A move to lower the enforced speed on the Abu-Dhabi-Dubai motorway from 160 kph to 140 kph will have a "huge impact" on road safety, traffic experts have said.
The move to cut the speed above which motorists are penalised was made this week after local studies examined international standards and analysed the impact of speed, according to Brigadier Hussain al Harethi, head of the Abu Dhabi Traffic and Patrols Directorate.
Brigadier Al Harthie said that the new speed limit and the date of implementation will be announced next week when the change is made and a campaign will be started.
‘We will adjust the radar according to the new speed limit,’ stated Brigadier Al Harthie. Currently, the radars on the Shaikh Maktoum Road are fixed to catch those driving above 160 kph.
The new speed limit will only be implemented on the Abu Dhabi-Dubai highway and those on Al Ain road will not be changed, he added.
Brig Al Harthie clarified that the enforcement of the new speed limit is not a specific response to the massive car-pile up of 127 vehicles on Saturday that Killed an Asian man and injured 61 others.
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