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The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) and the General HQ of Dubai Police had in September decided to reduce the speed limit on the Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Road and the Emirates Road from 120kmph to 110kmph across the sectors in Dubai of the above two roads.
The decision, which shall take effect as of October 15, 2017, has been taken as part of the two parties' efforts to curb traffic accidents and ensure the safety of road users.
Engineer Maitha bin Adai, CEO of Traffic and Roads Agency, RTA, said, "Lowering the speed limits on the Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and Emirates Roads is a result of elaborate traffic safety studies and analyses of traffic accident data along with their causes over the past years. It resulted in addressing several traffic safety requirements such as pedestrian bridges, safety rails, and truck lay-by areas; which contributed to realising RTA's vision.
New signboards have been put up on the two major highways, informing the motorists about the new speed limits.
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Speed limit on Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed & Emirates roads in #Dubai would be reduced to 110 km/h from Oct 15 pic.twitter.com/6Mvg73YAJp"The decision is mainly intended to curb traffic accidents resulting from over speeding, especially as the two roads witness huge volumes of heavy vehicles traffic in both directions. Controlling the speed limits is one of the most effective measures of reducing traffic accidents. The procedure of controlling the speed limits is based on several criteria highlighted by the design speed of the road, and the actual speed observed by the majority of drivers. It also rests on the extent of urbanisation on both roadsides, pedestrian traffic, availability of schools, mosques and other vital facilities. It also depends on the level of traffic accidents that took place on the road, traffic volume, and the high probability of serial accidents," she further explained.
- Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) September 13, 2017
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