Saturday, Mar 25, 2017

Dubai Dubai Police said that speeding is still one of the reasons behind traffic deaths on Dubai roads but it’s not the major one.

According to official statistics provided by Dubai police, five traffic violations topped the list of the most common causes of fatal accidents for 2016 - inattentiveness on the road (42 deaths), not leaving enough distance between vehicles (38 deaths), making a sudden turn (37 deaths), speeding (15 deaths) and negligent driving (12 deaths).

Brigadier Saif Muhair Al Mazroui, Director of Dubai Traffic Police, said that despite police campaigns to raise awareness among drivers, many of them still resort to speeding, “Speeding is a problem on our roads despite it not being the main reason behind [traffic] deaths. Last year, speeding killed 15 people. It’s still worrying problem,” Brigadier Al Mazroui told Gulf News.

Dubai Police said that every year they launch a campaign for speeding.

“We always put more radars to tackle the speeding problem. The last type of radar we put can fine speedy drivers even if they slow down before reaching a radar. It calculates the speed between the two radars and it’s installed on highways. This radar will help to reduce speeding problem on the roads,” Brigadier Al Mazroui added.

Traffic fines for speeding

Exceeding maximum speed limit by more than 60 kph: Dh1,000 and 12 black points, as well as confiscating the vehicle for 30 days.

Exceeding maximum speed limit by not more than

60kph: Dh900 and 6 black points.

50kph: Dh800 only.

40kph: Dh700

30kph: Dh600

20kph:Dh500

10kph:Dh400

by Ali Al Shouk Staff Reporter

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