Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, April 29
By Huseyn Hasanov- Trend:
A two-day OSCE-organized seminar for 20 officers from the Traffic Control Police Service of Mary province, in southern Turkmenistan, on enhancing their capacity to
efficiently manage traffic and safeguard road security, OSCE said April 29.
The global road safety situation, traffic control and regulation measures as well as the use of new technologies for ensuring road safety were among the main topics addressed by the training course. International experts shared good practices in conducting effective
traffic safety campaigns, and elaborated on road safety risk management and mitigation as well as safety performance indicators, the statement said.
"Modern means of transportation are changing the world around us. While new types of roads are emerging and infrastructure is being improved, traffic law enforcement bodies are putting much effort to update traffic rules and traffic signals and signs which regulate the movement of vehicles and pedestrians," said Adam Walendzik, Project Co-ordinator of the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat.
"Being well aware of the degree of dangers posed by road traffic, the international community has been undertaking several new initiatives aimed at spreading information on road safety issues and their solutions on the global level," he said. "It is highly commendable that the
Government of Turkmenistan adopted the National Programme for Road Safety for 2015-2017, and the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat is committed to providing further support in this field."
The course in Mary was preceded by a similar event in Dashoguz province in northern Turkmenistan, which brought together 21 participants, including officers from the Dashoguz Traffic Control Police Service and representatives of the Dashoguz city municipality.