Traffic accidents, which took place at the state level during the past five years (2014-2018), resulted in the death of 3,123 persons of different age groups, ie, approximately two deaths per day, while the total number of injuries during that period was 31,829, 17 injuries per day.

Statistics from the Ministry of the Interior revealed recently that the mortality rate for every 100,000 population in the country fell from 4.52 in 2017 to 3.83 in 2018, while the ministry aims to reach a rate of three deaths per 100,000 population, according to the federal government's 2021 vision.

The efforts of the Ministry of Interior contributed to raising the level of traffic safety on roads, reducing traffic accidents, deaths and injuries resulting from them during the past two years compared to the previous three years. The number of deaths reached 468 last year, compared to 543 in 2017, a decrease of 75 deaths. 13.8% at the state level, while 2016 deaths of 725 and 6681 injuries, and 2015 deaths of 675 and 6670 injuries, and 2014 deaths of 712 and 7487 injuries.

According to police reports on traffic accidents, young drivers in the age group 18 to 30 years are the most dangerous traffic, as they are the most cause and victims in traffic accidents, while the main causes of these incidents, particularly speeding, negligence and lack of attention, and sudden deviation, Not leaving enough distance, bypass the red light signal, and other reasons. The Ministry of Interior called on motorists and road users to abide by the rules and regulations of traffic and traffic so as to avoid the risk of traffic accidents, resulting in injuries and loss of life and property, and to protect their safety and the safety of others. The Ministry of the Interior, represented by the Federal Traffic Council and the General Directorate of Traffic Coordination at the Ministry, recently launched the first unified traffic campaign for the year, under the slogan "Do not be preoccupied with the road", in order to enhance traffic safety in the country and to sensitize members of society to the negative and erroneous behavior of some drivers On the leadership carefully, and the risks resulting from them, and caused by the bodies involved serious accidents, causing deaths and injuries and material losses, and this campaign is part of four quarterly traffic campaigns organized by the Ministry based on studies based on annual statistics.

Mobile phones distract drivers' minds

A survey conducted by the Department of Security Information at the Ministry of the Interior revealed that 70% of the respondents believe that mobile phones are the most common reasons that distract the minds of drivers on the road, while 12% see makeup as one of the reasons the path.

Eight percent of the respondents attributed the reasons for the concern about the way to drivers eating food and drink while driving, 5% to the presence of children in the vehicle, while 5% of respondents attributed distraction and lack of focus to other causes, such as smoking, not taking a good deal of sleep, Long distance, and others.