The Vice-President and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has exempted minor traffic violations from vehicle impounding. The latest move is a part of the “Year of Giving” initiative announced by the President of the UAE, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The overall rules for impoundment of vehicles have been changed in the Dubai, which will relieve the motorists as they will be able to avoid vehicle impounding over minor violations.
Also read: Traffic Violations that can get your Car Impounded in Dubai
Violations Exempted from Impounding of Vehicles
According to the new law, not only some minor violations have been exempted from impounding but some other important changes have also been made. In the light of the changed rules, the vehicles which have completed their impounding period will be readily released after the checking the motorist’s record to whom these vehicles belong.
Motorists will not be facing impounding of their vehicles if they are found guilty of the following violations:
- Expired Registration of the vehicles will be penalized but the vehicle will not be impounded.
- If the Driving License needs to be renewed and the motorist is found guilty of not getting it renewed in time then the motorist will face penalties but the vehicle will not be impounded.
- Vehicles with expired insurance will not be impounded.
- Impounding of the car will not take place over a flat tyre.
The new changes have been implemented from Monday April 24, 2017 and steps will be taken immediately after the implementation of the new rules to release vehicles that have been impounded for minor violations. The Dubai Police Assistant Commander-in-Chief for operations, Major-General Mohammed Saif Al Zafeen advised the owners of the vehicles who had their vehicles impounded for minor traffic violations to approach the General Directorate of Traffic in Bur Dubai or Deira in order get their vehicles released.
Violations that are not exempted from Vehicle Impounding
Fatal traffic violations will still be dealt strictly and motorists will face the impounding of their vehicles along with other serious penalties. Reckless driving behavior of motorists is a reason for serious injuries and road deaths in Dubai and in order to discourage such a behavior, impounding of vehicles is a critical penalty.
Listed below are the dangerous traffic violations for which a vehicle can be impounded in Dubai:
- Reckless Driving
- Racing in Prohibited Areas
- Jumping Red Signal
- Over-speeding
- Putting Lives of Pedestrians in Danger
- Damaging Other Vehicles on the Road
All of these are dangerous traffic violations and most of the fatal accidents not only in Dubai but all over the UAE have resulted because of these violations. Impounding the vehicles involved in such violations is important in order to teach the reckless motorists strict lessons and improve the road safety in Dubai.
Also read: New Traffic Rule Amendments in Dubai – Everything You Need to Know
Why Motorists Commit Violations?
Dubai is a metropolitan city and traffic congestions in peak hours can be common but frustrating for everyone in the UAE. Such challenging traffic situations, and at times the reckless behavior of some motorists builds panic among other motorists, which is why most of the traffic violations are committed in Dubai.
Stress and frustration while driving have come out as the fundamental reasons behind serious traffic violations but it can never be granted as an excuse for committing a life-threatening traffic violation. With the new change in rules for vehicle impoundment, motorists will feel less pressure as they will not face vehicle impounding over minor violations. Such steps taken by the authorities will ultimately encourage motorists to drive safely and contribute towards improving the road safety in Dubai.
Car Safety Features which can help motorists Avoid Dangerous Violations
Car safety features not only play a role in saving the lives of the occupants of a vehicle in the event of a fatal road accident but some advanced safety features can actually help the motorists avoid a dangerous or fatal road accident.
The susceptibility of motorists to commit violations in some challenging road situations and the dangers of reckless driving can be reduced to a significant extent with help of the following advanced safety features:
- Adaptive Cruise Control (Adjusts the speed of a vehicle automatically hence helps avoiding over-speeding)
- Driver Attention Assist (Helps the driver maintain attention on the road and alarms the driver in case of sloppy driving)
- Emergency Brake Assist (Understands the braking behavior of driver and provides braking pressure to stop a vehicle instantly to avoid an imminent collision, thus either avoiding an accident or reducing its impact)
- Automatic Emergency Braking (Applies brakes automatically in emergency situations)
- Forward Collision Control (Avoids a forward collision by helping the driver in maintaining appropriate distance from vehicles ahead)
- Lane Departure Warning (Issues visual or vocal warning to the driver on detecting a sudden lane change)
Traffic violations which can cause the impounding of a vehicle can easily be avoided with the help of the above-mentioned car safety features. These are essential safety features that can help in avoiding fatal road accidents and can be found in many new and upcoming vehicles. Vehicles which are equipped with most of these safety features are considered safe and vehicles like Tesla Model S, Tesla Model X, Volvo XC60 and Nissan Patrol Nismo are few examples of safe vehicles available in the UAE. Buyers must look to buy such vehicles whenever they look to buy a new vehicle in the UAE as buying these safe vehicles will help them significantly in avoiding traffic violations as well as serious road accidents.
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