Within two months.. Motorcycles caused 46 accidents in Dubai

Dubai Police urges delivery service companies to educate their delivery riders on motorcycles about the importance of adhering to traffic laws, and the need to raise awareness of delivery drivers on safety conditions and procedures.

Brigadier Saif Muhair Al Mazroui, Director of the General Department of Traffic at Dubai Police, pointed out that 257 drivers were subjected to severe traffic accidents last year, which resulted in the death of 22 people, and 253 varying degrees of injuries.

 He revealed that the Traffic Department recorded 46 traffic accidents in last January and February, resulting in the death of three people and 47 injuries. “Most of these accidents occurred due to traffic violations committed by motorists such as exceeding the speed limit, using a mobile phone while driving,  sudden swerving, overtaking from the hard shoulder, failure to comply with a road traffic sign, and failure to leave a safe distance from the vehicle in front”, Al Mazroui added.

The Director of the General Department of Traffic at Dubai Police indicated that several meetings were held with a number of delivery service companies to tackle issues related to the requirements that must be fulfilled while driving motorcycles, preventive measures for road users, the risks that motorcycle accidents may cause, and the most common violations committed by delivery drivers.

The Dubai Police Traffic Department delivered a series of workshops and raise-awareness lectures to motorists about the traffic safety rules and regulations, and the importance of adhering to traffic laws and speed limits to boost road safety.