Avoiding queues creates queues
Community reporter Naveen Frank has highlighted just one of the roads in Sharjah where motorists violate traffic laws to escape congested areas (‘How flouting of traffic rules causes delays,’ Gulf News, December 3). It’s the case with numerous roads and it creates trouble with other motorists who try to abide the laws. I take Sharjah Ring Road to join E 311 Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Road and there is a long queue in the morning mainly because of the motorists who try to avoid long queues and try to sneak in illegally. This not only creates trouble for the motorists, but also to the motorists who want to go straight up to the bridge.
From Mr Ajith
Dubai
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Minority hurts the majority
It is good to see an article on the traffic violations that are perpetrated by the minority of drivers. The innocent rule followers become victims of these kinds of people. I used to start at 6.40am four months ago, but now I leave at 6.10am to avoid any violent negotiations. There needs to be a solution to this to make life easier, such as providing a signal at the flyover to Al Ittihad Road to avoid the vehicles crisscrossing to Sharjah and Dubai.
From Mr Ravichandran
Dubai
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More police presence
It is appalling to see some of the rogue motorists drive on the hard shoulders while exiting and that too at high-speed. It is not only dangerous to them, but to other road users as well. Additionally to this, are the trucks that are illegally parked by the road side that all of a sudden swerve onto the main from the parked area. There are also several instances of unruly drivers at night without any head lights switched on. Neither the oncoming nor the vehicles behind can make out the presence of such vehicles. The police have a lot of respect amongst the public in the UAE. It is just enough if the police patrol vehicle is parked by the roadside at various vantage points, in my opinion. Road users will automatically respect transport rules as publicised by the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA).
From Mr Rajagopalan
Dubai
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Indisciplined drivers
These traffic violations are all commonly observed all across the busiest streets of Dubai and Sharjah during peak hours of the day. Varieties of these only boil down to the main type of culprit: the indisciplined. These people show traits of arrogance and hubris.
I also believe that the reader Rajagopalan is absolutely right when he suggested additional visible deployment of authorities to cure this traffic disease. If I may add, disguised authorities would also be effective because a violator will never learn unless he or she experiences the harshness of penalty brought about by misbehaving. I say this based on my own experience, guaranteed!
From Mr Mark
Dubai
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Increase infrastructure development
I am living in Sharjah, and I don’t feel that the road development is according to the population growth. People are moving to Sharjah for one reason or another, and I think there should be a proper salary revision according to the increased current rental market. People don’t have any other way to survive. There should be a study to balance the economy and infrastructure.
From Mr Faisal
Sharjah
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More road space
I have witnessed flouting of the rules almost daily! All along my drive to and from work, the drivers rarely seem to bother with rules and regulations. I think this happens due to lack of road space for the vehicles during peak hours.
From Mr Gopal
Dubai
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Camera installation
I suggest the only way to bring a full stop to the problem or to get maximum control on the problem is to install video surveillance cameras in the areas of high concern. I think that the recurrence with this method will be zero, and then we will have only normal drivers who follow the rules.
From Mr Sajith
UAE
Police can’t be everywhere
These traffic violations not only endanger lives, but hurt the feelings of those who follow traffic rules. Obviously the police can’t be present everywhere all the time, but maybe they should use technology that could help in some way, maybe installing more cameras or sensors at those key points where most of the violations take place!
From Mr Malek
Abu Dhabi
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Driving the wrong way!
I was giving a ride to my friend one day, and I suggested that we take photos of those cars breaking the rules. The problem is that people are reversing in the main roads. Hence, a photo will show as if they are going in the right direction. For the people that say the authorities need to increase infrastructure, to them I say: it’s not an excuse to break road rules! I have now seen even school buses doing it. Just think of the school buses full of children with an increased risk of an accident because one of these vehicles was driving in the wrong direction on the road!
From Ms K. C.
Dubai
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