A seat belt for children is now required in Dubai

DUBAI'S MANDATORY MOBILE VEHICLES WITH CHILDREN UNDER 12 YEARS, BELTED BY SAFETY BELTS OR CARRIED OUT IN SPECIAL CHILDREN'S CAR CHAIRS.

Otherwise, the driver faces a fine of 400 UAE dirhams (US $ 110), as well as 4 penalty points. The head of the Dubai police explained the introduction of this measure in connection with the growing number of accidents on the roads, the victims of which were not fastened children.

According to the Director of the General Department of Traffic in Dubai, Colonel Safe Safe Moheir Al Mazrui, over the past year 208 car drivers with unfastened young passengers were stopped. Colonel Al Mazrui says: “In an accident, the car brakes abruptly and throws passengers forward or to the side with force. And if this happens at a speed of 100 km / h, you risk not only health but also life.”

As part of the company in support of seat belts and car seats, Dubai police issued drivers 100 free child seats. Regarding the safe driving of the fair sex, the colonel categorically denied rumors that women commit more accidents, backing up their words with facts: over the past year, women were responsible for 104 accidents compared to 1,075 collisions committed by male drivers.

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