Dubai has no plans to cut grace speed limits on roads

Motorists currently allowed 20kmph overrun of maximum speed limit on most roads

Majorie van Leijen

Published Wednesday, August 08, 2012

There are currently no plans to alter the grace speed limit regulations that are in place on the roads of Dubai.

Last week, traffic authorities of Abu Dhabi announced that the grace speed that allows motorists to exceed the maximum speed limit with 20kmph will gradually be annulled.

"There are no such plans for the emirate of Dubai," confirmed Colonel Zaif M Al Mazroi of the Traffic Department of Dubai Police.

In both emirates, motorists are currently allowed a 20kmph overrun of the maximum speed limit on most roads.

When the maximum speed limit is 100kmph, penalties will be given when the motorist is seen driving with a 120kmph speed.

This grace speed will gradually be reduced from the beginning of next year explained Abu Dhabi traffic police chief Brigadier Hussein Ahmed Al Harithi.

“From the beginning of next year, we will start cutting the grace speed limit gradually so the drivers will get used to the new limit.

“Within two years from that date, there will be no grace speed on all roads," he was quoted as saying in daily ‘Al Ittihad’.

The measures are part of a long-term traffic strategy designed to achieve zero deaths on roads by 2030.

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Comments

Sushmi 8 August 2012 17:05 1 0

Accidents are caused by people who wants to own the road. They got to give way to passing vehicle. Wait and Go should be completely observed at the Stop and Yield signals. At the same time, pedestrians should try to cross the road only at the end of the road or at the zebra crossings only. Pedestrians should also be imposed fine so that they also follow rules and not cross when ever and where ever they wish so.

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james s. donato 8 August 2012 15:22 1 12

Motorists should stick to the speed limit. No grace limits should be allowed. Drivers are too immature & show-offs to the point of causing accidents. Speed limits should be reduced actually to 100 kms per hour on highways and inside city limits to 50 kms per hour. Just recently, driving on the Emirates Road to Ajman, I was shocked to see a 4X4 vehicle on the soft shoulder driving at high speed into the opposite (Dubai) direction.

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M. 8 August 2012 12:42 16 1

Thank god! Please do not reduce the grace limit, it's really annoying and drowsy to drive so slow on highways...let people learn and be aware of dangerous driving accidents, it's not due to speeding, it's due to carelessness.

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