Residents complain about the behavior of the "scooter" drivers

742 motorcycles were seized in Sharjah last month

Monitoring bicycles for delivery that do not comply with traffic requirements.

From the source

The Director of the Traffic Awareness and Information Branch at Sharjah Police, Captain Saud Al-Shaiba, said that, last July, as part of a campaign launched in cooperation with the Sharjah City Municipality and the Bee'ah Company, the Sharjah Police seized 742 unlicensed motorcycles, and that they were driven by people without licenses, and they were not Examining them to ensure they meet the safety requirements, and 1333 bicycles were seized for non-compliance with safety requirements, pointing out that all of them were destroyed, and the violating bicycles were recycled in cooperation with the approved companies.

And he indicated that Sharjah Police had received complaints and observations from residents and road users in the emirate about parking scooters in public streets in an uncivilized manner, driving bicycles in places not designated for this, obstructing traffic by drivers of all kinds, violating traffic instructions, and driving recklessly before Delivery workers, reckless young men and women on the main streets and causing inconvenience to residents.

He stressed that Sharjah Police is following up all observations and complaints, and is working to combat negative phenomena that affect society, stressing that the police are studying the solution to the problem of scooters that have spread in the recent period, such as adopting a proposal for the existence of special lanes for them, pointing out that according to the law all violating bicycles are confiscated and destroyed If it is used in places not designated for it.

And he indicated that the police detected bicycles for delivering orders that are not committed to traffic procedures and requirements, as a special campaign was organized to monitor the behavior of their drivers after complaints were received, pointing out that one of the most important reasons for their negative behavior is the illegal movement due to the desire of the delivery worker to deliver the product quickly, but This did not prevent the police from arresting them and violating them for not adhering to safety requirements.

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