Reckless motorists in Dubai continue to put the road safety of commuters under serious threat as 76 people lost their lives due to reckless and dangerous traffic violations in the first half of 2017. According to the official figures, 61% of the road deaths in Dubai were caused by three major violations that proved to …
3 Deadliest Traffic Violations of 2017 in Dubai Revealed Read More »
RTA has launched a new service for motorists to get their automatic transmission driving license converted to a license for manual transmission in the “light vehicle category”. This is a new and unique initiative by the Road and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai to facilitate the motorists who are interested in converting their driving licenses …
Jumping the red signal is one of the most serious and dangerous traffic violations in Dubai. In the first seven months of 2017, motorists jumping the red signal caused 56 accidents in which 83 people were injured. Fortunately, these accidents didn’t result in any loss of life, but repeated red signal violations clearly jeopardizes the …
Dubai Police Fined 19,270 Motorists for Jumping Red Signal in First Seven Months of 2017 Read More »
The Road and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai has announced the schedule of its upcoming online number plate auction. A total of 250 unique number plates will be offered at the auction that is scheduled to start from 20th of August. Since the beginning of this online event by RTA, these auctions have proved to …
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Speeding is one of the major traffic violations in Dubai. Traffic authorities continue to educate motorists about complying with the speed limit of roads through awareness campaigns and with the launch of unique initiatives such as painting the roads in red colour to highlight a change in the speed limits. While such positive initiatives are …
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Dubai Police has fined 37,519 motorists over seatbelt violations in the first seven months of 2017. Seatbelt violations were considerably high before the implementation of the newly amended traffic law. However, a noticeable decrease was observed after the implementation of new traffic law that introduced stricter penalties for seatbelt violations. Motorists must realise that they …
37,519 Motorists Fined for Not Wearing Seatbelts in Dubai Read More »
Tailgating incidents have increased in Sharjah and Abu Dhabi during the first half of 2017. Tailgating was amongst the major reasons for fatal road accidents in 2016 and it hasn’t changed much in 2017. Despite consistent efforts by traffic authorities to nab down offenders, tailgaters still persist with their reckless driving behaviour and have caused …
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Motorists need to drive carefully on Dubai roads as accidents caused by heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) in Dubai have increased significantly since the start of this year. Dubai police has initiated a campaign to bring the number of road accidents caused by heavy vehicles down after incidents of road indiscipline by HGV drivers have increased …
Heavy Goods Vehicles Cause 15 Deaths in Dubai in the First Half of 2017 Read More »
The cabinet of the United Arab Emirates has approved a draft regulation on the use of child safety seats in cars. The draft policy and its technical regulations were suggested by the ESMA (Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology) and the policy aims at reducing the risk of injury for children involved in accidents and …
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Fuel prices for August have been announced by Ministry of Energy in the UAE. According to the announcement, prices for all types of fuel have been increased on the basis of a newly set benchmark, which follows a new strategy of liberalizing the fuel prices from the start of 2017. The liberalization of fuel prices …
