Four years after the journalist was exposed, Blanc witnessed a traffic accident that pushed her off the screen a year and a half ago. Yesterday, she launched an awareness campaign about the dangers of speed while driving, in cooperation with the Dubai Autodrome, entitled "Legally Faster". In a private interview on the sidelines of the event, Blanc assured «Emirates Today» that the accident she was subjected to has changed a lot and made her more patient, adding: “I felt broken when I watched and experienced death with my eyes, and that is why I wanted to do this campaign in order to address the youth with the necessity "Avoid all the dangers of fast driving, which they think are immune."
“I have always thought, after recovering from the effects of the accident, of conducting an awareness campaign about the dangers of speed and some of the actions we do automatically without thinking about the possibility of an accident, because we think we are immune to accidents,” Blanc said. She pointed out that she is launching the campaign directed to the youth and people who tend to speed, and want to raise the level of adrenaline with fast driving, noting that she has contacted with "Dubai Autodrome" and they have been cooperating with it, and that the campaign will carry a special label entitled "legally faster", as it will display some clips And programs on TV, because its goal is to be a message for all people, and to concern them, and not only when they are exposed to any traffic accident.
Plan decided to provide through the campaign awareness about speed in the permissible places, including the circuits designated for speed, which the environment for speed is controlled by, because when one drains energy in the right place, he will lead on the roads according to natural speeds. She pointed out that the group to which you go through the campaign is broadly young people, explaining that these campaigns perform their tasks through deliberating in the media and highlighting them, as one becomes more interested in listening to advice, especially when it is directed from someone who has experienced a painful experience With accidents.
Returning to the accident she suffered, Blanc said: “The cause of the accident was the high speed, and the car that shocked us caused the accident, and it was a painful accident, and its damage is very difficult for us. The driver who was with me died as a result of the accident, so I try to deliver a message to people so that They do not live what I experienced, I went through difficult moments, and I saw death with my eyes, and I felt that I would lose my life and all the people I love. ” She added: «At that moment, one has a feeling of refraction, that he has not finished everything he wants to achieve in life, and he has many people he loves and wants to complete his life with them, because my family’s picture passed before my eyes the moment of the accident, but the worst feeling that occurred to me is that There are a lot of people I have not expressed all my feelings yet. ”
After the accident, Blanc decided to face the matter and chose to bear the consequences and impact on life. Plan spent a long time in treatment, and was forced to quit her job as a broadcaster for a period of up to a year and a half, noting that this incident changed a lot in her life, and she had a sense of vigilance towards everything that surrounds her, as she became more appreciative of the value of all that she has and what she loves.
Blanc does not hide her love for life and attaches to everything that brings her happiness to her family and friends and the success that she achieves in her work, noting that she has become more appreciative of all this, as she has become a largely impatient person, and looks at the problems in a different way, as she has become more smooth and stronger in Dealing with life and its problems. As for this accident, it did not change the way Ballan was driving, and she still drives according to the specified speeds.
Safety instructions
The Emirati trainer at the Dubai Autodrome, Saeed Saif Bin Touq, presented a set of guidelines related to safety during fast driving, and told «Emirates Today»: «Fast driving and racing cars are a hobby and sport that requires training and exercise, and for this people must realize that there is a difference Between driving on the road and driving at high speeds, because the roads are found to travel and have the lives of many people, and one must feel responsible when driving. ” He pointed out that it is preferred for fans of fast driving, to practice driving in the arena of speed, noting that he completed 11 years in this sport, and that speed driving without a doubt gives one a feeling of happiness, but they can get this feeling in places qualified for such speeds.
"I am trying to get a message across to people so that they don't live what I have lived through. I have had difficult moments."
"The accident did not generate any feeling of terror and fear of driving."
Speedy driving is a hobby and sport that requires training and exercise, and for this people must realize that there is a difference between driving on the road and driving at high speeds.