Dubai Police, in cooperation with its partners in ambulance and civil defense and the Roads and Transport Authority, launched a campaign to reduce the obstruction of the movement of emergency vehicles, under the title «give the road and give hope», said the Assistant Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police Acting Affairs, Major General Abdullah Al Ghaithi, said that the second The death of a person injured in an accident or caught in a fire, while the CEO of the ambulance services, Khalifa bin Dray, revealed the application of a new technology to address the drivers that obstruct the movement of ambulances direct voice messages, through the wave «FM» to ask them to make way .
Major General Al Ghaithi said that the campaign comes as part of Dubai Police's strategic initiatives, after spotting repeated negative behaviors linked to obstructing the movement of emergency vehicles, stressing that the second one sometimes disperses in human life, pointing out that there is a desire to involve members of the community in this initiative, to ensure awareness As many drivers as possible.
Brigadier Saif Muhair Al Mazrouei, Director of Dubai Police Traffic Department, said that 121 violations have been registered for giving priority to emergency vehicles this year, and 413 violations during the past two years, stressing that all these violations may be the cause of the death of an innocent person.
He said that the violation of not giving preference to emergency vehicles was 1000 dirhams and six black points previously, and in light of the seriousness of this behavior has been tightened by Ministerial Decree No. 337 of 2919, to become 3000 dirhams and six black points and book the vehicle a month, pointing to the weak culture of some drivers, and not aware that they They may be the cause of the death of an innocent human being.
He added that Dubai police recorded 247 violations in 2017, and the number has fallen to 166 violations last year, and 121 violations since the beginning of this year, pointing out that this is a large number because one violation may be the cause of death or worsening human injury.
On the fact that some drivers take advantage of the opportunity to make way for emergency vehicles and drive behind them, he said that this is an annoying behavior and is violated according to the case, classifying it as a non-compliance with the route or a sudden deviation.
He pointed out that cars that are forced to cross the red signals when making emergency vehicles are exempted from the violation, pointing out that there are cameras on the intersections, and once the video is reviewed, the violation is automatically canceled if the driver is obliged to commit.
For his part, Khalifa bin Dray said that there are some erratic behaviors that affect the work of ambulances and obstructed their movement, including the pursuit of ambulances, whether by cars driven by injured people, or drivers who take advantage of the opportunity to make way for the emergency vehicle, leading to accidents collision Back.
He added that these behaviors also include standing curious to view and photograph the incident, both motorists and accompanying them, stressing that this is an indirect obstruction of emergency vehicles, and leads to delay the response time, and may be the cause of death or aggravated injury.
He pointed to the application of technology in six ambulances, which is to send direct messages through the frequency «FM» to the drivers of front cars to alert them and demand them to disclose the road, pointing to the success of the experiment is remarkable.
Colonel Ali Al-Mutawa, assistant director of the General Directorate of Civil Defense for Rescue and Firefighting Affairs, said that these behaviors are causing serious problems, pointing out that there were two accidents for two fire engines while they were going to fight a fire due to the wrong actions of motorists.
Al-Mutawa said that fires differ from other accidents, starting small and then growing, so differentiate every second and minute in dealing with them, whether in saving lives or property.
He added that the size of civil defense vehicles is large, so it requires a quick response by the drivers, to avoid accidents, pointing to the recording of two collisions between fire engines and civilian cars due to the mistakes of their drivers.
Mohammed Nabhan, Director of Drivers Training and Rehabilitation Department at the Licensing Corporation of Dubai Roads Authority, said that awareness material will be provided in the “Make the Road, Give Hope” campaign as part of the training courses offered by driving schools to new trainees. To current scientific contents.
He stressed the importance of the campaign in raising the awareness of road users, in order to achieve rapid response to emergencies.
Awareness and training
The Director of the General Directorate of Transport and Rescue, Brigadier Mohammed Nasser Al-Razouqi, stressed the importance of the campaign because of its awareness and training aspects aimed at workers in emergency vehicles, in addition to training and awareness of drivers to deal with the situations they encounter, in the case of an emergency vehicle, and how to act quickly and cautiously.
121 violations for not giving priority to emergency vehicles in Dubai within nine months.
Achieve 6 indicators
Butti Falasi, director of Dubai Police Security Awareness Department, said that the campaign seeks to achieve six indicators. He pointed out that the third indicator is to increase the rate of training of drivers of emergency vehicles, through specialized training programs dealing with traffic laws and powers granted to them during the response to emergencies, and the fourth indicator to work to train and educate drivers on the mechanism to deal with situations Defend them in case of an emergency car.
He added that the fifth indicator is to include awareness of the campaign in the training courses provided by driving schools, while the sixth indicator is to reduce the number of traffic violations for not giving preference to the emergency vehicle.