Dammam- eMedia:
HRH prince Mohamed bin Fahd bin Abdul Aziz Governor of Eastern Region inaugurates today the first traffic safety forum, "Al-Jariza" daily reported.
Entitled: "Existing status, experience and prospects", the forum is the first of its kind kingdomwide. The forum is arranged by Traffic Safety Society in collaboration with Damam University, ARAMCO, Traffic Safety Committee, Traffic Police in Eastern Region, Education Department of Eastern Region and Eastern Region Municipality. It comes in concurrence with the efforts of the government to control the traffic by strict application of laws and adoption of successful experiences of other nations and organizations. Attended by 500 participants from inside and outside KSA, the forum will discuss five major issues. World Health Organization predicts traffic accidents to rank the third out of the fifteen death reasons in 2020.