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450 additional radars to be installed on Dubai roads
Police will soon install 450 new radars on Dubai roads, the chief of Dubai Police revealed.
- By Alia Al Theeb, Staff Reporter
- Published: 00:10 March 19, 2008
Dubai: Police will soon install 450 new radars on Dubai roads, the chief of Dubai Police revealed.
Currently, there are 350 radars on Dubai roads and there will be an additional 450 radars on the roads to deter speeding and reckless driving. The announcement came as part of a coordination meeting between Dubai Police and the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA).
Lieutenant General Dahi Khalfan Tamim, Chief of Dubai Police held the meeting with Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA).
Lieutenant General Dahi stressed the importance of the meeting, especially since the two parties are strongly connected to serving society. He pointed out the importance of increasing radars on the roads. He said Dubai Police will install the radars to deter reckless driving.
The participants also stressed on the issue of vehicles with expired registrations which amount to 115,000 vehicles. The two parties agreed to stop the transaction of vehicles with expired registrations and give their owners one month to rectify their status.
Coordination
The participants also discussed coordination between police and the RTA regarding towing away vehicles, specifying every party's role in reducing traffic jams and towing away offending vehicles or those that block traffic.
The participants also focused on motorbikes and cycles with electric engines and pointed out to the importance of issuing licences and registering them officially.
The meeting discussed a number of other issues such as solving the main reasons behind accidents on Dubai roads, as there has been an increase in the average number of deaths due to accidents in 2007.
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