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Traffic Section Strength.—At present the Traffic Section consists of one British Inspector,
three Arab Sub-Inspectors (including one Sub-Inspector temporarily attached), three N.C.O’s
and 41 N.C.O’s and men. Two of the Arab Sub-Inspectors were absent from the Traffic
Section during the year : Sub-Inspector Salman Jabr was sent to England on a three months’
course ; Sub-Inspector Ahmed Riqraq was absent for three months through sickness.
Six Traffic Posts are maintained at Manama and Muharraq.
Transport.—One Land Rover, seven motor-cycles and two pedal cycles arc allotted to the
Traffic Department.

Traffic Department Revenue.—Cash Receipts for 1,371 amounted to Rs. 110,608/-.

TRAFFIC RETURNS

REGISTRATION RETURN—1371
1370 1371

TOTAL NUMBER OF VEHICLES IN BAHRAIN 1,921 2,124
Number of new vehicles registered during year 373 421
Number on private motor cars 822 941
Number of taxi cars * .. 130 145
Number of private buses 70 77
Number of taxi buses 91 82
Number of private lorries 273 293
Number of taxi lorries 115 120
Number of pick-ups 178 204
Number of other vehicles (Cranes, Tractors, Road Rollers, etc.) 89 103
Number of motor cycles 153 159
Number of vehicles changed from taxi to private 35 9
Number of vehicles changed from private to taxi 15 24
Number of vehicles notified as “Exported" 118 106
Number of vehicles notified as “Imported" 148 119
Number of vehicles scrapped (by Police or by owners) .. 72 112
Number of pedal cycles in Bahrain (Registered) 3,654 4,690

DRIVING LICENCES AND TESTS

Number of Driving Licences issued during year 691
Number ofDriving Tests during year .. 1222
Number of Successful Applicants 412
Number of Failures 810
Number of Driving Licences issued on Production of Foreign Licence 279