Road Rules to Remember while Driving in the UAE

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Road Rules to Remember while Driving in the UAE

Despite having a strong public transport network, however, the UAE's weather also makes it important to maintain a personal mode of transport. The UAE's excellent infrastructure and roads make driving a real pleasure, but traffic laws in the UAE are strict and penalties are severe. These can easily be avoided with a little diligence on our part. Most laws are common sense. While there are some region-specific laws, it makes sense to pass them on. Let's first get acquainted with the traffic rules in the United Arab Emirates.

General Pointers You will have left-hand drive cars as all cars drive on the right side of the road. Although this is normal for most people. However, some countries in the world like UAE have right-hand drive cars and drive on the left side of the road. Children between the ages of four and eight must sit in a child seat. No one under the age of thirteen will be permitted to sit in the passenger seat. Dubai Airport car rental operators can organize these for you.

Black Point System The UAE adheres to the black dot system. Those who break traffic rules will receive black points. The first offence was made by crossing twenty-four black dots in twelve months. wherein your driver's license will be confiscated for three months in the second offence Your driver's license will be forfeited for six months. A third offence results in a


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