She appealed to them to respect the traffic rules related to school buses
Abu Dhabi Police: Drivers' failure to comply with the "stop" sign threatens the safety of students
It is necessary to adhere to a complete standing when opening the “stop” arm with a distance of not less than 5 meters.
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Brigadier General Mohammed Al Muhairi: “A fine of 1,000 dirhams and 10 points is applied, for non-stop drivers when they see the “stop” sign.”
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An opinion poll conducted by the Security Media Department in the Abu Dhabi Police Command Affairs Sector, through social media, revealed dangerous behavior committed by some drivers, which poses a blatant threat to the safety of students who ride school buses to their schools daily.
The poll showed that 17% of drivers did not comply with the “stop” sign and did not stop their vehicles, despite seeing the red metal signal, which school bus drivers show to other drivers when stopping the bus, and students getting off or on board.
The Director of the Security Media Department in the Driving Affairs Sector, Brigadier General Muhammad Ali Al-Muhairi, indicated that ignoring some drivers of the “stop” signal on buses is a dangerous behavior, reaching the point of disregarding the lives of schoolchildren, considering that the percentage of “17%”, which was revealed by The survey is considered a significant matter, especially as it affects the safety of the heart of school students, calling on drivers to respect the traffic rules related to school buses. He stressed that such behaviors should not be tolerated, stressing the need to adhere to a complete stop, when opening the "stop" arm, with a distance of no less than five meters, to ensure the safe passage of students, pointing to the application of a fine of 1,000 dirhams and 10 traffic points, for drivers not stopping at Watching the “stop” sign for school buses.
He pointed out the importance of opinion polls, which the department conducts periodically, in measuring the extent of security and traffic awareness among members of society, and its important role in touching security and traffic phenomena from time to time, stressing that Abu Dhabi Police benefited from measurement processes, in redirecting media messages and designing awareness campaigns. Abu Dhabi Police in the light of real indicators stemming from reality.
He praised the wide interaction of social media followers with the direct polls of the Abu Dhabi Police, calling on the public to put forward solutions and proposals, and to share their opinion on the topics and behaviors presented by the Abu Dhabi Police on their accounts through social networking sites.
17% of those who participated in an Abu Dhabi Police poll do not comply with the “stop” sign.
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