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Motorists will be fined the equivalent of A$168 if they are not going fast enough on 62 kilometers of highway in the United Arab Emirates.
Abu Dhabi motorists to be fined Dh400 ($AU162) Since next month because no press at the lowest limit road sign speed 120km/h.
The new minimum speed limit on the 62km section of the four-lane Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Road will come into effect in April 2023, and fines will be imposed on violators from May 1, 2023.
according to a report the whole countryAccording to an UAE news outlet, the new minimum speed limit aims to encourage slow-moving vehicles to stay in the right-hand lane (the United Arab Emirates is a left-hand drive zone) allowing faster traffic to travel unimpeded on the left lane of the highway for long distances..
A posted minimum speed limit of 120 km/h applies to both left-hand lanes of the four-lane highway linking the emirate of Abu Dhabi to Dubai. The maximum speed limit on all four lanes is 140 km/h. However, heavy vehicles must remain in the rightmost lane and can only travel at speeds of up to 80 km/h.
“The imposition of the minimum speed limit is aimed at improving road safety. It will urge slow-moving vehicles to use appropriate lanes,” said General Al Muhairi, chief of Abu Dhabi Police.
Abu Dhabi Police conducted an online survey ahead of the introduction of the minimum speed limit and found that 78% of some 3,400 respondents supported the new law.
Photos from Abu Dhabi Police social media.
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