According to Dubai Police, at least 40 road deaths have been recorded last year in road accidents due to poor driving skills of motorists. There were 198 road deaths recorded in total last year due to various reasons. The Director of Dubai Police revealed that there were 600 reported accidents that were caused by certain …
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The Department of Municipal Affairs and Transport (DMAT) announced new changes in the parking regulations and fines on Saturday, 11 Feb 2017. Some new regulations have been introduced while some of the existing fines on parking violations have been reduced. The initiative is taken to make car parking system in Abu Dhabi better than before …
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After the success of the 45th Online Auction of unique number plates, RTA has announced the dates for the upcoming 46th Online Auction of car number plates. Much like the previous number plate events by RTA, this event will have a large number of distinctive and unique number plates available for the general public for …
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It won’t be hard to imagine Porsche 918, the beast of a machine, beating a sturdy Nissan Patrol Safari in a drag race, but what turned out in reality certainly bamboozled many. We have already witnessed the social media videos of supercars rushing through the Dubai streets. Among the drivers who drove these crazy super …
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The Dubai Police have moved one step further in improving the traffic situation and installed new radars to catch multiple violations. Serious traffic violations like lane swerving, aggressive driving and jumping the red light will be detected by the new radars. Other than the radars, new cameras have also been set on majority of the …
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Traffic violations in 2016 remained a consistent threat to road safety in Dubai. While few traffic violations were not dangerous, others were deadly. Out of all different traffic violations recorded in 2016, five of them were the deadliest. These fatal violations caused 144 deaths out of the 198 total road death in 2016. Also read: …
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The Ministry of Energy in the UAE has announced new prices for the month of February. After the fluctuating rise and fall in the fuel prices in 2016, the second month of 2017 brings higher fuel prices for the UAE motorists. The new hike in prices announced on Sunday was the highest in the past …
Fatal road accidents in Abu Dhabi and all over the UAE claimed many lives in 2016. One of the primary reasons for such accidents was overtaking from the right. The Police and traffic authorities in Abu Dhabi have stressed upon the importance of overtaking from left and using indicators when changing lanes to overtake. The …
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Thinking to test the limits of your new car on the highway in Abu Dhabi anytime soon? Think again! Abu Dhabi Police has announced that they will increase the number of speed radars on major highways in Abu Dhabi. This is a step towards achieving one of the UAE government’s Vision 2021, to significantly reduce …
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A new initiative for smart signals by traffic authorities in Dubai is all set to improve and add to the road safety for pedestrians and motorists. The sensor-based smart system will be equipped with technology to detect movement of pedestrians and maintain a steady flow of traffic. The new initiative is expected to boost the …
