Posted 7 months ago
BlackBerry disruption made roads safer?
In Dubai, traffic accidents fell 20 per cent from average rates on the days BlackBerry users were unable to use its messaging service. In Abu Dhabi, the number of accidents this week fell 40 per cent and there were no fatal accidents.
On average there is a traffic accident every three minutes in Dubai, while in Abu Dhabi there is a fatal accident every two days.
Lt Gen Dahi Khalfan Tamim, the chief of Dubai Police and Brig Gen Hussein Al Harethi, the director of the Abu Dhabi Police traffic department linked the drop in accidents to the disruption of Blackberry services between Tuesday and Thursday.
Read the article over here and also worth noting the launch of an anti-texting campaign and recent death of international footballer Theyab Amana
