Avoiding total disaster
This is a welcome move implementing tailgating fines and hopefully it will stop the bullies on the road, the reckless drivers and people who don’t value their own life (‘Radars to record tailgating violations in Dubai’, Gulf News, May 12). Some drivers tailgate at 100km/h and many don’t realise that someone might have to use the brakes, and then there is going to be a total disaster. Kudos to the police and the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA).
From Mr Harin G.
UAE
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Tailgating, a real problem
Many thanks to RTA and Dubai Police, but I still find that taxi drivers are the worst in Dubai for tailgating. Some people are not following the rules regardless of whether I maintain the space between vehicles. On top of that it’s frustrating when some drivers think they’re being smart and they will slide into that space.
From Mr Mohammad
UAE
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What about slow drivers?
It’s a good step, but one should do something for the drivers that are driving slowly in the fast lanes. They should be fined if they do not drive at the road’s speed in the far left lane.
From Mr Ali
UAE
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Can it interpret wrongly?
What if you are maintaining a safe distance and, as usual, someone moves into it? They are in the wrong as they push in, even when there is no space, they force themselves in. It’s not your fault, but it could be read by technology as being a tailgater?
From Ms Emily Kelly
Abu Dhabi
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Might help concentration
It might not help for accidents, but it might stop the people from a larger issue, which is the inability to concentrate on driving and only on driving - no phones, no tablets and no smoking. Secondly, how can it tell the difference between tailgating and being closely overtaken by another vehicle?
From Ms Florenz Egea
Dubai
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Zero tolerance on tailgating!
Driving has become nothing short of a challenge on the roads these days due to the reckless attitude of some motorists who tailgate, flash their lights, make sudden swerves, and fail to maintain a safe distance, are speeding. People lack courtesy and respect for others and are keen on clearing up the way for themselves to be able to drive recklessly. Any vehicle that has been driven below 100km/h in the so-called fast lane is harassed until the driver moves out of the way. This not only leads to chaos and puts the drivers in an uncomfortable situation, but it also increases the chances of an accident. The Burj radars seem like a good solution to crack down on such violators who think they own the road while driving. There should be zero tolerance in tailgating as this is a criminal offence that is as serious as road rage.
From Ms Fatima Suhail
Sharjah
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Can residents learn?
The article says: “When a motorist is driving at 60km/h, he should leave a distance of at least 50 metres between himself and the car in front of him. What is considered a safe distance increases or decreases in direct proportion to a vehicle’s speed.” I don’t think that this will hold well considering the traffic conditions in Dubai and Sharjah! It’s going to take a long time for people to understand that they cannot just cut into a lane at any time they desire. Morals and commonsense from the public need to prevail.
From Ms Jenny Michaels
UAE
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A fatal showdown
When the Hyderabad boys imitated the Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao fight in the streets, the bystanders never knew that it would end up being fatal for one of them (‘Body of Hyderabad boy killed in WWE-style fight exhumed’, Gulf News, May 12). In the early hours when the world was awaiting the fight of the century between Mayweather and Pacquiao in Las Vegas, US, a bunch of teenagers entered into a friendly bout on the streets of Hyderabad. One of them, Mohammad Nabeel received nearly half a dozen blows to his head and chest before collapsing. The others immediately took him to the nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead. The video clip shot by one of the boys on his mobile showed a number of disturbing scenes that are now widely circulated in social media. It has been taken as primary evidence in the case with the police. The strangest aspect against the boys is that the incident was concealed by them for one week!
From Mr Sunny Joseph
Mala, India
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