She asked them to avoid driving in bad weather and dangerous maneuvers

"Dubai Roads" immunizes "delivery" drivers with awareness messages

• Dubai Roads called on delivery drivers to abide by the speed of the road.

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The Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai sent messages and awareness instructions to motorcyclists (delivery) drivers, in order to ensure their safety and the safety of road users around them, while they deliver requests, stressing that they must abide by the permitted speed, and wear clothes approved by the authority, which match Global safety standards, and the authority included these messages in one of the chapters of the guide to managing transportation and delivery requests, which it issued last June.

The Transport and Delivery Guide, which was prepared by the authority in cooperation and coordination with Dubai Police and Dubai Municipality, clarifies the terms and conditions for practicing the activity of managing transport and delivery requests, through electronic platforms and smart applications, which are the facilities that manage the delivery of meals, materials and devices, and transfers of furniture, documents and documents, and other things. Similar operations, through electronic platforms and smart applications.

The awareness guidelines stipulated in the manual called for the necessity of the delivery motorcyclists to always wear the helmet and to choose clothes that meet the safety standards approved by the Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai, which would protect it in the event of a fall from the bike.

In its instructions, the authority stressed the need for the delivery driver to avoid driving during bad weather, to avoid accidents, due to the possibility of rain and sandstorms affecting the ability of cyclists to see.

The instructions called on the driver to monitor the speed, and abide by the road speed specified for highways, residential roads and others, where the maximum permitted speed of the delivery bike is 100 kilometers per hour, as well as maintain a safety distance, to ensure that there is a sufficient stopping distance in the event of a sudden stop, enabling him to see the driver who in front of him.

The instructions include the need for the driver to use traffic lights when changing lanes at least three seconds before turning, to be visible, to avoid blind spots, and to use headlights at night.

The authority’s instructions cautioned the need to ride the bike in front of the car or behind it, instead of going to the sides of the car, where the blind spots for motorists are the left and right rear of the car, and not to share one lane with vehicles, or maneuver dangerously between traffic, calling on drivers of “delivery” » To use both brakes when trying to stop suddenly, to use both brakes at the same time, and to apply them slowly and steadily.

Bike maintenance and inspection

The Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai, as part of the instructions manual, recommended that drivers of the "delivery" must maintain the maintenance of the bike, and make sure to check it before driving each time, and to ensure the safety of the work of the sound alarm (the horn), the traffic lights, the tires, and the rest of the lights properly. True.

The authority’s instructions drew the driver’s attention to everything that surrounds him while driving, and everything that would negatively affect his driving, including other drivers, pedestrians, or road conditions and risks, stressing the importance of warning the driver of driving distractions, and not using The mobile phone while driving, warning that its use is a traffic violation punishable by law with 800 dirhams and four traffic points.

• "Dubai Roads" required "delivery" drivers to wear a helmet and choose clothes in accordance with safety standards.

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