Road Safety UAE
Road Safety and Seat Belts
Road Safety and Seat Belts
Do you know? – that it was on 27th April 1989 – Mandatory seat belt law was made effective in Italy. Seat belts were invented by English Engineer George Cayley.
Personally, I love to promote #Safety initiatives and in particular #RoadSafety. Here are some examples:
Always Wear Seat Belt
Safety First – Wear your seat belts
HSE – Use of Seat Belts for children sitting at rear
Salama – HSE initiatives – on Seat Belts for children
HSE Poster – Wear Seat Belts
Total’s Golden Rule # On Traffic says, We must Wear Seat Belts when we are in a moving car. Rule No. 2 of Total’s 12 Golden Rules emphasize focus on Road Safety.
If you wish to introduce your children to Total’s 12 Golden Rules and to know more (click here)
This is the best time and opportunity.
By the way, TOTAL, is Committed To Road Safety and is actively committed to road safety and works in partnership with leading stakeholders. In particular, Total is:
- An active member of the Global Road Safety Partnership.
- A founding member of the U.N. Road Safety Trust Fund.
- A member of the FIA High Level Panel for Road Safety, which brings together decision-makers from across the business world, international institutions and NGOs, and includes members of the FIA (International Automobile Federation) network.
- A partner of the French Ministry of the Interior as part of the “safer roads” campaign.
- A member of the International Road Federation.
Total has also come out with three interesting Road Safety Videos as part of it’s Safe Driver Campaigns.
SAFE DRIVER EPISODE 1 : THE DANGERS OF BLIND SPOTS
Promoting Road Safety in different ways
Promoting Road Safety: Are you passionate about doing something. I will say “If You Dream It, Do It.”
#SafeCycling #InAbuDhabi
#StartEarlyDriveCarfullyReachSafely
#WearSeatBelts
#AlertTodayAliveTomorrow
#RoadSafety campaign by #ClicksandWrites #PassionatePhotographers and #TalentShare
For more details, contact @rameshmenonauh
Wheeling ahead
Summer picking up and also it’s time to save on daily living expenses. Many are opting to cycle their way to work. You can get to see here the big brothers trying to show their power ahead. Motorised two-wheelers that doesn’t require any registration are increasing in numbers. Watch your way when you are on the wheels as many of these riders do not follow any safety rules and just zoom past on signals, even when it is red.
#SafetyFirst
Use Pedestrian Underpass
Good morning from Abu Dhabi. Do not cross the road in undesignated areas. Use Pedestrian Underpass wherever possible.
#instaabudhabi 
#inabudhabi
#PassionatePhotographers
#clicksandwrites
#rameshmenonabudhabi
All for road safety
All for road safety
A repeat post to promote road safety – original published on 14 October 2011.
As a regular reader of Khaleej Times, and as a traffic safety campaigner in my own capacity, I am extremely happy to note the Khaleej Times Traffic Safety Campaign kicking off. But I feel that we should not just make it UAE specific, but global.
I happened to campaign for traffic and road safety after the tragic loss of two sets of lives connected to me.
One was my own brother-in- law who was killed by a speeding water tanker in Bangalore and another was my Mathematics teacher and her entire family who died in an accident in Abu Dhabi.
Both were irreparable losses to me, my family and to those affected. A moment of resilience and due diligence and all those lives could have been saved. But it didn’t happen.
I still remember the phone calls of my brother-in-law Rajeev Menon, the pleasing smile of my mathematics teacher Mrs. Victoria D’Souza and her son and their immediate family who perished in that accident. Their memories still remain with me even after many years.
I used to be a speedster myself but after those incidents I can honestly tell you that I have never violated the rules and have never incurred any traffic fines or penalties. Whenever I have witnessed an incident of road rage or an anomaly, I have campaigned heavily using my blog or other available ‘Have Your Say programmes’ to stop or control such acts being repeated in future.
One such incident I still remember was the massive road pile up that happened on the Abu Dhabi–Dubai highway two years ago on a foggy morning. On my way to Dubai Academic City to sit for an exam early in the morning, I witnessed a 35-seater bus speeding and flashing lights behind me, when there was absolutely no visibility due to the heavy fog. Probably, the driver was a regular motorist on the route and he knew the road and turnings inside out, but his actions really scared me. I allowed him to overtake me with some hesitance but noted his number and company details. After reaching Abu Dhabi I tried calling the company to notify them but they were closed.
Next morning when I read the news I learnt of the pile up that happened on the highway and immediately remembered to call them. But, till evening I couldn’t and around 5 pm when I was able to establish contact with the PRO of that company and informed him of the incident of the previous day, I was told that one of the buses was involved in the accident. Probably, it was the same driver, and the same set of passengers.
It is the duty of every road user to report violent driving habits and rash driving. Do not hesitate. One minute or one hesitant instance of your reporting may result in the loss of many lives.
Do follow the safety rules all the time. Let the initiative be taken up by all national associations, all corporate companies, all transport organisations and let us not hear about one human caused tragedy in the coming months.
Do not use mobiles, do not read papers or bills while driving, do not text. Most importantly, do not drink and drive. Best wishes to all safety campaigners. –
Ramesh Menon, Abu Dhabi
A repeat post to promote road safety – original published on 14 October 2011.
Bad weather day – Drive with caution
Slight rain, wet road, wind + fast drivers = bad driving conditions. Drive safely
#StartEarlyDriveCarefullyReachSafely
Don’t blame the fog for mishaps – Letters to the editor The National Dt 5 January 2017
An increase in accidents is common on foggy days (Accidents around UAE with visibility down to 10 metres, January 3). But then, I would say that more than the weather, it’s drivers’ carelessness and impatience that cause these accidents. It’s a matter of common sense that one will need to slow down and be extra careful in such weather.
Ramesh Menon, Abu Dhabi
To read this in original, visit The National oline.
Shine a light on E10 roadworks
The continuing roadworks on the E10 from Shahama to Abu Dhabi are creating confusion, especially near the airport.
There is poor lighting in this area, where the road narrows yet many drivers continue to speed.
There is no signage to advise drivers to reduce their speed, adding to the dangerous driving situation.
Ramesh Menon, Abu Dhabi
Letters to the Editor: The National Dt 22 August 2016
More options needed to alert dangerous driving
Once again an accident involving a mini bus happened resulting in the death of a passenger. Although, this time, it was not due to the speeding or mistake of the bus driver!.
There is only one way, I see to end this catastrophe. More education to our public transport users to immediately alert the police as well as warn the driver, if they witness any incident of dangerous driving.
These drivers who speed and neglect the traffic signs, signals and rules may be pressurized by tight deadline from their company or their on personal financial pressures to earn more each day!.
Driving from Abu Dhabi on the Emirates Road as well as the Mussaffah Road during the last two Saturdays, I witnessed several instances of 15 seater mini vans speeding. Some even on the 2nd lane from left, which they normally should not be present.
I humbly request the authorities to have a foolproof and easy communication system like a mobile contact for whatsapp or sms for road users and passengers to alert the authorities whenever they witness dangerous driving. More awareness and calls should be made by the authorities to encourage public to be their voice to avert more such death resulting situations.
Letters to the Editor/The National:
One dead, 16 injured as pickup truck crashes into bus in Dubai
Use registered taxis for safety and comfort
Use registered taxis for safety and comfort
Abu Dhabi Airport arrival is changing day by day. In the earlier days when passengers arrive, they are welcomed by two types of people. One, their or friends or family and second the illegal taxi operators hanging around. As the authorities renovated and made things beautiful at the arrival section, they also came out with a dedicated section for Taxis. No more stopping and following by unauthorized taxi operators, whose vehicle condition or status are unknown. Travel safe. Enjoy your stay in Abu Dhabi. Thanks to Abu Dhabi Airport authorities for this welcome change.
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