DOHA: The Traffic Awareness Department at the General Directorate of Traffic yesterday organised a traffic awareness lecture on safe driving and risks of driving without driving licence for the staff and students of Jassim bin Hamad Secondary School.
The event was held at the theatre of the General Directorate of Traffic in Madinah Khalifa district.
Speaking to the students, Assistant director of Traffic Awareness Department Major Jabor Udhaiba underlined on the importance of cooperation of the family as well as the school with Traffic Department for fulfilling the objective of traffic department in reducing the numbers of the accidents by not allowing the teenagers for driving prior to getting license and by conducting awareness sessions by the schools for raising the awareness among the students.
Head of Traffic Investigation Section at Madinah Khalifa Capt. Ali Hamad Al Marri and traffic awareness officer Lt. Abdul Wahid Al Anzi also spoke in the program which was organized as part of the annual awareness plan of the Traffic Awareness Department for reaching out to maximum numbers of the students at schools and universities. They also urged parents to guide their children and educate them on respect for the law, which does not allow them to drive cars without obtaining a driver’s licence.
