Abu Dhabi Police has announced that it has activated a speed reduction system on Maktoum Bin Rashid Road (Abu Dhabi - Dubai) to 80 km, calling on drivers to commit to safe driving, during volatile weather conditions, and take caution, during volatile weather conditions.
Reducing the speed to 80 km / h is a temporary precautionary measure taken by the Abu Dhabi Police in the rainy and fogy weather to ensure the safety of drivers, stressing the importance of leaving a sufficient safety distance during the weather.
Abu Dhabi Police called on motorists to observe the speed set on traffic signs, smart signs, or fixed towers, or any other means, in times of fog and volatile weather, after applying the decision to oblige motorists at reduced speeds on roads in these circumstances. Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
She stressed that the speed of the radar tuning in times of fog and volatile weather conditions, is the variable speed, shown on electronic signs and specific signs, which warn drivers to change and reduce during volatile weather.
Regarding the reasons for reducing the speed of the road to 80 kilometers when the fog descends, Abu Dhabi Police explained that the frequent traffic accidents on the internal and external roads, in times of fog and volatile weather conditions, activated the decision to set speeds on the roads of Abu Dhabi Emirate.
The company uses state-of-the-art technology to deal with volatile weather conditions, in cooperation with its strategic partners, such as the Department of Transport in Abu Dhabi and the National Meteorological Center, in order to reduce the number of deaths and injuries caused by traffic accidents during these volatile conditions, and to make roads safer.
In a related context, the Ministry of Interior warned against the use of phones during the presence of lightning, indicating that the electromagnetic waves of mobile phones help to attract lightning that causes serious damage.