Abu Dhabi Police will activate the automatic tuning of drivers who are not committed to leaving a sufficient distance between vehicles on the roads as of January 15, 2020, and violators will be caught through the smart system and "fixed radar" devices.
The Director of the Traffic and Patrols Directorate at the Central Operations Sector, Brigadier Mohammed Dhahi Al-Humairi, said that the Abu Dhabi Police will implement an awareness and traffic control campaign to reduce the negative behaviors committed by some drivers by getting too close to the front vehicle, confusing drivers, and forcing them to get off their path, which is a very dangerous Heavy traffic accidents.
Coinciding with the awareness campaign is intense traffic campaigns to control violators, and the application of item "52" of traffic control rules and procedures No. 178 of 2017 to violating drivers "not to leave enough distance behind the front vehicles", which is a fine of 400 dirhams and 4 traffic points on The driver of the vehicle, adding that Abu Dhabi Police will start sending phone text messages to notify drivers who are not committed to leaving enough distance between the vehicles, and warn them against applying the stipulated fine in the event of a repeat of the same violation.
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- Emirates Today (@emaratalyoum) January 6, 2020The Director of the Traffic and Patrols Directorate stated that the campaign includes intensifying traffic awareness for drivers in five languages through the media and social media accounts for Abu Dhabi Police, up to the largest segment and educating them about the dire consequences of failure to comply with traffic laws and regulations, especially the effects of not leaving an adequate safety distance Between vehicles.
He also appealed to vehicle drivers to leave sufficient safety distance behind the front vehicles to protect themselves and other road users from severe traffic accidents, and the resulting human and material losses, stressing the importance of leaving that distance, which is a traffic safety measure that enables them to control and stop their vehicles in The right time in case the front vehicle stops suddenly.
Abu Dhabi police broadcast through their accounts on social media sites videos of real traffic violations and accidents, which occurred on the roads of the emirate, through the "Comment Punch" initiative, in cooperation with the Follow-up and Control Center in Abu Dhabi, in order to educate the public about the danger of not leaving enough distance between vehicles on the roads.