ALMOST 6,000 TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN FIRST 15 DAYS OF RAMADAN IN KUWAIT

  • 22/04/2022

Kuwait City: At a time when everyone is busy breaking the fast with their families and loved ones at home, the men in uniform break their fast, either at security checkpoints, highway traffic patrols, or while monitoring the security situation from the Operations Department, the Central Control Department, or the General Traffic Department, which have recorded a number of accidents during the two periods before and after breakfast. 


Captain Khaled Abdullah Al-Fraih of the Traffic Control Department explained how the Traffic Control Department has put in place all of the necessary traffic security arrangements and procedures, including a beehive for department workers during the holy month of Ramadan, where the roads are monitored 24/7, and work is done to smooth traffic by programming intersections based on vehicle density. 

Al-Fraih pointed out that the statistics of accidents received by the Operations Department during the blessed month of Ramadan for first 15 days of Ramadan, i.e. from April 2 to April 16, 2022, shows 5,959 accidents — the number of accidents before breakfast 3,034 and 2,925 after breakfast. Captain Al-Fraih explained the traffic movement is particularly active after breakfast, so the density is in the commercial sites and market areas, which calls for distributing patrols to the sites experiencing congestion and directing security men and patrols by monitoring the roads that witness traffic jams or accidents. Captain Al-Fraih advised all motorists to abide by the traffic laws and regulations most notably use of the seat belt, staying away from using mobile while driving and not speeding, specifically before the Maghreb call to prayer. He explained 836 security cameras have been installed all over the country including mobile roads monitoring devices.

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