AMMAN — The number of vehicles
registered in Amman has reached nearly 2 million, according to
Traffic Department Director Brig. Gen Firas Al-Duwairi.
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Duwairi was speaking during the recent
announcement of the launch of the second phase of the “Together, We Arrive
Safely” campaign, implemented by the
Traffic Department in cooperation with the
Media Directorate and local police, with the aim of raising public awareness on
road safety, Al-Ghad daily reported.
The director noted that 80,000 additional vehicles
enter the Kingdom every year, and most of them are used on the same few roads across
the capital.
Duwairi said in November of last year that 160,000 cars from outside Amman
enter and leave the capital during the morning and evening rush hours via nine
different roads every day.
The Traffic Department deals with
6 million traffic movements in the capital on a daily basis, he said.
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