Traffic Violations are hazardous not only for the offenders but also other motorists on the road. As per the latest statistics, the Traffic police of Abu Dhabi and Patrols Executive committee recorded a total of 100,000 road traffic violations in the first three months of 2016. It was recorded that during the first quarter of 2016 more than 100,000 traffic violations fines were issued to the chauffeurs in Abu Dhabi.
Overspeeding as the Riskiest Traffic Violation
While 60km/h is a standard speed for residential roads in Abu Dhabi, most of the drivers were found to violate this speed limit. Acting Deputy Director of Traffic and Patrols Directorate stated that “Exceeding speed by more than 60kmph was recorded as one of the most dangerous traffic offense”. It was noted that 14 percent of the violations were caused by overspeeding alone.
Other Traffic Violations Recorded
10 percent of the violations were recorded for using mobile phones while driving. Another 18 percent was recorded for breaking the rule to fasten the seat belts during driving. Driving on worn out tires accounted for another 8 percent of traffic violations.
As per the statement of Deputy Director of Traffic and Patrols decorticate, 78 chauffeurs were caught while racing with one another on city roads. In addition to that, overtaking is another traffic violation for which 3,616 drivers were caught. Other 1,495 cases were found guilty for sudden lane swerving.
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Preventive Measures by Traffic Authorities
As 100,000 is quite a big number for road traffic violations in just one-quarter of the year; Traffic and Patrols Directorate have planned some measures to shrink the rate of traffic violations in Abu Dhabi. Many new fines are brought into contention for numerous traffic violations and this is one part of the efforts that authorities are making to reduce the number of violations. On the other hand, traffic police have strengthened their monitoring process by installing more air traffic control devices. Furthermore, traffic police is targeting young drivers to make them aware of the hazards of over speeding, sudden lane changing and overtaking.
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