During his speaking engagement in the seminar on mobile phone use in cars held in Dubai last Thursday, “There is a need to link the issuance of residence visas to the traffic record of expatriates in order to push some groups who top the list of offenders to abide by traffic laws in the emirate."
"Introducing stiffer penalties and then linking them to residence visas will have a great effect on drivers’ compliance and on reducing road accidents and deaths…the police do not at all want to harm any people in their livelihood but only want to ensure they respect the law." he said.
He mentions about the speed limits and a plan to increase the 200Dhms penalty for using the mobile phone while driving.
“I believe the 20 km extra speed limited allowed in Dubai is exaggerated and must be reduced to 10 km,".
“The speed limits in some Dubai streets are not compatible with those roads and should be either raised or reduced depending on the nature of the road.”
“The Dubai traffic department is looking forward to increasing the current Dh200 fine for using mobile phones while driving because this fine does not provide enough deterrent to drivers,” he said.
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