that the parents realize the magnitude of the danger that is staring Their children as a result of funding these deadly practices.

Sami Al Riyami, UAE's Editor-in-Chief, said during the campaign coordination meeting that partnership with an established institution such as Dubai Police to address a serious problem such as providing vehicles is part of the community's responsibility to the community at all times. General of the Dubai Police, Major General Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri, for this important initiative.

He added that the campaign will not depend on traditional methods of communicating with the public, but will provide an opportunity for everyone through «Emirates Today» to express their views objectively, pointing out that there is a conviction that young people who have a obsession with these dangerous hobbies, And so it is important to listen to them and to get closer to their ideas, and to reach with them compromises that meet their passion, in return does not cause harm to others or a threat to their safety, as the strength of society and spine.

"We want to know how a father or mother thinks when he pays tens or even hundreds of thousands of dirhams to supply his son's vehicle," he said. , Does he realize the consequences of this, or he boasts of his turn, or perhaps to get rid of the headache and urgency of the son.

Al-Riyami stressed that there is a desire to achieve positive results through this campaign. Emirates Today opens the door to all parties, including garages, speed-givers and suppliers, to participate in seminars hosted by the newspaper and through its platforms through social media to exchange ideas, suggestions and solutions.

Brag and review

Most of the young buffs love to show off, show and draw attention, and the state has provided tracks for these hobbies, but they tend to parade on public streets and residential areas that do not tolerate such behavior, said Buti bin Darwish al-Falasi, Director of Dubai Police Security Awareness Department. He added that the Dubai Police has prepared a plan, in partnership with Emirates Today, to raise awareness of these risks, both the practitioners of the hobby of supply or other users of roads and residents of residential neighborhoods.

He pointed out that the streets are not the property of a particular category of enthusiasts of speed and review, as most of its users families and drivers are committed, and are entitled to drive in safe conditions without being pressured by a reckless person who wants to review the potential of his vehicle. He explained that the laws related to these practices will be explained during the campaign, because there is ignorance by some of the materials dealing with these practices, as well as monitoring the various proposals related to legal amendments in this framework.