11 January 2014
The Eastern Province Traffic Department introduced Saher cameras on the roads of Jubail Industrial City this week, with a speed limit on Road 1 of 110 km/hr for cars and 80 km/hr for trucks.
Ali Al-Zahrani, spokesman for the traffic department, said: "The Saher monitoring system started operating on Monday."
He did not disclose the number of cameras used or whether the system includes Al-Jubail Al-Balad.
It is expected that the system will help reduce car accidents as people commute from various cities to their workplaces. The Royal Commission in Jubail has completed all the signage.
The Jubail Traffic Department issued 8,008 traffic fines last month for motorists running red traffic lights, speeding, using their mobiles while driving and not wearing seatbelts.
The traffic department has increased patrols at school examination venues, with officers arresting three drifters and confiscating eight vehicles.
Lt. Maj. Faisal bin Salim Al-Dossari, director of the Jubail traffic department, said that violators were given bail so that they could complete their examinations, in agreement with parents and teachers.
However, the police would transfer them to the Bureau of Investigation and Prosecution for sentencing after their examinations, he said.
He said the recent criminalization of drifting with tougher sanctions, would reduce fatalities, economic losses, and other related crimes such as kidnapping of children, molestation, and smuggling or using drugs.
Musleh Al-Otaibi, chief executive officer of the Jubail Royal Commission, called on Jubail Industrial City's residents and visitors to support efforts to enforce traffic and other laws.
He said citizens and residents can communicate with the commission through its operation room at 0133417777 or e-mail to suggestion@rcjubail.gov.sa. The twitter account is @pr_rc_jubail.
The commission received about 2,100 complaints and suggestions last year, which have all been sorted out, he said.
The Eastern Province Traffic Department introduced Saher cameras on the roads of Jubail Industrial City this week, with a speed limit on Road 1 of 110 km/hr for cars and 80 km/hr for trucks.
Ali Al-Zahrani, spokesman for the traffic department, said: "The Saher monitoring system started operating on Monday."
He did not disclose the number of cameras used or whether the system includes Al-Jubail Al-Balad.
It is expected that the system will help reduce car accidents as people commute from various cities to their workplaces. The Royal Commission in Jubail has completed all the signage.
The Jubail Traffic Department issued 8,008 traffic fines last month for motorists running red traffic lights, speeding, using their mobiles while driving and not wearing seatbelts.
The traffic department has increased patrols at school examination venues, with officers arresting three drifters and confiscating eight vehicles.
Lt. Maj. Faisal bin Salim Al-Dossari, director of the Jubail traffic department, said that violators were given bail so that they could complete their examinations, in agreement with parents and teachers.
However, the police would transfer them to the Bureau of Investigation and Prosecution for sentencing after their examinations, he said.
He said the recent criminalization of drifting with tougher sanctions, would reduce fatalities, economic losses, and other related crimes such as kidnapping of children, molestation, and smuggling or using drugs.
Musleh Al-Otaibi, chief executive officer of the Jubail Royal Commission, called on Jubail Industrial City's residents and visitors to support efforts to enforce traffic and other laws.
He said citizens and residents can communicate with the commission through its operation room at 0133417777 or e-mail to suggestion@rcjubail.gov.sa. The twitter account is @pr_rc_jubail.
The commission received about 2,100 complaints and suggestions last year, which have all been sorted out, he said.
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