Distract drivers

«Social Media» cause serious traffic accidents

Preoccupation with the road is one of the most important causes of traffic accidents. Archival

During the past period, the country's roads have witnessed traffic accidents, resulting from the lack of concentration of drivers while driving, as a result of following social media sites.

Traffic departments recorded several accidents, including cutting the traffic light, and a sudden deviation of the vehicle on the road, due to the driver's preoccupation with the road, whether using the phone while driving or otherwise, warning of the danger of preoccupation with the road while driving.

For its part, Abu Dhabi Police called on drivers to avoid using the phone while driving for calls and browsing the Internet and social networking sites, stressing that this is one of the causes of traffic accidents, and distracts the driver's focus from the road condition.

Abu Dhabi Police warned drivers of the dangers of preoccupation with the road while driving vehicles, especially the use of mobile phones to browse social networking sites, and other behaviors that distract the driver's attention and take his gaze away from the road, which leads to accidents.

During the past years, the month of Ramadan witnessed several accidents on the country's roads, which left various deaths and injuries, while police reports attributed them to excessive speed, failure to take into account road conditions, sudden deviation, lack of attention of road users to surprises, failure to leave a sufficient safety distance, and exceeding the red light, among other reasons.

Aisha Al Badwawi, Senior Assistant at Abu Dhabi Police, said that the use of mobile phones while driving is one of the most common causes of traffic accidents, pointing out that making a call or chat while driving a vehicle leads to a lack of focus or attention to the road condition and traffic around the driver, which endangers his safety and the safety of others.