Motorists queued at the Sharjah Traffic Department and car registration office yesterday as they sought to take advantage of a 50 per cent discount on all fines from traffic offences Last year’s traffic offenders in Sharjah and Ajman were offered the discount if payment was made from January until the end of April. The discounts …
Shoppers can now pay their traffic fines while they browse the stores with the opening of a new police station at Sahara Mall. The station, which will also offer immigration and other police services, is the first of its kind for the emirate, said Brig Abdullah Mubarak Al Dukhan, the deputy director general of Sharjah …
Motorists in Sharjah will be fined Dh200 and have 3 black points added to their licence if they reverse park their cars. According to police, the rear of a car parked in a bay must be facing out to the road otherwise the owner will be fined. “Drivers have to park their vehicles in the …
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It’s been one week since Emerald City Nursery started tracking offenders, and they already have 11 embarrassed families on a watch-list. Their offence? Driving without securing their children in the car. In a new campaign – “Buckle-Up or Face-Up!” – the Jumeirah nursery is targeting parents who drop off or pick up children without buckling …
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New laws on speeding, seat belts and school buses are needed to save lives on the roads – particularly children, the FNC says. A new report prepared by the council’s interior and defence committee details a list of issues it says the Ministry of Interior needs to address. The 24-page report found that while the …
All buses carrying 22 or fewer passengers must be fitted with devices that limit speed to 100kph. The new regulations are being implemented by the Ministry of Interior and are effective immediately. They apply to all emirates and all such buses, whether public or privately owned. Owners of the vehicles will be required to prove …
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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