Dubai Police confiscated a complete of 656 scooters in Al Barsha space alone final yr as a result of numerous visitors legislation violations dedicated by the riders, authorities introduced on Saturday.
This statistic was revealed following an inspection go to at Al Barsha Police Station carried out by Maj-Gen Harib Mohammed Al Shamsi, deputy commander-in-chief for Felony Affairs, as a part of the annual inspection program for normal departments and police stations.
Al Shamsi reviewed initiatives of Al Barsha Police Station and likewise evaluated safety protection within the space, in addition to common emergency response time, visitors accident fatality and crime charges.
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The inspection revealed a 100 per cent presence price for on-duty officers at reporting places, efficiently assembly its goal.
Al Shamsi additionally targeted on operations geared toward enhancing highway security, mitigating detrimental visitors behaviors, and apprehending violators by way of checkpoints established throughout numerous areas inside the station’s jurisdiction. The 656 scooters confiscated final yr have been as a result of visitors legislation violations dedicated by the riders, he famous.
In the meantime, in April this yr, Dubai introduced the launch of a particular unit targeted on monitoring violations by cyclists and e-scooter riders. The brand new Private Mobility Monitoring Unit was created to enhance visitors security on biking and e-scooter tracks whereas guaranteeing compliance with all related security requirements.
Launched by way of a collaboration between the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) and Dubai Police, the unit is tasked to supervise adherence to visitors guidelines, managing the circulate of visitors on biking lanes, and selling public consciousness of secure driving practices.
It may be famous that final yr, Dubai noticed 254 accidents associated to bicycles and e-scooters, leading to 10 deaths and 259 accidents, together with 17 extreme accidents, 133 average accidents, and 109 minor accidents.
The difficulty of electrical bikes and e-scooters being recklessly operated by unlicensed youngsters is among the predominant considerations of UAE residents. A number of dad and mom and anxious residents have raised the problem of seeing some minors navigating busy roads and visitors lanes with little to no expertise, typically ignoring visitors legal guidelines and with none parental supervision.
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