Since I still agree with me , I take the liberty of copy pasting the comment I left on Souma’s blog Chapter One:
Very impressive public service/safety message!
When I see car accident injury statistics I wonder how many are head injuries, with long term neuro-psychiatric consequences. I also wonder how many of those are children, especially since seatbelts are not customary, making children especially projectile objects in a car accident.
A Moroccan child psychiatrist told me a few years ago that the single highest dx they saw in a major city university hospital clinic was neuro-psychiatric disorders secondary to head injuries in car accidents.
Since Saudi is taking gold medals in this field of car accident deaths and injuries, I wonder what the child and adult neuro-psychiatric clinics are like there.
Neuro-psychiatric disorders are elusive and expensive to treat. They result in the types of dysfunction that impede learning, work and social integration.
So…you all don’t need me to tell you anything, but I heartily second Al-Maktoum’s message, and applaud his talent in conveying it!
And I would add regarding your posting of this VIV (very important video), nice touch emphasizing the McToom–somewhere in Scotland or Ireland a Gaelic-Saudi lad or lassie is saying, “Aye!” LOL
Well you did further it, because now I did a post on it too! Of course longer, and more pictified; and, well, there is research stuff there (but nicely annexed off) LOL
It is indeed very tragic and I’m so glad to see the effort being made to raise awareness.
However, parents need to start disciplining their children from a young age and creating boundaries. So many of the Saudi youths seem to know NO boundaries in their behaviour.
Also, as long as the Saudi police force are sitting around on the side of the road doing ABSOLUTELY NOTHING, nothing will change!
May 18, 2010 @ 21:51:01
Wow, 30% of hospital beds are for accident victims! :-S
May 20, 2010 @ 13:11:49
I know, I did not know that
May 19, 2010 @ 02:25:51
Since I still agree with me
, I take the liberty of copy pasting the comment I left on Souma’s blog Chapter One:
Very impressive public service/safety message!
When I see car accident injury statistics I wonder how many are head injuries, with long term neuro-psychiatric consequences. I also wonder how many of those are children, especially since seatbelts are not customary, making children especially projectile objects in a car accident.
A Moroccan child psychiatrist told me a few years ago that the single highest dx they saw in a major city university hospital clinic was neuro-psychiatric disorders secondary to head injuries in car accidents.
Since Saudi is taking gold medals in this field of car accident deaths and injuries, I wonder what the child and adult neuro-psychiatric clinics are like there.
Neuro-psychiatric disorders are elusive and expensive to treat. They result in the types of dysfunction that impede learning, work and social integration.
So…you all don’t need me to tell you anything, but I heartily second Al-Maktoum’s message, and applaud his talent in conveying it!
And I would add regarding your posting of this VIV (very important video), nice touch emphasizing the McToom–somewhere in Scotland or Ireland a Gaelic-Saudi lad or lassie is saying, “Aye!” LOL
May 20, 2010 @ 13:13:40
Thanks for the copy and paste
I was only looking to further the video’s reach 
May 20, 2010 @ 22:10:03
Well you did further it, because now I did a post on it too! Of course longer, and more pictified; and, well, there is research stuff there (but nicely annexed off) LOL
Saudi Takes the Gold! In MVA’s, RTA’s, Car Accidents/ Injuries/ Fatalities
May 19, 2010 @ 16:06:59
It is indeed very tragic and I’m so glad to see the effort being made to raise awareness.
However, parents need to start disciplining their children from a young age and creating boundaries. So many of the Saudi youths seem to know NO boundaries in their behaviour.
Also, as long as the Saudi police force are sitting around on the side of the road doing ABSOLUTELY NOTHING, nothing will change!
May 20, 2010 @ 13:17:36
True, but since you are from Riyadh, it is very difficult to enforce some laws on the… while letting others go… I will say no more
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