Ajman Police release footage of horrific accidents to raise awareness on dangers of sudden lane changing

Ajman: As a part of a security drive, Ajman Police have posted a video on their social media account, displaying a reckless motorist instantly altering lane and smashing into different autos.

‘Sudden deviation’ is among the main causes of significant accidents, which both end in dying or trigger everlasting disabilities, Police stated. Sudden deviation means transferring abruptly from one lane to a different with out ensuring that the lane one is coming into into is freed from autos.

Ajman Police stated sudden lane modifications and flawed overtaking are among the many main causes of visitors accidents within the emirate. Police have urged motorists to take additional care whereas on the roads and keep away from sudden lane modifications. Police additionally stated a penalty for violation will likely be issued in keeping with Article 86 of the Visitors Legislation, which states {that a} mild automobile that doesn't abide by obligatory visitors lane motion shall be fined Dh400. Police pressured the necessity to adhere to visitors indicators and directions on the roads.

Ajman Police have cautioned drivers to cooperate with visitors officers to make sure highway security, by following visitors legal guidelines and laws as a way to keep and improve safety and security. Police defined that surveillance cameras at intersections monitor various violations, akin to leaping the purple mild and autos crossing the intersection at excessive speeds — whether or not the sign is inexperienced or in any other case. Lane violations whereas turning had been additionally photographed and monitored.

Ajman Police have pressured that motorists should drive of their designated lanes with out altering the path of the automobile in the direction of the suitable or to the left earlier than intersections. The motorist should decide to staying in his or her lane and should adhere to the highway indicators that point out whether or not a driver is allowed to show the left or proper, as a way to keep away from visitors accidents.

Ajman police have urged motorists to enhance their behaviour in the direction of different highway customers whereas driving and identified that police forces have doubled their efforts to cut back accidents.

Brigadier Basic Khalid Muhammad Al Nuaimi, Deputy Director Basic of Police Operations at Ajman Police, had earlier acknowledged that the dying charge in critical visitors accidents in Ajman throughout 2020 had declined by 33 per cent, whereas critical visitors accidents declined by 45 per cent. This contributed to attaining the strategic aim of the Ministry of Inside, by means of strengthening highway safety.

Brigadier Al Nuaimi stated that many of the accidents that occurred had been as a result of over-speeding and distraction whereas on the highway, failure to stick to lane driving, in addition to flawed overtaking and never leaving sufficient distance between autos.