UAE: Pedestrian crossing violators face Dhs500 fine

The Umm Al Quwain Police has activated new solar-powered, automatically controlled radars to monitor and catch motorists who do not stop at pedestrian crossings in the emirate.

Officials said motorists who do not give way to pedestrians will be fined. According to article 69 of the UAE Federal Traffic Law, motorists who fail to give priority to pedestrians at designated crossings face a Dhs500 fine along with six traffic black points.

The police said the first radar installed at King Faisal Road in front of LuLu Hypermarket will be activated from April 3 while more will be activated gradually. The new system is part of the strategies that are being implemented in the country to promote safe and responsible driving and road use.

The radars have been activated to reduce the number of run-over accidents and subsequent losses of life and property caused by motorists who fail to stop at pedestrian crossings.

The authorities have urged motorists to stop at crossings and give way to pedestrians.

UAE introduces new speed limit

The activation of automatically-controlled radar system follows the introduction of a new minimum speed limit of 120km/h on Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Road in Abu Dhabi last week.

Read: Abu Dhabi sets new speed limits on Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Road

Abu Dhabi Police said the maximum speed will be 140 km/h and the minimum speed will be 120 km/h on the first and second lanes from the left. Motorists driving below the minimum speed limit on the first two lanes of the four-lane highway will be fined Dhs400.

“Implementing the minimum speed is aimed at boosting road safety. It will urge slow vehicles to use appropriate lanes,” Major General Ahmed Saif bin Zaytoun Al Muhairi, director of the Central Operations Sector said in a social media post.

The minimum and maximum speed limit will be displayed on sign boards above the highway. The new speed limits in Abu Dhabi mirror the implementation of the bilateral linkage of the traffic systems across the GCC.

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