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Closing U-turns creates new risks
Authorities urged to reopen closed U-turns or construct new ones on Shaikh Khalid Al Qasimi Road in Sharjah
- By Qasim Mohammad Abdullah, Gulf News Reader
- Published: 00:00 February 6, 2012
- Image Credit: Qasim Mohammad Abdullah/Gulf News Reader
- Motorists are risking their lives as well as others’ by taking U-turns in nondesignated areas in the Al Ghafiya locality in Sharjah.
I am a resident of Al Ghafiya locality in Sharjah. Almost three months ago two U-turns were closed by Sharjah Municipality on Shaikh Khalid Al Qasimi Road following several accidents because the roads are designed wrong. Now, drivers are forced to take a U-turn from a non U-turn area, as shown in the accompanying photographs, which is very risky and a cause for concern. There is no other option for drivers as otherwise they have to take a very long ride to reach the next U-turn. I request that the Sharjah Municipality either open the closed U-turns or construct new ones on this road on an urgent basis in order to avoid any accidents.
— The reader is based in Sharjah
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