The only time that I tune in to the Libyan TV channel is during the weekend, to watch a programme about traffic accidents and crimes in Libya! I am not a cynical person nor am I a person who sees the world through a black screen. I only watch it to see how bad traffics and a crime in Libya is, and are they been reduced or to still going up every week. I myself lost my brother last year in a car accident, who is now became part of the national statistic charts that are published every year, but nothing is done about to stop this Silent killer.
This was brought to my attention when I was reading the news, about the start of the National Conference for Traffic Accidents, I had a look at the website, and it seems to be well-organised event, well on paper anyway and it is about time to tackle this silent killer before its too late.
This conference should be about producing solutions and implementing them, not just a mini break for some delegates to enjoy free food and praise each other on how great they are in doing their jobs, and forgetting about the main reason they are there!
In my humble opinion one of the quickest and easiest way in reducing traffic accidents in Libya, would be looking after the roads, that is done by maintaining them on a regular basis. You would be surprised how many potholes were responsible for the death of so many drivers or pedestrians alike, filling them and fixing the street / road lights and the traffic signs would make a lot of differences.
Since I am talking about the state of the roads and how crucial to maintain them to save lives. I read this piece of news which shows how Libyan government has its priorities in the right order or ‘’Not’’ and how Libyan lives are priceless…‘’ Libya will invest $155 million to build a trans-Saharan highway in Niger under accords signed between the neighbours… ‘’ (Reuters).
I think the government’s compass is pointing at the wrong direction, unless Niger became part of Libya and we don’t know about as yet, so how we could explain this that our government invest abroad to build new roads when it’s own roads are in a shambolic state? Finally I would like to say Charity begins at home after all.
To read the rest of the news about that investment! or about the National Conference for Traffic Accidents, click on theses links:
http://www.ntclibya.com/
http://uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKL0369576020080503
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While I was surfing this evening I noticed this video which shows one example of the traffic accidents in Libya, this accident between 8 cars which occurred just few days ago, resulted in the unnecessary lose of 9 lives, no indication as yet about the cause of this accident.
Our thanks to the publisher of this YouTube video, you could see it if you click the following link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0W10DF3otQ&feature=related
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it's nice post weldemdina
"Charity begins at home" totally agree.
Libyan road is one of my most frightened nightmare.
I think the day in which I will have the courage to drive through our roads will never come.
any way as I always have an optimistic view, hope some one out there is aware and listening.
your post was valuable as always of course; but not for a some one planning to have driving lessons recently ;)
and just a note which u might know, u can delete any comment totally from ur comment section by redeleting it.
salam
hey bro u tch sensitive subject cuz all trafic accident in libya no one from shor6t almror say words other than this word cars speed ... no body say bad roads ,bad services bad bad etc ...
wish allah stop these accident ..
Hi, weld mdina and everyone, of course the inadequate roads we have in this country are a part of the problem, but to me the traffic is more about drivers behaviour, what do we want from the government?, signs and traffic lights? They are everywhere, but do people follow them?, do we respect any rules?, people only follow rules when they go abroad, you see them wearing safty belts and behaving as Ajaneb when they are among them, once they come here, they wear the Libyan face! and drive like crazy!!, since they know how to behave well, why don’t they do that in their country?, or do they think that Libyans don't appreciate good manner while others do?
really jorni hit the point ...why every 1 try to blame the others and find an excuse to his mistakes ...why libyan pepole dont respect the traffic roules in libya.. and when they travel abroud they do..why they do this ..they dont ve brains or they need apunish more powerful than loosing each others...so allhamdo llah that we dont ve perfect rods in that case all libyan gays ll die ...every on must understand the word says that 'driving is amatter of gust art and creation'
really we r losing every day n libya alot of people we love n road accidents so .......i fee lthat as we r living n a daily war every day must end with alot of people dying or at least be unabled 4 ever bcuz of accidents......some times i get 2 adegree that libyans must be back return 2 using horeses BUT??? i think they make another disaster with ..b cuz they r using every thing n the wrong way..........by the way iwrote on a news paper of our college a way 2 make the road deaths less.....they did puplish it...but as usual they didn't use it 2 make any diffence u can see it n my blog
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