Al-Baha, Saudi Arabia — July 12, 2025

Prince Mutaib bin Abdulaziz Park in the Bani Kabir center in Al-Baha region hosted a special field event titled "Safe Driving on Rough Roads," part of the Al-Baha Summer 2025 program, with active participation from off-road specialist teams, organized in cooperation between Bani Kabir municipality and the Saudi Search and Rescue Association (Dhaam).

The event aimed to promote road-safety awareness in mountainous and rugged terrain through a realistic simulation of driving challenges, teaching visitors how to handle natural and artificial obstacles.

A Training Track Built to Realistic Field Specifications

The event featured a full training track with 12 graduated obstacles ranging from easy to difficult, stretching 1,200 meters and designed to simulate driving on mountainous, unpaved terrain. The experience let participants test their driving skills and handle obstacles in a professional manner, amid strong turnout from visitors and tourists who engaged with the accompanying shows and workshops.

Event Goals: Community Safety and a Tourism Experience

The event focused on raising road-safety awareness among drivers, especially mountain-adventure enthusiasts; teaching vehicle-control skills in difficult terrain; strengthening public safety in tourist areas with rugged terrain; and engaging the community in field experiences that build their knowledge of safety fundamentals and accident response.

Praise and Recognition for Participating Bodies

At the close of the event, Bani Kabir municipality chief Ibrahim bin Saleh Abufeh honored the participating teams, organizers and volunteers, commending their efforts in making the event a success and achieving its awareness goals, and praising the strong turnout from visitors.