Motorists who ignore the signal are fined Dh1,000 and 10 black factors issued
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A complete of 492 motorists have been fined in Abu Dhabi for ignoring faculty bus ‘cease’ indicators from January to September 2021, authorities have introduced.
The Abu Dhabi Joint Committee for Site visitors Security revealed the brand new figures on Sunday throughout the launch of an consciousness marketing campaign, aiming at enhancing the safety and security on roads of the emirate, together with educating motorists on the principles of the “cease” signal on faculty buses.
Officers mentioned motorists are imagined to cease in each instructions on a two-way highway when the ‘cease’ signal has been displayed, at a distance of 5 metres away from the college bus.
Motorists who ignore the ‘cease’ indicators on faculty buses are fined Dh1,000 and 10 black factors are registered in opposition to their licences.
College bus drivers are additionally required to show the ‘cease’ indicators on the buses whereas selecting up or dropping off college students.
The penalty for not displaying the ‘cease’ signal on a faculty bus is Dh500 and 6 black factors.
Bus drivers are at all times reminded to cease on the designated and secure locations, and provides college students the chance to board the bus and sit of their seats safely, be sure that they get off the college bus safely after reaching faculty.
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The marketing campaign was additionally meant to realize the leaders’ imaginative and prescient in enhancing the standard of life in Abu Dhabi and making it a safer society.
The marketing campaign’s fundamental level of focus is to teach the general public in regards to the guidelines of the college bus “cease” signal and the significance of complying with them to keep up the protection of highway customers and to keep away from accidents and site visitors violations.
A Joint Committee—presided by the Division of Municipalities and Transport, whose members embrace the Normal Command of the Abu Dhabi Police, the Division of Well being and the Built-in Transport Centre—defined that the marketing campaign consists of broadcasting consciousness messages by way of social media, conducting media interviews, and holding instructional workshops to reinforce drivers’ consciousness relating to the need of utterly stopping on the designated “cease” indicators and at cease traces at intersections and highway exits.
Authorities mentioned the marketing campaign will increase consciousness of security procedures, particularly in mild of the rising variety of site visitors violations ensuing from ignoring the “cease” signal and never complying with a whole cease.