Abu Dhabi Police informed «Emirates Today» that they violated 178 drivers during the first week - from the 15th to the 19th of January 2007 - from the start of activation of the automatic tuning, in violation of not leaving a sufficient safety distance between the vehicles. It warned that it will continue the process of automatic tuning of drivers who are not committed to leaving a sufficient safety distance between vehicles, especially those who are very close to vehicles.
Abu Dhabi Police has started to activate the violation of not leaving enough distance between the front vehicles on the roads automatically, as of January 15th, where the violators are caught through the smart system and "fixed radar" devices, and a fine is imposed on the violators of 400 dirhams and four traffic points on Vehicle driver.
It obligated the driver to leave a distance of at least two seconds, behind the vehicle in front of him in good weather conditions, and more than two seconds, when visibility is poor, or at night, if the road is wet or slippery, and when the vehicle's load is heavy, and when the road is not paved .
Abu Dhabi Police stated that activating the automatic control to violate leaving a safety distance is aimed at controlling the reckless and negative behaviors committed by some drivers by getting too close to the front vehicle, which leads to confusion for drivers, and forcing them to get off their path, which is a serious risk resulting from serious traffic accidents .
Abu Dhabi Police confirmed that the automatic adjustment system for violating "not leaving enough safety distance", which began to be applied in the middle of this month, also entails a violation of not clearing the road for the front vehicle if it is in the left lane, and is worth 400 dirhams, as it spotted drivers who did not clear the way for vehicles Coming from the back, a foul was then applied to the front and rear vehicles.
Automatic tuning of a violation of leaving a safety distance intended to control reckless behaviors.