um Al Quwain Police: AED 500 fine for non-compliant

Drivers deliberately do not stop at pedestrian crossings

Pedestrians have difficulty crossing their designated road on some streets in um Al Quwain. Archival

Pedestrians in um Al Quwain complained that some drivers do not respect traffic regulations while crossing the pedestrian crossing, as they deliberately insist on driving their vehicles without stopping in front of the pedestrian crossing, which leads to vehicular accidents and confusion for pedestrians, and their fear of crossing the road as a result of the lack of attention of vehicle drivers because they are busy with other than the road.

For its part, the Traffic Awareness and Media Branch of the Traffic and Patrols Department of um Al Quwain Police launched an awareness campaign to spread traffic awareness among road users, consolidate traffic laws, and give pedestrians their right to cross the road.

In detail, pedestrians in um Al Quwain monitored that no drivers stopped in front of the place designated for pedestrian crossing in the commercial and industrial areas, as some drivers deliberately drive their vehicles without paying attention to stopping to cross pedestrians, and insist on driving their vehicles without caring for people standing on both sides of the road, waiting for vehicles to stop to cross the road.

Musabeh Al-Amin, Siddiq Abbasi, Reda Raouf and Hadi Al-Abri said that the road designated for pedestrian crossing on the road to Al-Ittihad Street in front of the shop «Hot Pack» is one of the most dangerous areas for pedestrians, as drivers do not care about pedestrian parking long to cross the road, despite the presence of artificial bumps on the ground to reduce the speed of vehicles, and to enable pedestrians to cross the road, but some insist on driving their vehicle and not respecting the law by allowing pedestrians to cross safely.

They added that they face difficulty in crossing the pedestrian road opposite the Zeina supermarket on Al Ittihad Street, as the pedestrian road is not completed to move to the service street and shops, and the vehicles do not stop to allow them to cross the road, as they wait for the vehicles to stop automatically to cross pedestrians, otherwise they will remain standing in the sun until the vehicles stop and cross the road safely.

They pointed out that drivers must be obliged to stop in front of the pedestrian crossing corridor, by installing traffic lights at the places designated for pedestrian crossing, or installing radar devices to control vehicles that do not comply with traffic regulations, as was done in the place designated for pedestrian crossing on King Faisal Street opposite Lulu Hypermarket.

For its part, the Traffic and Patrols Department of um Al Quwain Police indicated that traffic patrols will educate motorists about the need to give pedestrians their right to cross the road, and pedestrians must also choose areas designated for crossing safely.

She explained that according to the law, failure to give priority to pedestrians in the places designated for their crossing requires a violation, explaining that the value of the violation is 500 dirhams, and six traffic points are registered on the driver's license, so all drivers and road users must cooperate with the police, and abide by the rules and laws that would ensure their safety and the safety of those around them.