Warning: Dh3,000 fine, 30 day vehicle impound and 6 black points for doing this…

Emergency vehicles such as police, fire, ambulance and others have to respond to urgent calls as quickly as they can but that isn’t always possible due to the erroneous driving behavior we witness on our roads in the UAE on a daily basis.

Precious time is lost when these emergency vehicles are obstructed by other vehicles but from July 1 2019 you can be fined Dh3,000, receive 6 black points on your license and have you vehicle impounded for 30 days if you do not give way to them.

Not allowing these vehicles — which will be fitted with cameras and traffic situations monitored via smart systems — to pass on the UAE’s roads will see you slapped with the hefty new fine, Abu Dhabi Police confirmed.

The move has been put in place to improve road safety, reduce the number of deaths which result directly from traffic accidents and of course to allow emergency vehicles to get to where they need to be without delay.

But for some drivers, the sight and sounds of these vehicles sends them into a panic and as a result they end up stopping in wrong places or worst of all, they just freeze.

So, what should you do when, for example, a police car is right behind you with its sirens going off?

Check out our list of dos and don’ts:

What to do when you approach engaged emergency vehicles:

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