Traffic accidents down this Eid [Archives:2003/692/Local News]

The Eid holidays is usually a time when people use roads excessively whether on highways or in cities, as they head either to another city in the Republic or a village to spend the holidays with their loved ones.
And with these traffic activities, accidents, sometimes very tragic, take place. Not as many this year! At least in Taiz.
The average of accidents in Taiz governorate declined, and Yemen Times obtained a summary of traffic statistics during this year's Eid holidays which came only 25 traffic accidents that caused the death of 4 males, and 2 females, 9 serious injuries and 24 minor injuries.
Speeding was the cause of 12 accidents, technical faults 2, driver negligence 3 and pedestrian negligence 3.
Financial loss is estimated at YR 1.4 million.
This shows the relative decline from last year's Eid holidays where the total accidents reached 31 with the death of 6 males, 3 females, 42 serious injuries, and 52 minor injuries.
Last year there were 21 vehicular accidents against pedestrians 21, 12 collisions 12, five and turnovers The financial loss was estimated at YR 1,8 million.
The decline of traffic accidents is attributed to the efforts exerted by the Traffic Department in Taiz under the leadership of Colonel Yahya Mohammed Zaher.
Those efforts adopted an aggressive campaign to educate the general public on traffic and fostered the issuance of Nida' Assalamah (safety call) periodical whose editor-in-chief is Abdulkareem Mohammed Al-Aroof.
This shows improvements which the Taiz Traffic Department is undergoing, and its effective utilization of all available resources.
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