3000 dirhams fine for not making way for emergency and ambulance vehicles

The Ministry of Interior called on drivers to make way for emergency, ambulance and police vehicles, and to adhere to the correct traffic behaviors when passing, to ensure their arrival as soon as possible.

It warned drivers that a violation of not giving priority to emergency vehicles, ambulances, police or official processions is worth 3000 dirhams, with the vehicle being impounded for 30 days and 6 traffic points.

And the Ministry of the Interior announced in 2019 the amendment of the violation of “not giving priority and priority of the road to emergency vehicles, ambulances, police or official processions” contained in the Federal Traffic and Traffic Law, to a material value of 3000 dirhams with the vehicle impounded for 30 days and 6 traffic points, and indicated that the decision comes In order to enhance the safe environment of the roads, achieve the highest levels of traffic safety, control road security, reduce the number of deaths resulting from traffic accidents, and achieve the target of the indicators of the national agenda in accordance with the vision of the UAE government.

The Ministry of Interior affirmed its keenness to enhance road safety and security and to take all measures and means to ensure this, calling on road users to be active partners in the ministry’s efforts through their responsibility and their constant readiness to make way, giving priority to emergency vehicles and adhering to the correct traffic behaviors when they pass to ensure that they do not delay their arrival to the sites of accidents. By making way for these vehicles, giving them priority and not obstructing or delaying them.

It stated that it conducts civil patrols to control violations of handicaps of emergency vehicles and official vehicles, and also works to monitor this through smart systems and cameras installed on roads or on emergency vehicles to ensure the achievement of safety for all and the arrival of these vehicles to their desired places as quickly as possible and without obstruction or delay.

The Ministry stressed that it is necessary, when hearing the sirens or seeing the lights of emergency vehicles, that everyone take responsibility and contribute to enhancing safety and protecting lives and property by giving these vehicles priority, noting the importance of the public taking the correct measures to be followed when viewing emergency and official vehicles to become effective partners. In the service of the community and contributors to saving the lives of others, as we are accustomed to the positive nature of the community, which is keen to support government procedures to provide the required services

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