Wednesday: 16 June 2010:
Questionnaire to boost traffic safety standards distributed
ADP Traffic and Patrols Department in collaboration with Saaed for Traffic Systems Company has started recently the distribution of a joint traffic questionnaire to measure the public knowledge about traffic safety standards, to a number of government and semi-government agencies and institutions.
The questionnaire has been welcomed by respondents. It is expected to be completed in three months, according to the plans. Results of the questionnaire will be announced by the Traffic Department and Saaed Company. The Traffic Department hopes that all respondents, especially the youth category to answer the questions accurately in order to measure its effectiveness and its impact on all aspects of traffic organization. Thus road users' aspiration requirements can be identified to achieve safety and security on roads.
Colonel (Engineer) Hussain Ahmed Al Harthi, Director of ADP Traffic and patrols Department and Chairman of Saaed Company Board of Directors said By the questionnaire we look forward to educating respondents on traffic regulations and guidelines, increasing discipline and traffic awareness to curb traffic accidents and resulting deaths. Thus we can improve traffic safety standards on our roads, until we reach accident-free community”.
ADP and Saaed have developed the questionnaire and submitted it to the Emirates University to endorse it scientifically. It consists of a group of demographic changes, questions, significant drawings and several psychological tests. It has also been endorsed by other academic, scientific and field agencies. It contains 12 virtual questions based on Likert Scale. All questions linked with traffic safety concept and culture related to the UAE environment”, added Al Harthi.
The total number of persons to be covered by the questionnaire is 3,000 from different community segments. The respondents have been selected="true" randomly from government, semi-government and private sectors, in addition to students and drivers.
The Traffic Department and Saaed will form a working party (Committee) to study and analyze the answers after they have been sorted out. Work will be formulated according to the views of respondents to enrich the development of traffic work in a positive way with transparency. The whole process is part of the Traffic Department and Saaed strategy, interaction and participation with the community members.
