Grand
Launching "first United Nation Global Road Safety
Week"
Minggu Keselamatan Jalan Raya Global sasar
golongan muda Source from Media Permata, 24 April
2007
Foto: Information
Department
BANDAR SERI
BEGAWAN, Isnin – Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka
Seri Pengiran Anak Puteri Hajah Masna selaku
Penaung Majlis Keselamatan Jalan Raya Brunei
Darussalam, Berkenan berangkat merasmikan Minggu
Keselamatan Jalan Raya Global Pertubuhan
Bangsa-Bangsa Barsatu di Pusat Persidangan
Antarabangsa hari ini.
Turut hadir pada majlis itu ialah Menteri
Perhubungan, Pehin Dato Haji Abu Bakar Haji
Apong dan Menteri Kesihatan, Pehin Dato Seri
Setia Haji suyoi Haji Osman.
Dalam sembah alu-aluannya, Setiausaha Tetap
Kementerian Perhubungan yang juga pengerusi
Majlis Keselamatan Jalan Raya Brunei Darussalam,
Dato Paduka Haji Md Yusof Haji Md Hassan berkata
majlis mengaturkan pelbagai kegiatan dan program
di bawah Pelan Tindakan Majlis berkenaan.
Antara kegiatan dan program itu termasuk
pembinaan Kompleks Litar Ujian dan Latihan
Memandu yang dalam peringkat pembinaan dan
dijangka siap pada pertengahan 2008 dengan
kompleks itu dihasratkan untunk meningkatakan
tahap system latihan dan ujian memandu supaya
menjadi lebih baik dan efisien.
Pembinaan Taman Permainan Lalu Lintas yang
disumbangkan Syarikat Minyak Brunei Shell Sdn
bhd itu juga menyokong hasrat kerajaan untuk
menjadikan jalan raya bebas daripada kemalangan
dan kata Dato Paduka Haji Md Yusof, program
keselamtan jalan raya serta pelan tindakan
berkenaan akan dikemaskinikan dan di teliti dari
semasa ke semasa untuk memastikankeberkesanannya.
Beliau turut mendedahkan bagi 2006, seramai
6,712 orang lulus ujian memandu iaitu satu
peningkatan berbanding 2005 yang mencatatkan
6,341 orang dengan jumlah belia yang lulus itu
akan menjadi pemandu pada masa akan dating.
Oleh itu sasaran minggu keselamatan jalan raya
itu adalah pengguna jalan raya muda sebagai
golongan yang berisiko tinggi, untuk
meningkatkan kesedaran tentang kesan kecederaan
dari kemalangan di kalangan pengguna jalan raya
muda berkenaan.
Beliau juga turut menjelaskan bahawa tema
sambutan iaitu keselamatan Jalan Raya Bukannya
Satu Kemalangan membawa maksud sasaran yang
hendak dicapai bukan saja mencegah kemalangan
jalan raya tetapi juga untuk menyatukan semua
pihak termasuk, sector awam , swasta dan
pertubuhan bukan kerajaan untuk berusaha
bersama-sama bagi meningkatkan kesedaran
keselamatan jalan raya.
Pengiran Anak Puteri Hajah Masna berkenan
mengurniakan hadiah kepada pemenang Pertandingan
Permainan Trafik Syarikat Minyak Brunei Shell
yang diadakan di Taman Permainan Trafik BSP di
Pusat Penemuan Minyak dan Gas, Seria pada 18 Mac
lalu.
2007More young lives lost on the road
Princess Masna’s sabda at Global Road Safety
Week Source from Borneo Bulletin, 24 April
2007
CALLING the rising
number of road fatalities in Brunei a very
worrying situation, Her Royal Highness Hjh Masna
yesterday said young road users are the ones
that most at risk from road accidents.
‘’As we know, every year more than one million
people are killed and 50, others are injured or
handicapped as a result of road accidents’’.
Total fatalities are the highest when compared
to other causes of death such as chronic
diseases. The fact also show that more than 40
per cent of the deaths recorded consist of road
users below 25 years old,’’ said Her Royal
Highness, who also the Patron of the Brunei
Darussalam Road Safety Council, in a sabda
during the First United Nations Global Road
Safety week at the international Convention
Centre yesterday.
Foto: Information Department
Even though
there is a slight reduction in the
number of road accidents in Brunei
compared to previous years, it is still
considered high compared to other
countries.
In the first three months of this year
alone, there were 16 death caused by
road accidents. This is very worrying
situation because it (death rate) has
increased more then 100 per cent
compared to seven during the same period
last year, said HRH.
According to statistic from the Land
Transport Department, more then 170,000
vehicles has been licensed and are
active in the country. Every year, some
12,000 more vehicles are registered.
In realizing this, concerns and steps
from various sectors are needed and more
so from road users themselves. HRH urged
them to be tolerant, responsible and
practice road safety.
To reduce the number of accidents cases,
some of the aspects that should be given
special attention include education,
sufficient infrastructure, legislation,
implementation of laws and regulations
that are more effective, campaigns to
increase discipline on the roads and use
of helmets and seat belts. These need to
be organized continuously by relevant
authorities, said HRH.
Besides these, the
international cooperation is also vital in
assisting the efforts of our Road Safety Council
through the sharing and exchange of information
on successful strategies and programmes that
have been implemented in other countries, said
HRH Princess Hjh Masna.
On the note, the main goal for our Road Safety
Council is to bring down Brunei Darussalam’s
death rate caused by road accidents to a minimum
and on level with developed countries and in
line with the aims of the United Nation’s
resolution, added Her Royal Highness.
The targets for road safety must be quantitative
with its achievements measured and valued.
Therefore, it is important for us to gather
yearly information to carry out further actions
more effectively, HRH.
HRH also said that currently, Asean countries
including Brunei are carrying out Asean Road
Safety Strategy and Action Plan for five years
from 2005 to 2010. The Asia Pacific Economic
Cooperation (APEC) is also playing its role in
discussing issues on road safety to encourage
its members to shape an overall strategy and
action plan.
The event began with welcoming remark by Dato
Paduka Haji Yusof bin Haji Hassan, Permanent
Secretary at the Ministry of Communications, who
is also the Chairman of the Brunei Darussalam
Road Safety Council.
Her Royal Highness also presented prizes to the
winning schools that took part in the pilot
Brunei Shell Petroleum Road Traffic Game.
