The 31st GCC Traffic Week activities concluded at Darb Al Saai on Saturday.
Held under the theme “Your decision determines your destiny”, the celebrations were attended by delegates from the GCC states and thousands of families and school students.
The exhibition held on the sidelines of the event was opened by Director-General of Public Security Staff Major General Saad bin Jassim al-Khulaifi on March 8.
This year’s activities consisted of, among several workshops by Qanouf Training and Consultancy, traffic awareness sessions and puppet shows.
The pavilion on “Safe Journey”, hosted by Shell, witnessed a massive turnout throughout the celebration. There were also shows of police dogs, entertainment events and competitions held by Qatar Today TV.
Simultaneously, Abdullah Abdulghani & Bros Co, the distributors of Toyota vehicles, honoured the country’s best drivers as part of an awareness campaign organised by the company. It was held in association with the General Directorate of Traffic.
The campaign will continue for the next few weeks and, during the period the company, will honour at least 50 more motorists who have no history of any traffic violation in their driving career.
Joining with the Traffic Department, Jaidah Automotive also announced the launch of a yearlong road safety campaign. Titled “Why Risk It”, the campaign is designed to take a new, fresh approach in an effort to spread awareness among drivers and pedestrians in Qatar.
The Harley-Davidson Group held a special awareness campaign on safety measures for motorcycles aimed at the reduction of accidents involving motorbikes.
The traffic exhibition also witnessed a number of seminars. The Qatari Lawyers Association held a session on the country’s traffic laws and insurance and it was sponsored by Eid Charity.
A special awareness seminar on “common traffic mistakes among communities”  was presented by Lt Abdul Wahid al-Anazi, an officer in the Traffic Awareness Section, and Dr Mohamed Kharash of Qatar University.
While expressing happiness at the massive participation of residents in the celebration, Traffic Department director Brigadier Mohamed Saad al-Kharji expressed gratitude to all individuals and institutions that worked hard to make the celebration a grand success.