Follow safety steps inside vehicles
Published: 05:02 PM,Feb 05,2023 | EDITED : 09:02 PM,Feb 05,2023
The number of road accidents in Oman had dropped by 60 per cent over five years starting from 2017.
According to the NCSI, the accidents were down from 3,845, which was equivalent to one road accident per three hours by the end of 2017 to 1,539 accidents, equivalent to one per six hours by the end of 2021.
This, however, does still bring about safety issues for the driver and passengers within the vehicles.
In a series of awareness campaigns, the Royal Oman Police traffic has been focusing on safety measures to be practiced inside the automobile. When vehicle owners make slight changes they could result in grave danger as in the case of removing headrests of the car seats especially in the front seats.
“ Do not drive your vehicle with the headrests removed as passengers may be seriously injured in the event of an accident,” stated ROP Traffic in their campaign.
In fact, headrests help prevent serious neck injuries when they are properly adjusted. Children must not put their heads and hands out of the window or the sunroof. This expression of joy is actually a traffic violation.
When the seats’ backrests are not upright and if the seatbelt does not provide the intended protection, a road mishap can turn out to be fatal.
“Never drive the vehicle with the seat backrest position down. Avoid seating positions that affect the efficiency of the seatbelt, and adjust the seat's backrest as vertical as possible,” noted Royal Oman Police traffic.
The headrest is of most importance and the experts point out that, “The headrest does not need to be in contact with the head while driving, but the distance between them should be at most four centimetres in order for the headrest to function in emergency situations.”
Safety experts have warned that when passengers lean against the car doors or extend arms out of windows while seated can be dangerous during a road accident because airbags can come up in less than a blink of an eye in an accident and can result in serious injury.
The Royal Oman Police asked motorists to make sure the car engine is off, the automatic transmission is in “P” mode or the first gear, as well as apply the handbrake when there is a requirement to load or unload the goods from the vehicle. “Failure to follow these steps may allow the vehicle to move causing damage to the vehicle or causing serious injuries to others,” it said.
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According to the NCSI, the accidents were down from 3,845, which was equivalent to one road accident per three hours by the end of 2017 to 1,539 accidents, equivalent to one per six hours by the end of 2021.
This, however, does still bring about safety issues for the driver and passengers within the vehicles.
In a series of awareness campaigns, the Royal Oman Police traffic has been focusing on safety measures to be practiced inside the automobile. When vehicle owners make slight changes they could result in grave danger as in the case of removing headrests of the car seats especially in the front seats.
“ Do not drive your vehicle with the headrests removed as passengers may be seriously injured in the event of an accident,” stated ROP Traffic in their campaign.
In fact, headrests help prevent serious neck injuries when they are properly adjusted. Children must not put their heads and hands out of the window or the sunroof. This expression of joy is actually a traffic violation.
When the seats’ backrests are not upright and if the seatbelt does not provide the intended protection, a road mishap can turn out to be fatal.
“Never drive the vehicle with the seat backrest position down. Avoid seating positions that affect the efficiency of the seatbelt, and adjust the seat's backrest as vertical as possible,” noted Royal Oman Police traffic.
The headrest is of most importance and the experts point out that, “The headrest does not need to be in contact with the head while driving, but the distance between them should be at most four centimetres in order for the headrest to function in emergency situations.”
Safety experts have warned that when passengers lean against the car doors or extend arms out of windows while seated can be dangerous during a road accident because airbags can come up in less than a blink of an eye in an accident and can result in serious injury.
The Royal Oman Police asked motorists to make sure the car engine is off, the automatic transmission is in “P” mode or the first gear, as well as apply the handbrake when there is a requirement to load or unload the goods from the vehicle. “Failure to follow these steps may allow the vehicle to move causing damage to the vehicle or causing serious injuries to others,” it said.
@lakshmioman