450 new speed cameras for Dubai
Dubai Police is set to install hundreds of new speed camera on the emirate’s highways in a major crackdown on speeding motorists.
Police will boost camera numbers by 450 as part of a fresh campaign to reduce the rising number of road fatalities caused by speeding and reckless driving, state news agency Wam reported on Wednesday.
The new police campaign follows the UAE’s worst ever traffic accident last Tuesday, in which three people died and 347 were injured.
The 200-car pile-up on the Abu Dhabi to Dubai highway was caused by speeding and thick fog.
The increase in speed cameras was announced after a meeting between Dubai Police Chief Lieutenant General Dahi Khalfan Tamim, and Matar Al Tayer, chairman of the Dubai Road and Transport Authority (RTA), to discuss stronger coordination between the agencies.
The agencies intend to form a joint team in a bid to establish traffic awareness programmes, Wam said.
Motorists in the UAE already face having their licence suspended under a strict ‘black points’ system introduced on March 1.
The points system coincides with the introduction of a raft of new penalties for motorists under the newly amended UAE federal traffic law.
Over 1,050 people were killed in UAE road accidents last year, compared to 868 deaths in 2006.
Recent figures released by the Ministry of Interior show that there were 6,813 accidents on UAE roads during 2007, resulting in 10,526 injuries.
According to government statistics, one person is injured on the UAE roads every two hours, with one fatality every fifteen hours. Source
Police will boost camera numbers by 450 as part of a fresh campaign to reduce the rising number of road fatalities caused by speeding and reckless driving, state news agency Wam reported on Wednesday.
The new police campaign follows the UAE’s worst ever traffic accident last Tuesday, in which three people died and 347 were injured.
The 200-car pile-up on the Abu Dhabi to Dubai highway was caused by speeding and thick fog.
The increase in speed cameras was announced after a meeting between Dubai Police Chief Lieutenant General Dahi Khalfan Tamim, and Matar Al Tayer, chairman of the Dubai Road and Transport Authority (RTA), to discuss stronger coordination between the agencies.
The agencies intend to form a joint team in a bid to establish traffic awareness programmes, Wam said.
Motorists in the UAE already face having their licence suspended under a strict ‘black points’ system introduced on March 1.
The points system coincides with the introduction of a raft of new penalties for motorists under the newly amended UAE federal traffic law.
Over 1,050 people were killed in UAE road accidents last year, compared to 868 deaths in 2006.
Recent figures released by the Ministry of Interior show that there were 6,813 accidents on UAE roads during 2007, resulting in 10,526 injuries.
According to government statistics, one person is injured on the UAE roads every two hours, with one fatality every fifteen hours. Source
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