The Department of Transport (DoT) announced that drink-driving traffic death rates increased during the recent years in the Emirate of Dubai. In 2013, the death toll of drink driving accidents there went sky high from 4 to 11 as compared with the previous years. Going through the official records and reports explained that, there were …
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Police will increase traffic patrols across the city to deter New Year merry-makers from driving after consuming alcohol. Officers will be especially vigilant around hotels and nightclubs where alcohol is served, said Brig Eng Hussain Al Harthei, head of the Traffic and Patrols Directorate. The UAE has a strict zero-tolerance policy to driving while intoxicated …
For drivers of the 100,000 cars making their day-to-day trip between Abu Dhabi and Dubai, a cluster of landmarks identifies the dusty junction at Al Shahama and Al Bahia, 30 kilometers outside Abu Dhabi, where the E11 joins the E10. Most obvious is the battered arcade of shops and flats that runs for two kilometers …
The State News Agency (WAM) has reported saying that, implementing the plans on the roads, has launched on the addition of the fifth lane in both directions to the E10 road from Abu Dhabi to Al Shahama. The agency added announcing that the 16 kilometer expansion is scheduled to be completed and done by the …
Being in the running for the up to date trends, the Department of Transport (DoT) of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi has declared that it is paving the way to design and setup of the first environmentally friendly road in the Middle East. According to the Department of Transport (DoT) plans and strategies, this project …
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Ten brand new cameras have been set up to traffic lights in the Capital Emirate of Abu Dhabi. In framework of the capital plans and strategies that increased the number of equipped junctions to thirty six. Brigadier General Hussein Al Harthi, the Director of the Traffic and Patrols Directorate at Abu Dhabi Police, pointed out …
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ABU DHABI – Traffic experts have said that high speeding, not fastening and wearing seat belts, lack of child restraints and passing red lights were among the serious road safety problems in the UAE last year. “Abu Dhabi has seen a decrease in fatal crashes, which in itself is a significant stride,” said Glenn Havinoviski, …
ABU DHABI – A series of serious steps and initiatives to decrease the number of road deaths and accidents over the past years have been praised by road safety experts. Along with that, campaigns have included raising awareness about drink driving, speeding, pedestrian and cyclist safety, and reckless driving. “The issue of traffic safety is …
It has been looming in the Emirate of Sharjah that road signs there are up in the air for a new face to help drivers and road users make their journeys more manageable, faster and shorter. Accordingly, the Traffic Engineering Department of Sharjah Department of Public Works (DPW) hit the ground running a comprehensive traffic …
DUBAI – Taxi regulators executed a quick change on a ruling that banned passengers from sharing a taxi to more than one destination. Taxi drivers may now make multiple drop-offs and stops on the same route provided they do not restart the meter at each stop, and the last passenger to get out of the …
