Abu Dhabi Police violated 3,466 drivers during the current academic year due to their lack of commitment to stand fully open when the school bus in Abu Dhabi was opened and 126 school bus drivers failed to open their arms when they stopped.
At the same time, the Federal Traffic Council is considering the installation of vehicles to bypass the stop-stop in the school buses through Emirates Transport and in coordination with the Ministry of Interior, recommending applying this experiment to all buses and addressing the Standards and Metrology Authority for application at the state level.
In addition, the director of the Abu Dhabi Traffic Department at the Central Traffic and Patrols Department, Col. Saif Al Zaabi, warned of the lack of commitment of the drivers to stand up when opening the "stop" of the school buses, as well as the lack of commitment of bus drivers to open them when the school bus stopped. Traffic to violators to ensure the safety of students.
Al-Za'abi told Emirates Al-Youm that Abu Dhabi Police is intensifying the awareness of safe transportation and the "Stop" sign, as part of the "Traffic Safety" campaign.
He added that the campaign focused on tightening the traffic control through police patrols and traffic probes to control and violate the drivers who are not committed, and applying Article (91) to the fine of not standing completely when opening the "stop" for school buses worth AED 1000 and 10 points of traffic. ) Of the Traffic and Traffic Law by violating school bus drivers with a fine of 500 dirhams and six points if they do not commit to opening a stop sign in the case of students boarding and getting off the bus.
Al-Zaabi called on the drivers who were violated not to repeat these violations during the coming school year, and to adhere to preventive measures for the transfer and safety of students, and to stop completely when opening the side (stand) side of the school bus.
In a related context, the Federal Traffic Council discussed at its meeting in April the subject of installing devices to control the vehicles bypassing the stop arm "stop" in school buses, through the Emirates Transport and in coordination with the Ministry of the Interior.
The Council recommended applying this experiment to all buses and addressing the Standards and Metrology Authority for application at the state level.
In a related context, Abu Dhabi Police recently concluded the student safety campaign within the unified traffic awareness campaign of the Ministry of Interior entitled "Kholuna Naabar", benefiting about 18,200 students and a school bus driver who received 178 traffic lectures during the current academic year in Abu Dhabi.
Since the beginning of the school year, Abu Dhabi Police has stepped up its patrols in school areas to supervise traffic and traffic, and to release the yellow cards to enhance the positive attitude of the school's drivers and buses so that they can review their negative traffic behavior.
Efforts included the implementation of a training course in cooperation with the Department of Transport for school security and safety personnel to organize school traffic, manage and monitor pedestrian crossing points, and learn how children behave and behave while walking around schools.
Abu Dhabi Police called for compliance with the laws and regulations of traffic and driving at legal speeds, explaining that the speed specified in school areas is 40 kilometers per hour.
Road etiquette
Abu Dhabi Police has confirmed the importance of stopping vehicles when a stop sign is seen on the side of the school bus, and children under the age of 10 or less than 145 centimeters are not allowed to sit in the front seats of the vehicle.
She called on school bus drivers to abide by safety and security standards, respect road and traffic laws, traffic safety regulations, road manners and the preservation of the lives of road users, especially school students, noting the efforts of Emirates Transport Corporation and its leading role in this field.
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