Represented by the Federal Traffic Council, the Ministry of Interior launched the first traffic awareness campaign in 2022 under the slogan "Protecting pedestrians and drivers from run-over accidents" with the aim of enhancing traffic awareness for road users.

The campaign also aims to remind motorists of the need to adhere to traffic rules, and giving priority to pedestrians using crosswalks to ensure everybody's safety. The campaign kicks off on February 1st and will run for three months.


Major General Counsellor Engineer Muhammad Saif Al Zaffin, Assistant Commander-in-Chief for Operations Affairs, Chairman of the Federal Traffic Council, said that the campaign is part of a series of major campaigns of the Ministry of Interior this year at the state level.

He added that these campaigns with the aim of promoting and spreading a culture of traffic awareness in the commitment and adherence to traffic regulations, which guarantee the safety of pedestrians. On the road to reduce run-over accidents, injuries and deaths.

He explained that the safety of pedestrians on the road is a shared responsibility between road users and pedestrians, and road users have a major role in achieving safety through caution and attention, and giving priority to pedestrians to cross safely.