Road users must not use mobile phones while driving and should not drive when exhausted as well as under the influence of alcohol because the lack of focus can cause accidents.

This was stated by Dato Paduka Awang Haji Mustappa bin Haji Sirat, Minister of Communications during the Road Safety Reminder Campaign at the Delima Shell Gas Station yesterday.

"The accident rate in the country continues to be at the same level, therefore continuous effort is needed to educate and raise awareness on road safety," he said.

The Minister of Communications, who is also the advisor of the Brunei National Road Safety Council, said, "The compliance of rules and regulations for vehicles has increased. However, the driving behaviour of road users should improve as there are still cases of accidents where people are driving despite being exhausted as well as being under the influence."

The campaign aims to raise awareness for road users to practise prudent driving and traffic rule and regulation compliance.

Also present was Chua Pheng Keong, Acting Director General of Public Works as well as officials from the Land Transport Department and Royal Brunei Police Force (RBPF).

The campaign was conducted in all four districts of the country where Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Mohd Jammy bin Haji Mohd Shah Al-Islam, Commissioner of the RBPF, gave away brochures and tyre thread gauges at the Jerudong petrol station while Haji Azhar bin Haji Ahmad, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Communications presented Driver Safety Practice System (SiKAP) books at the TAIB Beribi Petrol Station.

In Tutong District, the distribution of books and tyre thread gauges was carried out at the Police station in Pekan Tutong, while the campaign in Belait District was held in front of HSBC in Kuala Belait.

Meanwhile, the campaign in Temburong District took place at the police station in Pekan Bangar.

As much as 3,000 books and 2,000 units of tyre thread gauges were distributed.

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