You’ll be fined for not moving car after crash
abu dhabi — motorists who FAIL to move THEIR cars from THE roads AFTER GETTING involved in minor ACCIDENTS will BE fined dh500 starting in DECEMBER, announced THE traffic police in ABU DHABI.
THE ABU DHABI traffic AND patrols DIRECTORATE SAID on saturday that from DECEMBER 1, THE police will start slapping fines for blocking traffic on drivers who do not move THEIR cars to THE SIDE of THE road AFTER minor ACCIDENTS. THE move is INTENDED to allow THE smooth flow of traffic AND to AVOID further ACCIDENTS.
THE law, WHICH will BE implemented in coordination with SAAED, is in ACCORDANCE with THE MINISTERIAL resolution no 178 of 2017, on THE rules AND procedures of traffic control AND in REGARD to blocking traffic, WHICH stipulates A penalty of dh500 for offenders.
BRIGADIER-GENERAL AHMED ABDULLAH al SHEHHI, deputy director of THE ABU DHABI traffic AND patrols DIRECTORATE URGED drivers involved in minor ACCIDENTS or whose cars GET sudden MECHANICAL breakdowns to move them to THE nearest SAFE PLACE as they wait for police or towing VEHICLES to AVOID BEING fined.
“drivers LEAVING THEIR cars on THE roads AFTER ACCIDENTS result in
Drivers leaving their cars on the roads after accidents result in more collisions because other drivers attempts to change lanes to avoid the crashed cars.” Brig-Gen Ahmed Al Shehhi, deputy director, Abu Dhabi Traffic and Patrols Directorate
more collisions BECAUSE of THE attempts by other drivers to CHANGE lanes to AVOID THE CRASHED cars,” SAID al SHEHHI.
“WE HAVE LAUNCHED A comprehensive CAMPAIGN in coordination with THE department of security MEDIA to spread safety awareness VIA THE mainstream MEDIA AND social networking sites urging drivers involved in minor ACCIDENTS to comply with THE law by moving THEIR cars to THE SAFE SIDE of THE roads AFTER ACCIDENTS.”