Yanbu: A Saudi city with zero traffic fatalities

Yanbu: A Saudi city with zero traffic fatalities

YANBU — Saudi Arabia's Yanbu city recorded zero deaths in traffic accidents during the year 2019. The beautiful garden city, which is an industrial and port city located on the coast of the Red Sea recorded this unique achievement despite the fact that Saudi Arabia is among the countries with a high record of traffic fatalities.The latest episode of the “Seen” program on MBC channel sheds light on Yanbu's achievement in reaching the level of zero fatalities in traffic accidents. Ahmed Al-Shugairi, the presenter of the program, revealed that the total number of traffic deaths in the Yanbu city was 36 in 2014, and the number decreased to 21 deaths in 2015 and to 14 fatalities during the year 2016.He drew attention to a number of measures taken by the local authorities in Yanbu to bring down traffic accidents and these included enhancing awareness among the public about traffic safety measures as well as to put an end to flawed behaviors on the part of motorists. All these efforts have