FedEx and RTA name student Road Safety Ambassadors

Press release

Published April 19th, 2017 - 09:03 GMT

FedEx and Dubai Police congratulate Driving Skills safe drivers

FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp, and the world’s largest express transportation company, has named six students as Road Safety Ambassadors following the successful conclusion of its Driving Skills Challenge, in association with the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) and Dubai Police. Saud Amir from Higher Colleges of Technology – Dubai Men’s College; Erum Irshad, Adarsh Agarwal and Hamza Khursheed from Manipal University, Isra Al Jasmi from Higher College of Technology – Dubai Women’s College, and Shaykhey Ababullah Jouzkand from Zayed University, were recognized for their safe driving technique by Saleh Mansour, Managing Director FedEx Express Middle East Operations.

The Driving Skills Challenge stands as the culmination of the company’s fourth annual Driving Skills initiative, a month-long outreach program that teaches university students in the UAE how to drive safely on the roads, with increased awareness of traffic safety.

Background Information

FedEx

FedEx Express invented express distribution and is the industry’s global leader, providing rapid, reliable, time-definite delivery to more than 220 countries and territories, connecting markets that comprise more than 90 percent of the world’s gross domestic product within one to three business days. Unmatched air route authorities and transportation infrastructure, combined with leading-edge information technologies, make FedEx Express the world’s largest express transportation company, providing fast and reliable services for more than 3.6 million shipments each business day

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Roads and Transport Authority

Providing an advanced transport network for the people of Dubai was among the top priorities on the government’s agenda, a goal reflected by the initiatives to enhance the public transport facilities and improve roads across the emirate to make travel safer and smoother, thus the founding of The Roads and Transport Authority by the Decree No. 17 of 2005.

RTA plans and provides the requirements of transport, roads and traffic in Dubai, and between Dubai and other Emirates of the UAE and neighboring countries, in order to provide an effective and integrated transport system to achieve Dubai's vision and serve its vital interests.