Heba Press
18 people were killed and 2,583 others injured, 111 of them seriously, in road accidents recorded in 2006 in urban areas during the week from October 28 last year to November 3 this year.
A report from the General Directorate of National Security attributes the main reasons leading to these accidents, respectively, to the inattention of drivers, non-respect of the right of priority, excessive speed, the inattention of pedestrians, non-compliance with a safe distance, lack of control, and non-compliance with the stop imposed by the “Stop” sign. Unauthorized change of direction, change of direction without signal, driving on the left, failure to stop at a red light, driving in the direction of travel. prohibited direction, driving while intoxicated, as well as faulty overtaking.
Concerning surveillance and repression operations in the area of trafficking and the Golan, adds the same source, the security services were able to record 46 thousand 102 violations, complete 8 thousand 228 reports which were transmitted to the public prosecutor and in extract 37. thousand 874 conciliation fines, while the amount obtained amounts to 8 million And 383 thousand 325 dirhams.
The report indicates that the number of vehicles placed in the municipal impound reached 4,292 vehicles, the number of documents withdrawn was 8,228 documents and the number of vehicles subject to arrest was 280 vehicles.
