Dubai Police has launched a new road safety campaign to promote awareness about the importance of following traffic rules in school zones. The campaign has been launched ahead of the new school term to urge motorists to avoid dangerous traffic violations on the first day of the new school year. This campaign will also offer motorists an opportunity to avail a discount on their vehicle confiscation fees by signing a pledge that they will drive carefully on the first day of the new school term.
Launched for the first time in 2018, “A Day Without Accidents” campaign helped authorities achieve their road safety targets in school zones. Fatal accidents were not recorded last year in school zones, thanks to the untiring efforts of traffic authorities. In addition to the launch of the road safety campaign, authorities have also issued a warning to motorists for ignoring the school signs of school buses. Authorities have advised motorists to stop their vehicles at a fair distance whenever they see the stop sign of a school bus activated.
Contributing towards improving the state of road safety in school zones is of critical importance and motorists should realize their responsibility so that dangerous road accidents involving school children can be avoided.
Details of the New Road Safety Campaign
The new road safety campaign, “A Day Without Accidents” has been launched to eliminate the risk of road accidents on the first day of the new school term. The new school term will kick off from September 2, 2019 and it is expected to be one of the busiest days of the year. In a bid to manage smooth flow of traffic on this important day, authorities have finalized their preparations and the new road safety campaign is a critical part of these preparations.
Authorities have announced that motorists who sign a pledge to drive carefully on the first day of the new school term will receive discounts on their traffic fines and other benefits including appreciation certificates and cancelation of black points. Motorists can sign the pledge online through the Dubai Police website to become part of the new road safety campaign.
Dubai Police has advised motorists to avoid committing dangerous violations in the school zones. Authorities have particularly asked motorists to follow six important traffic rules on the first day of the new school term including fastening seatbelts, complying with speed limits and leaving a safe distance between vehicles.
Together we can make our roads safer for all. With schools starting again in September, be a safe driver, abide by traffic rules, and contribute in the success of “ #ADayWithoutAccidents “
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— Dubai Policeشرطة دبي (@DubaiPoliceHQ) August 23, 2019
Dubai Police Warns Motorists Against Ignoring Stop Signs of School Buses
Ignoring the stop sign of a school bus has been identified as a major traffic violation in the school zones and as a result, Dubai Police has warned motorists against committing this dangerous traffic violation. Stop sign of a school bus is displayed by the bus driver while picking up or dropping off children. This is the time when motorists need to be most careful and stop their vehicles at a fair distance from the bus so that dangerous situations involving children can be avoided. Motorists have been warned by Dubai Police that they will have to pay a hefty fine of AED 1,000 while 10 black points will be issued against their driving license for ignoring the stop sign of a school bus.
Bottom-line
The start of the new school term is just around the corner and authorities in Dubai have taken all the necessary steps to make the first day of the school term safe from dangerous accidents. All motorists must contribute towards improving road safety in school zones and help authorities in eliminating the risk of fatal accidents involving children. The road safety situation in school zones can only improve drastically if school bus drivers, parents of school children and other motorists follow traffic rules and comply with safety guidelines issued by authorities.
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