After a bad year for road safety situation in 2016, the traffic law was amended and the new traffic law was implemented in the UAE on July 1, 2017. In the amended traffic law, the penalties for dangerous traffic violations were increased after the authorities decided to take a tougher stance to discourage motorists from committing traffic violations.
Traffic authorities recognized reckless driving as a major reason behind dangerous road accidents and amendments were made in the traffic law to improve the road safety situation in the UAE. As a result, the fines for some traffic violations were increased significantly as these violations depicted the reckless driving behavior of motorists and posed the highest risk to the safety of other motorists.
Brief Summary of the Amended Traffic Rules in the UAE
The traffic law has been amended to improve the road safety situation in the UAE. An increase in repeated reckless driving mistakes by motorists was observed by authorities after which recommendations were made to maximize scrutiny of the traffic violations and discourage motorists from committing dangerous violations. The traffic fines and black points for traffic violations were increased considerably in the newly amended traffic law and the authorities also made some major changes in the way different violations were classified. While some related traffic violations were merged together, some new traffic violations were also introduced.
New policies were also implemented for some of the most dangerous traffic violations including over-speeding and seatbelt violations. All these developments demanded a change in the mindset of motorists to avoid intentional or unintentional driving mistakes that could put the lives of other commuters at a serious risk and disrupt the flow of traffic.
Also read: New Traffic Rule Amendments in the UAE – Everything You Need to Know
Traffic Violations with Highest Traffic Fines
Motorists now have to pay hefty fines if they are found guilty of committing dangerous traffic violations in the UAE. The increase in traffic fines is in line with the newly amended traffic law and it certainly asks for a proactive driving approach from motorists to avoid heavy penalties.
Motorists must also understand the fact that they cannot escape the penalties for even a minor violation because the surveillance and monitoring systems have also been improved by traffic authorities to make sure that all offenders are penalized.
Here is the table that highlights the traffic violations with highest traffic fines in the UAE according to the new traffic law.
Motorists can be fined for over 200 violations by traffic authorities. The traffic violations have been divided into different categories and the fines are designed on the basis of the offence and the risk it poses to the safety of other motorists.
For the complete list of all the traffic violations and their corresponding penalties, click here.
Discount on Traffic Fines Announced in the UAE
While the new traffic rules have been implemented to improve road safety situation in the UAE, some other initiatives have also been taken by authorities on regular basis for the well-being of motorists. One such initiative is the recent announcement of nationwide discounts offered on all traffic fines. Motorists in the UAE will be able to benefit from the 50% discount on traffic fines across the UAE.
This amazing initiative has been taken by traffic authorities in the spirit of the 46th National Day of the UAE. The Ministry of Interior was asked to cooperate with traffic authorities across the UAE to implement discount on traffic fines by His Highness, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces. Motorists can avail these discounts until the end of this year for fines issued from January 1, 2017 to December 2, 2017.
For details of the discount on traffic fines announced in the UAE, read our blog titled, 50% Discount on Traffic Fines Announced in Dubai.
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