274 vehicles exceeded 200 km in speed were seized in Sharjah
Fixed, mobile and sniper radars detected violations.
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Traffic control devices at the Traffic and Patrols Department of the Sharjah Police General Headquarters recorded 274 traffic violations for exceeding the speed limit on the road by more than 200 km / h, which occurred during the period from the first of January until the end of August of this year. One of the violating vehicles is 278 km / hr.
The head of the Traffic Engineering Department at Sharjah Police, Major Meshaal bin Khadim, said that fixed and mobile radar devices and snipers deployed on the emirate's streets and roads have detected 274 violations of speeding by more than 200 km / h.
He pointed out that excessive speed is one of the most prominent factors that cause accidents on the roads, and falls under the clauses of aggravated offenses, and the violation of exceeding the speed limit determined by more than 80 km / hour amounts to a fine of 3000 dirhams, and in addition 23 traffic points for the driver’s record and vehicle seizure for a period of 60 days, while the violation of exceeding the speed limit by more than 60 km / hour reaches 2000 dirhams, 12 traffic points and the vehicle is seized for 30 days.
He emphasized that the application of traffic points is one of the smart policies pursued by the traffic departments in the country to deter reckless drivers and ensure that they do not commit the same violations in the future.
For his part, the director of the vehicle reservation branch at the Sharjah Police, Major Marzouq Khalfan Al-Naqbi, stated that 2579 violating vehicles were seized and handed over to their owners after the expiry of the seizure period issued on them, from the beginning of the year until the end of last August.
The Sharjah Police General Command affirmed its concern for the safety of lives, and the promotion and consolidation of traffic awareness among drivers.
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