Kota Kinabalu: Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) will consider holding its Road Safety Awareness Campaign every year to help inculcate safe driving habits not only among students but also the public.Its Vice Chancellor, Prof. Datuk Dr Mohd Noh Dalimin, said the campaign has proven to be successful and meaningful for the students as well as the public and therefore should be carried out annually.
He said this while closing the campaign at the UMS campus here Saturday, which was opened earlier by Infrastructure Development Ministry Permanent Secretary Pengiran Hassanel Datuk Pengiran Mohd Tahir on behalf of Assistant Minister Datuk Aklee Abas.
Mohd Noh said a lot of the programmes such as exhibitions, quizzes, contests and ceramahs were able to help students and the public prevent accidents inside the campus as well as while motoring on public roads.
He said the students faced the risk of accidents not only on public roads but also inside the campus and thus, it is important to expose them to safe driving.
Ceramahs were given by Sabah Road Safety Council Secretary Minduru Mohd Nor, Shell Timur Sdn Bhd Distribution Manager Luiz Liew and City Traffic Chief Insp. Zam Suliman.
Later, a forum was held consisting of panellists from the city traffic police, Fire and Rescue Department, the Sabah Road Safety Council, Road Transport Department and Takaful Malaysia Berhad.
Among the things discussed during the forum was the possibility of having a temporary RTD counter at the UMS to help students apply for driving licences.
