PSD launches campaign to prep cars for winter

AMMAN — The Public Security Department (PSD) is gearing up for the approach of winter with its annual campaign to ensure vehicles are ready for the season. 

In a statement e-mailed to The Jordan Times, the PSD said its personnel will examine vehicles during the month-long campaign to ensure they are equipped with the essential components needed for winter in order to reduce road accidents. Traffic patrols will check the front and tail lights, windshield wipers, tyres, brakes, side- and rear-view mirrors, seat belts, anti-freeze and heating systems, and other basic equipment. PSD teams will notify motorists if any part of the car is damaged and give them a week to fix it.

Vehicles that are properly equipped for winter will be marked with a sticker, so that PSD personnel do not stop the driver again for  random inspection.

Motorists interviewed by The Jordan Times commended the PSD campaign.

Ibrahim Dababneh, a public sector employee, said he always takes advantage of weekends to have his vehicle checked out. 

“It is ok if parts of the car such as wipers are not working during summer, but in winter they must be fixed,” he told The Jordan Times. 

Dababneh urged people to have their cars examined, as the process does not take very long. 

“It will not take more than half-an-hour and does not cost a lot of money,” he said. 

Hanna Ibrahim agreed with Dababneh, adding that the PSD campaign will raise awareness among motorists who do not pay attention to these matters.