أثناء استخدامي منعطف استدارة أسفل أحد الجسور بمدينة الرياض، فوجئت بسائق مركبة يعاكس مسار الطريق بسرعة عالية. ولتفادي الاصطدام، صعد فوق الرصيف ونزل في المسار الآخر مستكملاً طريقه. أثناء توقفي المفاجئ، كادت المركبة التي خلفي أن تصطدم بي، لولا نباهة قائدها الذي انحرف لتفادي الاصطدام، واتضح أنها مركبة دفع رباعي تابعة للمرور. كانت مصادفة عجيبة جمعت بين سوء حظ المخالف وحسن حظ القانون، فبالإضافة إلى رصد كاميرا سيارتي للمخالفة، فلا شك أن دورية المرور قيدت أيضاً المخالفة دون الحاجة إلى مطاردة، حيث سيتم استدعاؤه وضبطه لاحقاً !
تذكرت هذه الحادثة، التي وقعت قبل أسابيع، وأنا أقرأ خبراً عن قيام طالبين في جامعة الملك عبدالعزيز (أنس الحربي، ومحمد المروعي)، بمشروع بحثي ابتكاري لاستخدام تقنيات الذكاء الاصطناعي في ضبط مخالفات استخدام مسار الطوارئ (كتف الطريق)، والحد من تعدي بعض السائقين على المسار المخصص لسيارات الطوارئ، ويهدف الطالبان إلى أن يسهم بحثهما في دعم السلامة المرورية !
إن الضبط الآلي باستخدام التقنية يسهم بلا شك في تقويم سلوكيات السائقين المخالفين، وتعزيز السلامة المرورية، من خلال رفع مستوى الوعي باحترام الأنظمة، سواء طوعاً أو جبراً، كما أنه يحفظ حقوق السائقين الملتزمين بقواعد وأنظمة المرور !
لا شيء يضبط السلوكيات ويحد من المخالفات مثل إدراك المخالفين أن هناك عيناً رقيبة ترصد تجاوزاتهم؛ فصرامة تطبيق النظام جزءٌ أساسي من التوعية بالقانون وترسيخ ثقافة احترامه. وفي الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية، يؤكد كثيرون أن التطبيق الصارم للقانون وحده هو ما يحول دون تحول طرقهم ومدنهم إلى فوضى متوحشة !
ورغم ارتفاع مستوى الوعي بالأنظمة المرورية واحترامها في مدننا، إلا أن هناك مخالفات لا تزال تستفز المجتمع، أبرزها: استخدام كتف الطريق، والمسار الأحمر المخصص لحافلات النقل العام. وهي مستفزة؛ لأنها لا تنتهك القانون وحسب، بل تتعدى على حقوق السائقين الآخرين، الذين يتسبب هؤلاء المخالفون في إهدار حقهم في الطريق !
باختصار.. تطبيق القانون يحقق العدالة، ويضمن تساوي الحقوق للجميع !
تابع قناة عكاظ على الواتساب
While using a U-turn under one of the bridges in Riyadh, I was surprised by a driver going against the flow of traffic at high speed. To avoid a collision, I drove onto the sidewalk and then entered the other lane to continue on my way. During my sudden stop, the vehicle behind me almost collided with me, were it not for the alertness of its driver who swerved to avoid the crash, and it turned out to be a four-wheel drive vehicle belonging to the traffic department. It was a strange coincidence that brought together the bad luck of the violator and the good fortune of the law, as in addition to my car's camera recording the violation, there is no doubt that the traffic patrol also documented the violation without the need for a chase, as he will be summoned and apprehended later!
I remembered this incident, which occurred a few weeks ago, while reading a news article about two students at King Abdulaziz University (Anas Al-Harbi and Mohammed Al-Meroui), who are working on an innovative research project to use artificial intelligence technologies to monitor violations of emergency lane usage (the shoulder of the road) and to reduce the encroachment of some drivers on the lane designated for emergency vehicles. The students aim for their research to contribute to enhancing traffic safety!
Automated enforcement using technology undoubtedly contributes to correcting the behaviors of violating drivers and enhancing traffic safety by raising awareness of respecting regulations, whether voluntarily or by force. It also protects the rights of drivers who adhere to traffic rules and regulations!
Nothing regulates behaviors and limits violations like the violators' awareness that there is a watchful eye monitoring their transgressions; the strict enforcement of the law is an essential part of legal awareness and instilling a culture of respect for it. In the United States, many affirm that strict law enforcement is what prevents their roads and cities from descending into chaos!
Despite the increased awareness of traffic regulations and respect for them in our cities, there are still violations that provoke the community, the most notable of which are: using the shoulder of the road and the red lane designated for public transport buses. These are provocative because they not only violate the law but also infringe upon the rights of other drivers, causing these violators to waste their right to the road!
In short... enforcing the law achieves justice and ensures equal rights for all!
I remembered this incident, which occurred a few weeks ago, while reading a news article about two students at King Abdulaziz University (Anas Al-Harbi and Mohammed Al-Meroui), who are working on an innovative research project to use artificial intelligence technologies to monitor violations of emergency lane usage (the shoulder of the road) and to reduce the encroachment of some drivers on the lane designated for emergency vehicles. The students aim for their research to contribute to enhancing traffic safety!
Automated enforcement using technology undoubtedly contributes to correcting the behaviors of violating drivers and enhancing traffic safety by raising awareness of respecting regulations, whether voluntarily or by force. It also protects the rights of drivers who adhere to traffic rules and regulations!
Nothing regulates behaviors and limits violations like the violators' awareness that there is a watchful eye monitoring their transgressions; the strict enforcement of the law is an essential part of legal awareness and instilling a culture of respect for it. In the United States, many affirm that strict law enforcement is what prevents their roads and cities from descending into chaos!
Despite the increased awareness of traffic regulations and respect for them in our cities, there are still violations that provoke the community, the most notable of which are: using the shoulder of the road and the red lane designated for public transport buses. These are provocative because they not only violate the law but also infringe upon the rights of other drivers, causing these violators to waste their right to the road!
In short... enforcing the law achieves justice and ensures equal rights for all!


