It was led by not adhering to the mandatory itinerary and being busy with the phone
9 prominent violations committed by drivers in Dubai within 6 months
Being distracted from the road while driving using the phone is one of the most serious violations.
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Brigadier General Juma bin Suwaidan: "The nine violations were behind most of the serious incidents recorded during the first half of this year."
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The violation of non-compliance with the mandatory lane topped the list of nine prominent violations that Dubai Police warned of and recorded during the first half of this year, with 288 thousand and 37 violations.
The Acting Director of the General Traffic Department in Dubai Police, Brigadier General Juma Salem bin Suwaidan, said that the problem of non-compliance with the mandatory lane is not limited to the seriousness of the violation only, but it often represents an offense to other drivers who are committed to their path, who suddenly find another driver cutting them off the road and storming their path without right. This raises feelings of aggression, so the Dubai Police deal with them in several ways, most notably the advanced control techniques at the exits that document the violations by filming.
He added that the nine violations monitored by the administration were behind most of the serious accidents recorded during the first half of this year, and they also include preoccupation with mobile phones, not leaving enough distance between vehicles, crossing a red light, sudden deviation, standing in the middle of the road without justification, and lack of appreciation for road users. Entering the road without making sure it is empty.
In detail, Brigadier General Bin Suwaidan told "Emirates Today" that as far as Dubai Police is keen to honor and motivate exemplary drivers through systems such as "white points", it always sheds light on negative behaviors that cause serious accidents or act aggressively on the road.
He added that one of the most prominent violations recorded during the first half of this year is non-compliance with the mandatory traffic line, indicating that it is one of the unacceptable behaviors because it represents a violation of the rights of others committed to their path, so Dubai Police is keen to deter violators, through control techniques and traffic men to enhance safety. Road users, and to establish discipline, especially at exits and intersections.
He pointed out that one of the most prominent violations recorded by the administration was also distraction from the road while driving using the phone, explaining that this is one of the most serious violations that is a major common factor with other violations such as excessive speed or sudden deviation in traffic deaths, and the number reached 33 thousand and 129 violations during the first six months of this year.
He continued that the list also includes a violation of crossing a red light signal, as the General Traffic Department recorded 16,892 violations, pointing out that this violation caused 50 accidents during the first half of this year, resulting in the death of four people and the injury of 64 others with varying injuries.
He pointed out that 14 thousand and 84 violations of not leaving a sufficient distance between vehicles were recorded, which is also considered a dangerous violation, especially when committed on highways, as it reduces the chances of avoiding accidents, and it ranked second during the first half of this year in the list of the most violations that cause accidents. There were 350 accidents that resulted in the death of nine people and the injury of 248 others with various injuries.
Bin Suwaidan warned of the seriousness of the violation of lack of appreciation for road users, which ranked first in the list of causes of fatal accidents, as it led to the death of 10 people during the first half of this year, and the injury of 182 others with various injuries, out of a total of 175 accidents.
He pointed out that the list of the most prominent violations also included the sudden deviation of the vehicle, which is one of the dangerous violations that are usually associated with the driver’s preoccupation with the phone, so 5738 violations were recorded, indicating that the sudden deviation was behind 401 accidents during the first half of this year and caused the death of seven people and the injury of 245 others. uneven.
He stressed that one of the most serious violations that the administration always warns against is standing in the middle of the road without justification, and that they numbered 7,600 violations during the first six months of this year, and resulted in three deaths out of a total of five accidents only, which reflects the consequences of this behavior, which usually ends in severe accidents.
He pointed out the need for caution as well when entering the road, as it is one of the dangerous violations monitored by the Dubai Police, which amounted to 3,334 violations, and resulted in the first half of this year in 117 accidents, which resulted in the death of two people and the injury of 101 others.
Pedestrian deterrence
Acting Director of the General Department of Traffic in Dubai Police, Brigadier Juma Salem bin Suwaidan, said that the General Traffic Department of Dubai Police is also keen to deter pedestrians who do not commit to crossing from the designated places. They represent an additional cause of run-over accidents.
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One thousand and 84 violations of not leaving enough distance between vehicles were recorded during the first half.
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