Speed control devices on buses are reducing accidents but driver training and enforcement remain the key issues to improving safety, experts say. The Ministry of Interior set a deadline of March 31 for all buses that carry up to 22 passengers to be fitted with devices that limit the vehicle’s speed to a maximum of …
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Tough rules for training and regulating minibus drivers have been introduced in Dubai. The reforms mean learner drivers will undergo a strict training and testing regime before they can take the wheel. They must be over the age of 21 and pass a medical fitness test before starting the training. The program includes eight theoretical …
A 17-year-old Emirati student was killed by a vehicle in Dibba Al Fujairah as she crossed the road just after getting off a school bus. The accident took place at 11am yesterday in Al Ghurfa. The student, Nadia Obaid Rashid, was taken to hospital where she was declared dead at 6.20pm. Major Saeed Al Hassani, …
The driver of a school bus was killed and seven passengers injured yesterday when the vehicle crashed into a lamp post. Six female Emirati college students and the bus supervisor, from the Comoros Islands, were hurt in the smash and taken to Al Dhaid Hospital. The Pakistani driver crashed at about 4pm on Madam Road …
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Experts called for clearer definitions on vehicle sizes yesterday after a fatal crash at the weekend involving a minibus that may have been overloaded. Three people died and 16 were injured when the vehicle carrying staff from a cleaning company flipped in Fujairah on Saturday. The Bangladeshi driver and a Sri Lankan man and woman …
A minibus carrying staff from a cleaning company flipped over in Fujairah this weekend, killing three and injuring 16 others. The accident, on Saturday, took place in Al Qiriya. Two Sri Lankan nationals and the driver, from Bangladesh, were killed. “There were 16 injured, who were taken to a hospital,” said a spokesman for Fujairah …
A 20-year-old man has died after the Ferrari he was driving hit a palm tree, splitting the vehicle in two before it burst into flames. The crash happened at 1am on Sunday in Motor City, said Salah Bu Farousha, the chief traffic prosecutor in Dubai. The Indian driver was speeding when he lost control of …
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Getting behind the wheel of a car and speeding is a decision that will always haunt Khaled and Mohammed . They were involved in high-speed accidents and suffered such serious injuries that they will be dependent on round-the-clock medical care for the rest of their lives. Both Emiratis are patients at Amana Healthcare, a long-stay …
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The race is on among the world’s top car makers, parts firms – and Google – to develop truly driverless vehicles. Google says it will take just a few more years. Others say a decade is more realistic. And BMW, despite its engineering skills, says it isn’t in a hurry to be first. Daimler successfully …
Imagine being able to read a book or watch a movie, check your emails or enjoy a meal while your car automatically ferries you to your destination. Then when you arrive and climb out, you push a button on your smartphone and it finds itself a parking space. It could even take your children to …
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