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Use the Seat Save Your YOUR CAR IS NOT A SLEEPING POD ARE YOU STILL SWIMMING IN A SECURITY AND SAFETY FOR ALL ISSUE 9 OCTOBER 2012 POOL OF DEBT? SAVE YOUR CHiLD USE THE SEAT UAE 5.000 AED KSA 5.000 SAR Kuwait 0.500 DK Bahrain 0.500 BD BELT! Qatar 5.000 QAR Oman 0.500 OR IN THIS ISSUE: INTERVIEW WITH THE INDIAN AMBASSADOR, TIGHTENING THE TOBACCO SCREWS, BIKE IT RIGHT !!999 Final Cover OCT2012.indd 3 9/27/12 3:50 PM IFC AD EDITor’s noTE Security And Safety For All Crunching the numbers that matter to you n this issue, we reveal statistics that matters to your life and flesh out what these numbers really mean. I For example, 99 per cent of the 1,350 UAE drivers quizzed in the 999 National Driving Survey said they knew about the risks of driving and travelling without using seatbelts. However, it is absolutely incomprehensible why many residents still neglect to do this. On another survey, conducted by the UAE University, it was revealed that only 2 per cent of the population is buckling their children into car seats or strapping them in with a safety belt. Traffic accidents are by far the leading cause of death among infants and responsible for 63 per cent of deaths among children aged 14 and younger in the UAE. This figure is significantly higher than the global average of 22.3 per cent. These fatalities could have been prevented if the kids were properly fastened up! A new and more encompassing seatbelt rule is being mooted but issuing a law is just a first step and will not totally solve the problem. Keeping our children safe is our moral and social responsibility. A new and more Unfortunately, many people still do not wear safety belts in the front seats, encompassing seatbelt despite it being mandatory. rule is being mooted Another set of numbers to crunch – in a 999 survey of 650 residents, but issuing a law is a whopping 91 per cent said they planned to save more this year than in just a first step and previous years. While it was also clear that many would fail to do so, because will not totally solve of factors such as cost of living and stagnant income; it is a paradigm shift in a country where there has so far been no uniform culture of saving. the problem In the survey, 70 per cent said they planned to reduce the number of their credit cards; 65 per cent had already done so; and 87 per cent owned only one or two credit cards, proof that the days of doing juggling acts with credit card debt were over. We also had an opportunity to interview Lokesh Mysore Kapanaiah, the Indian Ambassador to the UAE. In addition to sharing with us his strategy in handling the welfare of the UAE’s largest expat community, he also gave some advice on personal finance. Get yourself updated with the UAE’s latest campaign against smoking, irresponsible biking, pest poisoning, and many more. We wish you an enjoyable read! OCTOBER 2012 999 SECURITY AND SAFETY FOR ALL 1 !!999 Final Cover OCT2012.indd 4 9/27/12 3:50 PM 1-3 editorial & contents.indd 1 9/27/12 3:42 PM Security And Safety For All CONTENTS Security And Safety For All COVER STORY 18 Security And Safety For All CLICK-CLACK FRONT AND Ministry of Interior BACK United Arab Emirates Consultative Board TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS ARE THE Maj. Gen. Khalil Badran – Chairman MOST COMMON CAUSE OF Col. Thani Al Shamsi – Member DEATH AMONG CHILDREN IN THE Editor-in-Chief EMIRATES. THESE WOULD HAVE BEEN Lt. Col. Awadh Al Kindi 26 PREVENTED IF THEY WERE WEARING OUT OF THE DARK DEBT WELL PROPER SEATBELTS Managing Editor Four years after the implosion of one of the world’s biggest consumer spending binges, are Gulf Issam Al Sheikh residents careful about splashing their cash? Read on to fi nd out Contact Us 13 FACTS & FIGURES Tel: +971 2 4194488 Some of the numbers and quotations in the 51 PEDALLING TO DEATH? 79 GADGETS Without proper education and training, bike Fax: +971 2 4194499 media that have attracted attention Feast your eyes on some of the hottest new P.O. 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Reinaldo. The summit, which will see the participation of leaders The medal brings the UAE’s total from both the federal and local sectors; representatives from to two, with Mohammed Hammadi a range of international organisations, as well as international winning silver in the 200m athletics experts, will be held under the theme, “Towards Excellent competition. Government Services.” The UAE team dedicated the shooting Sheikh Mohammed said that the development and achievement to President HH Sheikh upgrading of government services to achieve full excellence Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan; Vice in all aspects of government work comes on top of the federal President and Prime Minister of the government’s priorities. To achieve this, he said, it requires UAE and Ruler of Dubai HH Sheikh concerted efforts, exchange of expertise and establishment of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum; rules in order to provide excellent government services that their Highnesses the Supreme Council lead to the welfare of UAE society. members and rulers of the Emirates; More than 1,000 personalities from federal and local HH Gen Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed government sectors will meet to discuss best practices, Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi experiences and modern trends in governmental work, as and Deputy Supreme Commander of well as creative and innovative means to further develop the UAE Armed Forces; HH Sheikh government services in various sectors.
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