This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
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The National Road Safety Agency (NARSA) called on all road users to be cautious and vigilance until the improvement of weather conditions.
Following the meteorological alert bulletin issued Wednesday by the Directorate General of Meteorology, providing for snowfall on the heights beyond 1,400 m, stormy showers and locally strong wind gusts, from Wednesday to Friday, in several provinces of the kingdom, and given the important flow of traffic on the occasion of the approach of the end of school holidays, Narsa calls, in a press release, all road users to be cautious and vigilance and vigilance And to postpone their trips, until the improvement of weather conditions ”.
Narsa encourages all road users to redouble alert, particularly due to difficult weather conditions, provided in certain regions of the kingdom, coinciding with the approach of the end of school holidays.
It called the drivers of the different types of vehicles to comply with the highway code and the requirements of road prevention and safety, in particular the need for mechanical maintenance and the careful technical examination of safety devices whose Good operation must be checked to avoid failures and technical incidents that could cause road accidents, in particular tires, braking devices, shock absorbers, wipers and others.
She also advises drivers to grant moments of rest in order to conduct serenely, because fatigue can cause concentration disorders, affect their ability to assess distances and speed, and disturb maneuvers and reflexes on the wheel.
Narsa also underlines the imperative to reduce speed and adapt to the conditions of the road, while strictly respecting the highway code, in particular in terms of turns, slopes and steep roads, and to avoid excessive speed, unsuitable for difficult weather conditions.
It insists, on the other hand, on the need for respecting the safety distance inside and outside the urban perimeter, especially on national roads and highways, and vigilance during the overtaking and the Driving at night.
Narsa also urges to avoid sliding on wet roads, avoid speeding and rolling in line, using suitable tires and respecting the rules of exceeding and stopping, while avoiding sudden maneuvers .
