Controversy over who caused the "backstroke from a sudden stop"

Drivers suggest the use of road cameras in planning accidents

Back-to-back bumping incidents sparked controversy on social media.

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Drivers demanded a review of the methods of planning collision accidents from the rear, pointing out that some of them occur due to the sudden stop of the front vehicles on the roads, while the law holds the driver of the rear vehicle responsible in all cases, provided that he does not leave a sufficient safety distance.

And they confirmed that they went through previous experiences, during which they were responsible for collision accidents from behind, despite the mistake of the front vehicle driver to stop suddenly, suggesting the use of road cameras in planning collision accidents, to ascertain the real cause of such accidents.

For its part, Abu Dhabi Police stressed the importance of leaving an adequate safety distance between vehicles to avoid collision accidents, stressing that the law holds the driver of the vehicle coming from the back responsible in the event of a collision between two vehicles.

In detail, drivers raised a recent controversy on social media about the main culprit in the rear bump accidents, as they asserted that some drivers deliberately stop suddenly when crossing traffic lights without justification, which causes bump accidents from the back, demanding to hold them responsible for these accidents.

The controversy came after the Abu Dhabi Police finally toughened the penalty for an accident due to not leaving a sufficient safety distance, as the law regarding the seizure of vehicles in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi stipulated the violation of the perpetrator of an accident due to not leaving a sufficient distance to pay a fine of 5,000 dirhams to break the reservation, for a maximum period of three months After that, the vehicle is referred for sale in a public auction, in addition to applying the Federal Traffic Law penalty with a fine of 400 dirhams and four traffic points.

Ministry of Interior statistics revealed that the traffic departments at the state level recorded 61,525 violations against drivers last year due to not leaving a sufficient distance behind front vehicles, compared to 57,133 violations in 2018.

The state's traffic departments have recorded several accidents during the past years, due to not leaving a sufficient safety distance between vehicles, which resulted in numerous deaths and injuries among vehicle drivers.

The Ministry of the Interior stressed the seriousness of this violation for the safety of road users, as it doubled the risk of rear collision accidents due to the inability of the vehicle driver to control it and stop it in a timely manner if the front vehicle stopped suddenly.

The driver, Anwar Mohamed, said that some drivers stop suddenly while the traffic lights at intersections change, which causes a collision, while the driver of the rear vehicle expects that the front vehicle will continue to drive, indicating that this accident occurs frequently at the traffic lights, and takes responsibility For the rear vehicle driver.

The driver (Abu Khalifa) agreed with him by saying that the problem is the sudden stopping of the front vehicle while it is moving at a speed of not less than 60 kilometers per hour, which leaves no room for the rear vehicle to stop even if a sufficient safety distance is left, suggesting that the driver of the vehicle should reconsider the impact of the collision violation. Background in the absolute.

Citizen (Abu Dhiab) suggested increasing the penalty for suddenly stopping the vehicle without giving a warning signal to vehicles coming from behind.

He said that he observed a recurrence of this phenomenon when some drivers suddenly swerve to enter a lane or stop at a traffic light, and it is also repeated by taxi drivers when they see a customer, which causes collision accidents from behind between vehicles.

For its part, Abu Dhabi Police confirmed that not leaving a sufficient distance between vehicles is one of the main reasons that lead to traffic accidents, adding that failure to leave an adequate safety distance between vehicles increases the risk of rear collision accidents, due to the inability of the vehicle driver to control His vehicle or stopping it in a timely manner, if the front vehicle stops suddenly and unexpectedly, which leads to traffic accidents.

And it warned drivers who harass the vehicles driving in front of them and approach them to a close distance, and force their drivers to clear the road for them, by using reflective lighting and the warning machine constantly.

Automated tuning

At the beginning of this year, Abu Dhabi Police activated automatic control of drivers who are not obligated to leave a sufficient distance between vehicles on the roads, where violators are caught through the smart system and "fixed radar" devices.

And it specified that the driver must be allowed a distance of at least two seconds, behind the vehicle driving in front of him in good weather conditions, and more than two seconds, when the visibility is poor, or at night, if the road is wet or slippery, when the vehicle's load is heavy, and when the road is not asphalted. .

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