AMMAN — President of the Jordanian
Society for the Prevention of Road Accidents, Wafai Mseis, has confirmed that
within the next year, Amman will be equipped with smart cameras to monitor and
document
traffic violations, according to Al-Ghad News.
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The Greater Amman Municipality is
actively working to install the camera system as part of a broader effort to
reduce the number of
traffic accidents in the region, he added.
Decline in traffic accident deathsMseis also revealed that the number
of deaths from traffic accidents has decreased from 589 to 557 over the past
year. He credits this decrease to a variety of factors, including the
implementation of the traffic point system, increased traffic awareness, faster
response times to
traffic accidents, and stricter measures by the traffic
department on dangerous violations.
Reducing the number of fatalities
and serious injuries caused by traffic accidents is a serious concern around
the world, said Mseis.
He pointed out that countries all
over the globe are working hard to decrease these numbers, and that Ministry of
Transport has a developed five-year plan — from 2019–2023 — aimed at reducing fatalities and injuries by
20 percent.
Need for government attentionWhile progress has been made in
reducing traffic fatalities, Mseis stressed the need for increased government
attention to traffic safety, including the formation of a traffic safety
authority or council headed by the Prime Minister, with ministers responsible
for
traffic operation as members.
This council would work to
consolidate efforts, distribute roles, and create a traffic culture with
deterrent laws to prevent serious traffic violations.
Some 149 countries around the world
have traffic safety bodies or councils, he added.
Security camerasThe automated surveillance of the Amman
next year will monitor all human and vehicle movements on video, said Mseis.
This would significantly reduce
serious traffic violations and reduce the number of traffic accidents and
raffic-related deaths and serious injuries, he added.
The Jordanian Society for the
Prevention of Road Accidents provides support and programs to raise awareness
and educate people on traffic safety.
Last year, it delivered more than 30
lectures in schools and universities, not to mention workshops and conferences,
with more than 50,000 attendees across the board.
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