Traffic departments have violated 96 thousand and 104 drivers nationwide during the past two years, because of the non-use of signs (the language of the road) when changing the direction of the vehicle or turning, and the value of the violation is 400 dirhams, according to the Federal Traffic and Traffic Law, according to what the Ministry of Interior statistics revealed.

Drivers said to «Emirates Today», that some of the drivers ignore the use of traffic lights for the vehicle (the language of the road between drivers) when changing their direction, which causes crashes of vehicles coming from behind, stressing the importance of tightening control and fines for this violation, as it represents Dangerous for road users.

For its part, traffic departments stressed the importance of using directional change signs as an important traffic safety measure, and the language of the road between drivers that must be committed by everyone who drives a vehicle, as ignoring them causes serious accidents, in addition to the need to ensure the validity of these signs before Walk the vehicle.

In detail, Mohammed Othman, a resident of Abu Dhabi, said that there are drivers who consider using the sign (the language of the road) when turning or turning in the vehicle is restricted to those with little experience and beginners in driving the vehicle, which requires raising awareness of the importance of using signs to reduce potential accidents.

Rami Ezzat, an employee, agreed with him, as he confirmed that he constantly monitored some drivers' sudden deviation, moving from one lane to another, or turning to a side road, without using the signal to alert the vehicle behind them, which almost causes major accidents.

The citizen (Abu Rashed) stressed that the driving schools teach the importance of using signs (the language of the road) when changing the direction of the vehicle, and the trainees adhere to it until they obtain a driver’s license, but this commitment disappears when the vehicle is being driven later, and some consider it unnecessary during Driving, which requires increasing awareness programs about the danger of not using the signal when changing lanes or turns.

For its part, the statistics of the Ministry of Interior revealed that 42,508 drivers were violated last year, at the state level, because of the non-use of signs when changing the direction of the vehicle or turning, compared to 53 thousand and 596 drivers in 2018, and the value of the violation is 400 dirhams, according to the Traffic and Traffic Law Federal.

The Ministry of Interior confirmed that the sudden change of the vehicle's path while driving when approaching or stopping in front of a traffic light, negative behavior, and is against the law, puts the driver and others at risk.

For its part, the Traffic and Patrols Directorate at the Central Operations Sector in Abu Dhabi Police has called on drivers to ensure that the vehicle's signs are used in the event of speed reduction, changing the direction of the vehicle's path, or alerting other drivers to the presence of something urgent on the road using the four warning signs, for its importance in preventing Traffic accidents, as a road language between drivers.

She stated that changing the direction of the vehicle without the driver using the signals, whether from right to left, and vice versa, or when turning, the driver behind him, or who drives his vehicle in a parallel path, is distracted, which leads to collision, especially in the case of driving quickly, and not The ability of the driver to avoid the vehicle driving in front of him.

Check vehicle signals

In the context of traffic awareness, Abu Dhabi Police stressed the need to use the signs well in advance of changing the route, and not to change it suddenly to other drivers and put them before the de facto situation.

She called on drivers to check the signals of their vehicles, and ensure that they work efficiently, noting that a violation of "the invalidity of the directional change signals reaches a financial fine of 400 dirhams and two traffic points".

The Federal Traffic and Traffic Law stipulated the violation of the lack of light in the vehicle's rear lighting, with a fine of 400 dirhams and two points.

400

AED value of the violation of not using the vehicle signals when changing direction.

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