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Dubai: The police will start implementing the new on-the-spot black points system for traffic offences from May 15, a senior police official said yesterday.
Brigadier Mohammad Saif Al Zafein, Director of Dubai Police's Traffic Department, said the first phase of the system will be implemented.
He said, according to the new system, if a motorist acquires 24 black points in one year, his or her driving licence will be cancelled for one year.
Previously, the total number of black points was 12 points.
Brigadier Al Zafein said there are some dangerous offences for which all 24 black points will be given.
"Reckless driving, causing deadly accidents in which the court rules, driving under the influence of alcohol in which the court rules, driving at 60k/hr, beyond the specified speed limit of the road, as well as driving without number plates are the offences for which motorists will receive 24 black points straight," he said.
Brigadier Al Zafein said there are offences for which a motorist acquires 24 points if repeated twice, such as jumping red signal, which is 12 points for the first time.
Punishment
The punishment also includes confiscation of the vehicle for one week for the first time, one month for the second time and on the third time, the motorist will be referred to the traffic court.
Other offences for which motorists acquire 12 black points are: driving on the hard shoulder, driving on the wrong side, driving over the speed limit specified for the road and less than 60k/hr, and trucks overtaking dangerously.
Brigadier Al Zafein said, according to the new system, any traffic offence by a truck driver will lead to the confiscation of the truck for one month.
"According to the new system, a confiscated truck can be released by paying Dh100 for each day of the confiscation," he said.
However, if a truck driver is involved in an accident and causes the truck to overturn or jumps the red signal, his driving licence will be cancelled, he cannot go for another driving test for one year and expatriates will be deported.
Brigadier Al Zafein said vehicles that jump red signals will be confiscated for one week for the first time, one month for the second time, while the motorist will be referred to traffic court for the third time.
According to the new system, vehicles will also be confiscated if motorists park them in parking allocated for people with special needs, or in front of fire outlets, or in places meant for passenger boarding.
Tinting
He said tinting over the permitted limit will also lead to the vehicle's confiscation for one month.
"The goal of implementing the new system is not only fining people, but to provide safety on the roads because motorists cause 80 to 90 per cent of accidents due to their mistakes, while the road plays a 10 per cent role in the accidents and the vehicle's role does not exceed to more than 2 to 3 per cent," Brigadier Al Zafein said.
"The goal of implementing the new system is not only fining people, but to provide safety on the roads because motorists cause 80 to 90 per cent of accidents due to their mistakes ...
Your comments
I would say traffic law is getting better and better. One more thing police should consider is monitoring main roads for reckless drivers. They really cause lot of troubles to other drivers and create traffic congestions.
Abdul
Dubai,UAE
One complete booklet should be published by the Govt. stipulating all these rules, and it must be in different commonly used languages in the Emirates. And it should be free available at public places. Because many truck, buses and van, pick-up drivers are illiterate and do not understand the rules. Moreover the law should be equally implemented in all Emirates because different laws are confusing.
Syed
Dubai,UAE
Well its a good implementation and this is the only way to keep drivers under control. Thanks
Afaq
DUBAI,UAE
Well, agreed with new rules and policy, however if you also apply timer on signals, it will help people to avoid jump red signals.
Ali
Dubai,UAE
Regarding the traffic lights, some drivers find it so difficult to get the proper timing when to slow down or to proceed in the traffic lights. I think it would it be helpful if the government will put timer display on the traffic lights so that they will know whether to slow down and stop or to continue driving? In this case, we can lessen drivers jumping on the red lights.
Oliver
Dubai,UAE
Well I think public behaviour is the reason to implement such a hard rule on road, especially the motorists who don't care for their lives and also of others while driving recklessly. The most common violation in these days is hard shoulder.
Nouman
Sharjah,UAE
Bravo. The new idea will definitely work out in a remarkable way. Nowadays even kids remind their parents/driver to take care not to break red signals. That means drivers who break red signals do it intentionally and they should be punished harsh. Anyway hats off to Dubai police.
Shejeer
Al-Ain,UAE
It seems like you publish pretty much the exact same story about once every six months. Of course, nothing ever changes in reality.
Tell me, do the police just keep the same press release in their files, or do they write up a new one each time?
Bart
Abu Dhabi,UAE
I do agree with the new rules implemented, but still you can see some of the people using the mobile while driving. What action will the traffic department take for this serious offence?
Premkumar
Dubai,UAE
What if I cross when the light is amber and when I?m in the middle, the light turns red and my picture gets taken by the camera? Then what?
Parminder
Dubai,UAE
Cannot RTA in Dubai starts putting on the time counters on every signal which will notify the seconds left for the signal to open or close as the case may be? It is there in India even, then why not in UAE where the speed of the vehicles in much faster.
Deven
Dubai,UAE
I think this is not a solution for reckless driving. RTA and Dubai Traffic Police should expand the roads. Also implement some more rules and regulations for issuing new driving license. At the time of accident they can also check license of the driver who responsible for the accident. As most of the accidents are happen through new drivers.
Rais
Dubai,UAE
Twenty four points is far too many. There is much reckless driving here in the UAE and 24 points allows a lot more before anything is done about it. Also 60 kmph above the speed limit is too much; it should be 40 kmph above to take the license away as it is in other countries. You condone 180 kmph on the freeway which is way too fast.
Peter
Abu Dhabi,UAE
All are fine. They shoud increase the percent of tinting.
Suresh
Dubai,UAE
Very good. Come-on Officers, lets do it.
Sayed
Dubai,UAE
I do agree that motorists' mistakes leads to accidents, but some roads are designed in a strange way that cause more problems, like exits on interchanges, specially the ones in Sharjah.
Pierre
Dubai,UAE
Nothing can change the attitude of bad drivers!!
Sunil
Dubai,UAE
12 points for driving above the speed limit (even if by 1 km/hr) is way too excessive. There should be a leeway given of 10 km /hr and at most 2 points given if the speed limit is exceeded beyond the above limit.
Bashir
Dubai,UAE
People who own four wheel drive vehicles have a feeling that they are the king of the road and do not pay any respect to any other saloon cars which are not of the higher end models. This should stop.
Babu
Dubai,UAE
This is great.
I hope it will apply equally to the driver of the Porsche Cayenne with blacked out windows doing 200kph in the emergency lane as well as the Pakistani truck driver trying to earn a living.
David
Dubai,UAE
Good rules of Dubai Police. I hope this will decrease accidents on the road. But salik is the best for controlling the traffic in Dubai. I hope it starts also on Dubai Sharjah Highway.
Naveed
Sharjah,UAE
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