Increase the penalty with a fine of 5000 dirhams to unlock the vehicle
1986 fine for children to sit in front seats in Abu Dhabi
Child sitting in the front seat is dangerous to his life.
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Abdullah Nasser Al Mazrouei: "The penalties were wrongly based on statistical numbers for traffic violations."
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Abu Dhabi Police revealed that it had recorded 1986 violations for a child under the age of 10, or their lengths less than 145 centimeters, sitting in the front seat of the vehicle, during the past three years, warning that the penalty for this violation would be stricter within the vehicle seizure law, which came into effect last week to oblige The violator has to pay a fine of 5000 dirhams to unblock the vehicle.
According to the Federal Traffic Law, children are not allowed to sit in the front seat before the age of 10 years, and children under this age must use safety seats with internal belts until they reach 145 centimeters, and when the child reaches this age, he can use a seat belt, and she reaches The fine is 400 dirhams.
Major Abdullah Nasser Al Mazrouei, Head of the Strategy and Institutional Development Department in the Central Operations Sector at Abu Dhabi Police, said, “Statistics and reports indicate an increase in child sitting violations in the front seats over the past three years, which has called for tougher punishment for this violation - within Law No. 5 For the year 2020 regarding the seizure of vehicles in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi - which pose a threat to children's lives, and make them vulnerable to harm, injury and death in traffic accidents.
Al-Mazrouei explained that the penalties were wrongly included in the vehicle seizure law, which came after conducting several research and studies, and based on statistical figures for traffic violations that have been modified in the law, as it is one of the most serious violations that was a major cause of the increase in the number of traffic accidents that resulted in injuries and deaths The total number of accidents that occurred due to repeated violations that were amended in Law No. (5) of 2020, 894 traffic accidents, and led to the death of 66 people, last year, of which 64 were severe accidents, 716 medium and 643 minor ones.
He expected the application of the new law to deter reckless drivers and reduce dangerous road traffic violations.
10 cases
The new vehicle seizure law has defined 10 cases for which fees are charged to unblock the vehicle, which are: hitting a police patrol, or causing damage to it, participating in road races without a permit, and if the number plates are artificial, imitation or blurred, bypassing the red signal, and driving the vehicle in a manner Endangering the driver's life or the life, safety or security of others, causing an accident due to sudden speeding or swerving, not leaving a sufficient safety distance, or not giving priority to pedestrians, allowing a child under 10 years old to sit in the front seat of the vehicle, and exceeding the limit The speed limit set is more than 60 km / h, changes to the vehicle's engine or base (chassis) without a license, and finally, the driver is required to pay a fine of 100 dirhams for every other violation decided to seize the vehicle.
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