{"id":16940,"date":"2024-08-21T06:16:21","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T06:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/?p=16940"},"modified":"2024-08-21T06:16:21","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T06:16:21","slug":"video-main-reasons-why-94-accidents-occurred-on-dubai-roads-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/21\/video-main-reasons-why-94-accidents-occurred-on-dubai-roads-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Main reasons why 94 accidents occurred on Dubai roads this year"},"content":{"rendered":"<article data-page=\"\/uae\/crime\/video-main-reasons-why-94-accidents-occurred-on-dubai-roads-this-year-1.103722185\" class=\"article  \" data-featured-image=\"https:\/\/imagevars.gulfnews.com\/2024\/08\/04\/lane_1911c07b4a0_medium.jpg\" data-sections=\"uae,crime\" data-authors=\"Gulf News Report\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Article\" id=\"1.103722185\">\n<header>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col d-none d-md-block\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h1 itemprop=\"headline\" class=\" \" data-article-head=\"\">Video: Main reasons why 94 accidents occurred on Dubai roads this year<\/h1>\n<p class=\"lead \">80 of them were because motorists did not adhere to mandatory lane rule<\/p>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-5 gn-col-article-meta\">\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n        <time class=\"publish\" itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2024-08-04T09:08:53+04:00\"><br \/>\n    Published:\u00a0<br \/>\n        <span class=\"time\">August 04, 2024 09:08<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/time><\/p>\n<p>    <span itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" itemprop=\"author\" class=\"author\"><br \/>\n            <a rel=\"author\" class=\"font-weight-bold\" itemprop=\"sameAs\" href=\"#\"><br \/>\n                    <span itemprop=\"name\">Gulf News Report<\/span><br \/>\n            <\/a><br \/>\n    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div 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During the first half of 2024, 80 accidents were due to motorists not adhering to mandatory lanes.<br \/>\n                <span class=\"image-credit\">Image Credit: Supplied<\/span><br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>Dubai Police have recorded 94 accidents in the first six months of 2024 due to motorists not adhering to the mandatory lane rule.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>Revealing these figures, Brigadier Jumaa Salem bin Suwaidan, Deputy Director of the General Department of Traffic at Dubai Police, highlighted severe mistakes some drivers make that can lead to catastrophic traffic accidents.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"PA_mid-article\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"cacher\">\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029Va23xpxEFeXuMgVqck3B\">Get exclusive content with Gulf News WhatsApp channel<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"PA_mid-article\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"cacher\">\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>He pointed out that many people become victims of others\u2019 mistakes due to some drivers\u2019 lack of awareness about the seriousness of their traffic violations. They may mistakenly believe their violations are insignificant, but they can result in tragic accidents harming innocent people.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>He noted that several traffic violations have been observed in the emirate\u2019s streets, which almost caused severe accidents.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<div class=\"story-block mb-3 pull-left\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DubaiPoliceHQ\/status\/1819976684587622639\" data-show-caption=\"true\" data-embed=\"\" class=\"social-embed\"><\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"adv \">\n<div id=\"gulfnews_uae_article_1\" data-gpt=\"Gulfnews_Article\/gulfnews_uae_article\/gulfnews_uae_article_1\" data-atf=\"0\" data-size=\"[320,50]\" data-size-mapping=\"[ [ [ 1024, 500 ], [ [300,100], [300,250], [710,250], [710,400], [1,1], [336,280], [200,200], [250,250] ] ],[ [ 768, 420], [ [300,100], [300,250], [1,1], [336,280], [200,200], [250,250] ] ],[ [640, 320], [ [300,250], [300,100], [1,1], [336,280], [200,200], [250,250] ] ],[ [0, 0], [ [300,250], [300,100], [1,1], [336,280], [200,200], [250,250] ] ] ]\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>\u201cThese violations include dangerous reversing, driving against the traffic flow, and not adhering to mandatory lanes. Drivers committed these violations to enter main streets, which resulted in some of the most dangerous accidents due to collisions between two vehicles moving in opposite directions towards a single point,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>He said the General Department of Traffic\u2019s statistics recorded 94 traffic accidents in the past six months. Out of these, 80 accidents were due to not adhering to mandatory lanes. Violations of driving against the traffic flow led to 14 accidents.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>Last year, 177 traffic accidents were recorded, including 113 due to not adhering to mandatory lanes. Violations of driving against the traffic flow caused 28 accidents while failing to adhere to mandatory lanes led to 36.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"adv \">\n<div id=\"gulfnews_uae_article_2\" data-gpt=\"Gulfnews_Article\/gulfnews_uae_article\/gulfnews_uae_article_2\" data-atf=\"0\" data-size=\"[320,50]\" data-size-mapping=\"[ [ [ 1024, 500 ], [ [300,100], [300,250], [710,250], [710,400], [1,1], [336,280], [200,200], [250,250] ] ],[ [ 768, 420], [ [300,100], [300,250], [1,1], [336,280], [200,200], [250,250] ] ],[ [640, 320], [ [300,250], [300,100], [1,1], [336,280], [200,200], [250,250] ] ],[ [0, 0], [ [300,250], [300,100], [1,1], [336,280], [200,200], [250,250] ] ] ]\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>Brigadier bin Suwaidan emphasised that the Federal Traffic and Traffic Law imposes a fine of Dh600 and six traffic points for driving against the traffic flow. 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