Sharjah: Traffic violations in the last five months dropped by 22.4 percent, according to statistics released by the Sharjah Police on Tuesday.
There were 74,184 violations compared to 95,718 violations recorded in the same period of last year.
Jumping the red signal has also witnessed a decline from 6,742 violations in 2016 to 3,856 this year.
Motorists not wearing the seat belt dropped from 18,501 instances in 2016 to 7,027 this year.
Motorists not adhering to lanes and jumping from one lane to another also dropped to 57,898 cases this year as compare to 61,565 in 2016.
Using mobile phones while driving also witnessed a decline from 8,910 violations in 2016 to 5,403 in 2017.
The traffic violations have been recorded from January until May 21 this year.
Police attributed the decline in accident rates to the effect of the awareness campaigns for motorists and road users which are a part of the strategic plan of the Ministry of Interior to ensure all roads in the UAE are safer.
The decline was also attributed to the significant role played by various social media in highlighting the awareness campaigns held by the police and promoting good driving practices.
