Planning a new rules to prevent traffic accidents

Major General Mohammed Saif al Zafin, the Dubai traffic police said in has suggested to link the traffic records of the expatriates to their residence visa.

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.

Traffic Offences As of March 1, 2011

Here is the list of black points for traffic offences across the UAE.