Police organize campaigns to educate their employees and confiscate violations

Bicycles on Sharjah Corniche disturb the sports practitioners and hikers

Bicycles are dangerous for children and walkers.

Emirates today

Residents of Sharjah have complained of walkers and frequent walkers on the Corniche, Khalid Lake and Al Majaz, cyclists who use these areas to walk with their bicycles, despite the presence of special bike lanes, which poses a danger to them while practicing their activity, as well as inconveniencing hikers and exposing them to the risk of being run over by bicycles.

They called on the concerned authorities to prevent the use of bicycles in the sports corridor and places designated for families, and to organize control campaigns on them to violate the non-observant, especially during this period of the year, as the atmosphere began to improve, and the demand for sports and hiking in open spaces increased.

While Sharjah Police confirmed that it is carrying out continuous campaigns on bicycles in various places, and confiscating violating bicycles, especially those traveling against the direction of traffic, or in unallocated places or over sidewalks and green spaces.

One of the visitors of the Sharjah Corniche, Ali Ahmed, said that he used to walk in the evening in the Sharjah Mamzar area, and he notices young people using bicycles on the sidewalks, which confuses people who exercise and exposes them to the risk of being run over, despite the availability of special places for cycling.

The housewife, Amal Muhammad, confirmed that she began visiting Khalid Lake with her family after the improvement of the weather, especially in the evening, but some people disturb the peace of hikers by practicing cycling activity in areas not designated for them, which poses a danger to children.

While one of the Sharjah Corniche visitors, who preferred not to be named, called on the concerned authorities to tighten control over the sports walkway and picnic places, and to violate non-compliant cyclists, in order to ensure the safety of walkers, especially since most of them are women and the elderly.

In turn, Sharjah Police confirmed that it is carrying out campaigns against cyclists throughout the year and in various regions, pointing out that the Traffic and Patrols Department, in cooperation with the strategic partners represented by the Sharjah City Municipality and the Bee'ah Company, launched an expanded campaign to control motorcycles and bicycles in violation. Drivers of delivery bicycles for restaurants and some shops, which cause disturbance of the safety and quiet of the street, confuse traffic and cause accidents.

The campaign came as a result of remarks received by Sharjah Police stating that some motorcyclists and bicyclists do not abide by traffic rules and traffic on the road, in addition to not adhering to safety measures.

She emphasized that the campaign is ongoing and expanded to control violators, to preserve lives and property, and to provide direct awareness of the danger realized from driving these bicycles recklessly and recklessly on main and secondary roads and places not designated for them, and what may result from endangering their lives and the lives of others.

Awareness campaigns

Sharjah Police reported that the current period is witnessing an increase in the use of motorcycles and bicycles. Therefore, it organized many awareness-raising campaigns and seizures for bicycles, motorcycles and scooters in violation, noting that all campaigns aim to educate bicycle users about the safety and security specifications that must be met while driving on the roads, and to guide them to the importance Availability of the necessary safety means to achieve safety and prevent traffic accidents, in addition to the necessity to adhere to the places designated for driving, which is everyone's responsibility.

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