Investigations crucial in preventing road accidents, say experts

While highlighting the importance of developing effective and long lasting solutions to reduce the number of road accidents in the country, the speakers emphasised the necessity of proper scientific research, supported by innovative technological solutions and in partnership with both local and international centres.Some of the speakers advocated the need for promoting the concepts of traffic safety among students of schools, colleges and universities at regular intervals.They also called for adopting technological innovations in line with the local requirements. There is greater need of providing safe passage for students in the vicinity of schools and school buses should be equipped with advanced features to ensure maximum safety for children, they pointed out.Traffic Awareness Department director Colonel Mohamed Radhi al-Hajri, Dalian University of Technology's (China) College of Engineering dean Meng Li, Tom Brijs, (Transportation Research Institute of Hasselt University, Belgium) and Wael Alhajyaseen (Qatar Transportation and Traffic Safety Centre) also spoke.A view of the delegates who attended the International Traffic Safety ConferenceAt a session on "Road Infrastructure", French Railway Company (South Paris) security director Laurent Berthinier, Qatar's Ministry of Transport and Communications official Tareq Abdulhamid al-Emadi, Qatar Shelltarget="_blank"'>