21,300 hard shoulder road offences in Dubai

Drivers in Dubai committed nearly 21,300 hard shoulder offences in just six months and this shows they insist on such road violations despite their serious consequences, the Dubai police commander in chief has said.

The offenders were caught by an advanced mobile camera introduced by the emirate early this year in a bid to deter drivers doing into the banned hard shoulder area following a surge in serious accidents because of such offences, Colonel Saif Al Mazroui said, quoted by the Dubai-based Emarat Alyoum daily.

“Hard shoulder offences are very high in Dubai…this shows that the motorists insist on wrong overtaking on roads despite the high risks of such acts.”

He said the new cameras are highly accurate and flexible and are intended to catch violators of road safety, especially those who drive into hard shoulder areas.

He noted that such offences mostly occur during the rush hours and they only cause further road bottlenecks.

“Many drivers are still committing such offences, apparently not being aware of the new cameras, which can distinguish between white and yellow lines.”

Mazroui said drivers committing hard shoulder offences are fined Dh600 and have six black points added to their traffic record.

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