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Dubai: Al Wasl Road - a 14- km stretch with 22 U-turns without traffic lights. This translates into one dangerous U-turn every 630 metres, posing a threat to motorists on this busy road.
The arterial road, which stretches from Al Dhiyafa Street to Umm Al Suqeim Road - also has five intersections and three U-turns with traffic lights.
Six people have been killed recently while taking U-turns on the road, with the latest accident occurring on Friday.
Motorists' view on most of the U-turns on this road is blocked by trees. A motorist has to wait a long time to take the turn because of the heavy flow of traffic, which has increased manifold during the past one year as many motorists have started using it more to avoid the Salik toll gates on Shaikh Zayed Road.
During rush hour, long queues of vehicles leave no chance for motorists to take a U-turn.
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