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JEDDAH: IBRAHIM NAFFEE
Published — Friday 20 December 2013
Last update 20 December 2013 3:54 am
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The Ministry of Higher Education has linked the promotions of its employees and nominations for training courses, benefits and bonuses, to their compliance with the country's traffic laws inside the ministry's premises and the area surrounding it.
This is the first ministry to apply this system aimed at encouraging Saudis to respect the country's traffic laws and reduce accidents.
Ahmad Al-Saif, undersecretary of the ministry, said in a statement that the ministry coordinated the plan with the General Directorate of Traffic in Riyadh, to fine drivers for violating laws in the designated areas.
“The department of security and safety will apply the measures firmly. Any employee found violating traffic regulations would be held to account and punished.
“Employees should not, for instance, park in the places designated for visitors or persons with special needs,” he said. “They should also not park in front of a vehicle that is parked properly.”
Lt. Col. Hassan Al-Hassan, head of the command and control center and spokesman of the Riyadh traffic department, said the department does not have the authority, according to the traffic laws, to enter any government or private facility, or the area surrounding it to impose fines on violators. “The competent body inside the facility has the power to control the traffic and impose fines. We only intervene if we receive a report concerning an accident.”
He said the traffic department would register traffic violations inside these facilities after they receive a formal letter from the competent body in the facility, accompanied by the details of the violation and the identity of the violator.
Al-Hassan said most government bodies have internal traffic regulations in place, with security officers issuing fines. “These officers have the power to issue fines, or even remove the vehicle with a winch,” he said.
Several academics at Saudi universities said all government bodies should implement the system.
“Traffic violations have increased recently because no one respects the regulations. All public and private sector bodies have to force their employees to respect the traffic laws,” said Ali Hamed, an economics professor at King Abdul Aziz University.
“All drivers need to be motivated to respect traffic laws and their employers have to encourage compliance. We cannot have someone who has been appointed to an important post violate traffic regulations,” said Abdullah Al-Khateeb, a professor at King Saud University.
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JEDDAH: IBRAHIM NAFFEE
Published — Friday 20 December 2013
Last update 20 December 2013 3:54 am
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Single GCC visa likely by mid-2014
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The Ministry of Higher Education has linked the promotions of its employees and nominations for training courses, benefits and bonuses, to their compliance with the country's traffic laws inside the ministry's premises and the area surrounding it.
This is the first ministry to apply this system aimed at encouraging Saudis to respect the country's traffic laws and reduce accidents.
Ahmad Al-Saif, undersecretary of the ministry, said in a statement that the ministry coordinated the plan with the General Directorate of Traffic in Riyadh, to fine drivers for violating laws in the designated areas.
“The department of security and safety will apply the measures firmly. Any employee found violating traffic regulations would be held to account and punished.
“Employees should not, for instance, park in the places designated for visitors or persons with special needs,” he said. “They should also not park in front of a vehicle that is parked properly.”
Lt. Col. Hassan Al-Hassan, head of the command and control center and spokesman of the Riyadh traffic department, said the department does not have the authority, according to the traffic laws, to enter any government or private facility, or the area surrounding it to impose fines on violators. “The competent body inside the facility has the power to control the traffic and impose fines. We only intervene if we receive a report concerning an accident.”
He said the traffic department would register traffic violations inside these facilities after they receive a formal letter from the competent body in the facility, accompanied by the details of the violation and the identity of the violator.
Al-Hassan said most government bodies have internal traffic regulations in place, with security officers issuing fines. “These officers have the power to issue fines, or even remove the vehicle with a winch,” he said.
Several academics at Saudi universities said all government bodies should implement the system.
“Traffic violations have increased recently because no one respects the regulations. All public and private sector bodies have to force their employees to respect the traffic laws,” said Ali Hamed, an economics professor at King Abdul Aziz University.
“All drivers need to be motivated to respect traffic laws and their employers have to encourage compliance. We cannot have someone who has been appointed to an important post violate traffic regulations,” said Abdullah Al-Khateeb, a professor at King Saud University.
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