Dubai ruler orders reckless drivers to clean streets

DUBAI: A group of men arrested for taking part in dangerous car stunts in Dubai has been ordered to clean the streets for a month.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, the ruler of Dubai, issued the order after a video emerged of a motorist driving in circles at high speed in wet weather.

The driver and his passengers have been ordered to clean the streets for four hours a day for a month, according to the official Dubai Media Office.

“The offenders were charged last week with performing dangerous stunts in their 4x4 vehicles in City Walk in rainy weather,” the office said in a tweet.

“The stunt was made amidst busy traffic in the presence of families and children violating traffic laws and general road etiquette.”

Authorities posted an image on Twitter of three men, their faces unseen, sweeping a sidewalk.

The National, a state-run newspaper based in Abu Dhabi, previ- ously identified the driver involved in the incident last weekend at the upscale City Walk mall as an Emirati.

Reckless, high-speed driving can be common among young men in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

“This reckless behavior... endangered the safety of people and property in the location,” the official said.

Police took swift action to arrest the offenders and referred them to the authorities for legal action, the Dubai Media Office said.