It's down 66% compared to the same period in 2019

6676 safety belt violation in Sharjah within 10 months

The Sharjah Police General Command told "Emirates Today" that the number of traffic violations related to the seat belt, since the beginning of this year until now, has reached 6,676 violations against drivers and passengers, pointing out that the percentage of violations by the driver decreased by 65.8%, and by 78.5% for passengers. Compared to the same period in 2019, which was 21,371 violations of passengers and drivers.

In detail, the Director of the Traffic Awareness and Information Branch of the Sharjah Police, Captain Saud Al-Shaiba, confirmed to "Emirates Today" that the Traffic and Patrols Department of the Sharjah Police launched a campaign, during the past month, to raise awareness of the importance of fastening the seat belt to preserve the safety of road users and make them safer, and that it continues until The end of this September.

And he indicated that the number of seat belt violations, since the beginning of this year, amounted to 6676, distributed to 5605 drivers' violations, including 3282 in attendance, 2323 in absentia, and 1071 violations against passengers, pointing out that the percentage of violations by the driver decreased by 65.8%, and by 78.5% for passengers compared to In the same period last year, 2019, which was 21,371, there were 16,397 violations for drivers and 4,974 violations for passengers.

He pointed out that the traffic patrols monitored a number of negative behavior of drivers, and they were violated during the seat belt campaign in 2019 and 2020, indicating that the number of violations during the 2020 campaign amounted to 3,282 in attendance and 2,2323 in absentia.

And he indicated that the driver and passengers who fail to fasten their seat belts while driving, are a fine of 400 dirhams, four traffic points for the driver, and 400 dirhams for the passenger, according to Article 51 stipulated in the executive regulations of the Traffic and Traffic Law.

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