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DRIVERS ARE SELFISH
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[05:41 pm] 07 September, 2006
The survey conducted by the NGO "Armenian Medical Association" has
revealed that passengers are rather passive while protecting their
rights in public transportation. The point is that they keep silent
when drivers smoke and poison their health.
By the way, when any passenger ventures to make a remark to the driver
the latter only answers, "This is my car, and I can do whatever I
want." This testifies to the high level of egoism.
"Most passengers avoid having conflicts with drivers and that's why
they remain indifferent," says Vahe Ter-Minasyan who is responsible
for the program implementation.
Parunak Zerveyan, president of the association, says that this
phenomenon is determined by the public unawareness and they have
tried to correct this mistake by anti-smoking campaign. The campaign
was held through 4 radio stations and 12000 fleeting. By the way,
there were radio stations that refused to join their campaign and
broadcast anti-smoking advertisements.
The polling revealed that out of 10 drivers 8 are smokers and 33,
8 percent of passengers are aware that the law forbids smoking in
vehicles but they are passive in protecting their rights.
"Three-month program aimed at raising public awareness and monitoring
on the "RA anti-smoking legislation exertion lasted from May 15 to
August 15. Two hundred drivers and a thousand passengers participated
in the polling.
On the whole, five million AMD was spent on the program. Mr. Zerveyan
maintains that the program is aimed at the implementation of the
current law which requires legislative acts and means of punishment.
"Some of our citizens even suggested execution," added Mr. Zerveyan
jokingly.
By the way, we asked a few questions to our citizens after the
meeting. It turned out that few passengers were aware of the
above-mentioned campaign though they were glad that there is such a
program. As for the drivers, they confessed that sometimes they smoke
while driving but they always keep the windows of the car open and
try "not to let the smoke in so as not to poison the passengers." We
don't imagine how they manage to do it.
A1+
[05:41 pm] 07 September, 2006
The survey conducted by the NGO "Armenian Medical Association" has
revealed that passengers are rather passive while protecting their
rights in public transportation. The point is that they keep silent
when drivers smoke and poison their health.
By the way, when any passenger ventures to make a remark to the driver
the latter only answers, "This is my car, and I can do whatever I
want." This testifies to the high level of egoism.
"Most passengers avoid having conflicts with drivers and that's why
they remain indifferent," says Vahe Ter-Minasyan who is responsible
for the program implementation.
Parunak Zerveyan, president of the association, says that this
phenomenon is determined by the public unawareness and they have
tried to correct this mistake by anti-smoking campaign. The campaign
was held through 4 radio stations and 12000 fleeting. By the way,
there were radio stations that refused to join their campaign and
broadcast anti-smoking advertisements.
The polling revealed that out of 10 drivers 8 are smokers and 33,
8 percent of passengers are aware that the law forbids smoking in
vehicles but they are passive in protecting their rights.
"Three-month program aimed at raising public awareness and monitoring
on the "RA anti-smoking legislation exertion lasted from May 15 to
August 15. Two hundred drivers and a thousand passengers participated
in the polling.
On the whole, five million AMD was spent on the program. Mr. Zerveyan
maintains that the program is aimed at the implementation of the
current law which requires legislative acts and means of punishment.
"Some of our citizens even suggested execution," added Mr. Zerveyan
jokingly.
By the way, we asked a few questions to our citizens after the
meeting. It turned out that few passengers were aware of the
above-mentioned campaign though they were glad that there is such a
program. As for the drivers, they confessed that sometimes they smoke
while driving but they always keep the windows of the car open and
try "not to let the smoke in so as not to poison the passengers." We
don't imagine how they manage to do it.