Road safety campaign gets underway on Sunday

The Road Safety Carnival 2016 will take place on Sunday at 3 p.m., at the Tap Seac Square. This year, the event’s theme will be “Fulfilling My and Other’s Safety”, the Transport Bureau (DSAT) announced earlier this week.
The carnival will feature dancing performances, game booths, exhibitions and lucky draws, as well as other attractions.
Frederick “Fred” Cheng, a singer from Hong Kong, and celebrated local singer Lo Hoi Ieng have been invited to perform during the session.
The carnival marks the commencement event of the annual traffic safety campaign, which will run all through November.
This year’s campaign, covering the theme of secure driving, will be jointly held by DSAT, the Legal Affairs Bureau (DSAJ), and the Public Security Police Force (PSP).
Next month, the transportation departments of the PSP and the DSAT will organize a safety promotion event aimed at pedestrians. The police officers will be at various streets across the city in order to remind pedestrians as well as drivers about the importance of crossing the roads in a safe manner.
As well as the events scheduled for November, the organizers will hold a separate event for the transportation industry on November 27 at the Macao Federation of Trade Unions Workers Stadium.
Also running will be the Safe Driving Awards Program, which will be open from the beginning of November until December 31. Applicants who have not been prosecuted for traffic infractions since the beginning of this year are eligible to apply.
Moreover, this year marks the fifth edition of the program. Larger prizes will be on offer for those who have not been ticketed since 2013 up until September 30. JZ