The 34th Traffic Week will be held from March 18 to 24 at Darb Al Saai. The event will be entitled ‘Your life is a trust’.
Colonel Mohamed Radi al-Hajiri, director of Traffic Awareness Department, told a press conference that the activities will be open for the public from 8am to 9pm in two shifts.
More than 60 entities will join the celebration this year. There will be activities in different parts of the country other than Doha under the Traffic Departments in Shamal, South and Dukhan. Major Jabir Mohamed Odhaiba, assistant director of Traffic AwareAss Department said that the associated activities include events at Souq Waqif, Traffic Fort and special areas for families.
The main venue in Darb Al Saai include activities for children and some youth initiatives through youth hostel centres and Qatar University. The ministries, authorities and agencies concerned will take part in awareness programmes. There will be a debate among high school students under the title “Driving without a licence between rejection and acceptance”.
The seminar corner to be organised throughout the week will address a number of traffic issues.
There will be special counters for the traffic licensing affairs department to introduce licensing procedures, Metrash 2 services and theoretical and practical tests of driving.
There will be traffic-related contests daily sponsored by driving schools. The event includes activities and pavilions of Lakhwiya, a motorcycle circuit, Batabit Qatar, as well as the activities of Al Shaqab. It also includes a traffic village in co-operation with Shell, which includes a range of awareness activities suitable for all ages.