Minimum highway speed limit at 100kmph?

UAE authorities are considering a proposal to set the minimum speed limit for vehicles on motorways at 100kmph as part of a strategy to curb accidents.

Head of the Federal Traffic Council Major General Mohammed Saif Al Zafin said he had presented the suggestion to the competent authorities to consider.

Zafin, quoted by the Dubai-based Arabic language daily ‘Al Bayan’, said he made the proposal after studies showed that a wide gap between maximum and minimum speed limits is a key cause of accidents on motorways.

He said the studies have also shown that the gap should not exceed 20km, adding that this means the minimum speed limit on external roads should be 100kmph.

“For this reason, we have sent a proposal to the relevant authorities setting the minimum speed limit on motorways at 100kmph.

“As for trucks, we recommended their maximum speed limit remains at 60kmph, with an additional margin of 20kmph.”