UAE- AUS holds Road Safety Awareness Week

3/1/2016 2:09:28 AM

(MENAFN- Emirates News Agency (WAM))

SHARJAH 1st March 2016 (WAM) -- The Chancellor of the American University of Sharjah AUS Dr. Bjorn Kjerfve on Monday launched the university's first Road Safety Awareness Week campaign with the primary mission of changing the behaviour and attitudes of reckless drivers.

The campaign has been organised by the AUS Faculty Senate on the occasion of the GCC Road Safety Week. Dr. Kjerfve opened the week with a welcome speech stressing the importance of road safety awareness.

Speaking on the occasion Dr. Rana Raddawi President of Faculty Senate said that the campaign has been initiated this year in collaboration with the administration academic units and the university's Office of Student Affairs.

The programme aims to promote road safety among all members of the campus community as well as visitors like taxi and bus drivers and delivery drivers. The programme emphasises the importance of starting with education and is designed to be sustainable with a road safety-themed event every year.

The campaign panel which included members of the Sharjah Police ER and trauma doctors AUS Safety and Security officers and a student representative discussed issues related to road safety and helped AUS community members have a better understanding of safety regulations and measures. A number of videos will be shown throughout the week that will feature filmed visits to victims of car accidents testimonials and informative videos about road safety on campus.

Dr. Raddawi will also host a workshop on the emotional intelligence of drivers as well as on the psychology of bad drivers.

WAM/Ahlam/Moran

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