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New fines and confiscation for using mobiles


Chocoholic The RTA has announced that anyone caught using their mobile phone whilst driving - without a headset - will get a 5,000 Dhs fine and their car confiscated for 15 days! Ouch! Get those headsets on!
kanelli They'll never enforce it, just like the hundreds of other traffic violations that occur every day and are ignored by police who drive right by. naruto
i dont think so, especialy this week is the truffic week so be carefull Chocoholic Oh yes they will! I already know 3 people who've been pulled for it! One was given a 10,000 Dhs on the spot fine! sage & onion Its a great thing to do, as long as it is for ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL If you know what I mean Chocoholic Couple of classic stories, one nutter was driving like a fool, weaving and cutting people up - of course he's on the phone - my friend pulls up close to him at the straffic lights, taps on his passenger window and says 'Mate, if you can afford a Merc, you can afford a mobile headset!'. Another friend sees this guys weaving around all over the place, he very nearly bumps into her, so she beeps at him and makes it obvious she's angry, he winds down his window and says 'Can't you see I'm on the phone?!' What the hell do you come back that with? Idiots! rudeboy lol how will they check if you have tints?? Bora Bora Good thing. Now those mindful and careful drivers who use their mobile while driving and slow down to 40 on SZR and 25 on the streets can speed it up. Oh, and use their turn signals too. gtmash
Where did you hear this, woman!?! Bora Bora
Plus 2 black points on your license!
It is true. I guess most people will find out when they get the fine, points and car confiscated.

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rudeboy sorry but i dont think this will work out. there are millions of cars on the road. are there millions of police cars to go around? nope. well you can beat the system go around it :D. and hey if a person sees a police car they will hang up and start talking again once they gone past the squad car. there is 1 in a million possibility of someone being caught. unless you happen to be chocholics friend, they are always in the wrong place at the wrong time :D Bora Bora
Let us know when you get your fine. rudeboy
i wont i m not one of chocs friends :(
anyways got a bluetooth system fitted in my car so everyone thinks i m a mad man waving his hands around and talking to himself :D sage & onion
Actually I disagree with you, people years ago basically refused to wear seat belts until it became mandatory with a hfty fine attached. 90% of drivers given the choice will not wear them, it is the risk of getting the fine that ensures they do.
As for me I have always worn a seat belt for myself and for any occupant of the vehicle I drive. Because I believe in its use. kanelli They will fine for a while and then back off, coasting on the fear generated. I remember when they cracked down on tints... hmmm, what do we see on the roads still? sage & onion
But certain people seem to have avoided this crackdown, if you get my drift. rudeboy
i am not disagreeing with this new law regarind phones. all i m saying is that there are flaws in this law. yeh its easy to come up with a law but how exactly do you effectively immplement it? there are so many roads in UAE, there are so many cars in UAE and the no of police cars is less. so how exactly will you catch all of these drivers using phones whilst driving?
ppl are not dumb. do you actually think that ppl will continue talking on the phone whilst they pass right infront of the policeman and smile to the policeman while he does so :D. duh i mean if hes a indian yeh probably :D lol but seriously no1 will. they will just hang up and get back on the phone.
what about those who drive dangerously and are on the phone at the same time? do you see 100s of police cars checking up on every single car that passes them? nope. sage & onion
To be honest I see many people doing exactly what you describe, with the Police not taking any action. rudeboy
they cant because there arent that many police cars. ok cameras and radars are good and they have put a huge numbers of them but you need more police cars and probably more CCTVs on every inch of the road.
there was a law about strict clamp down on ppl who drive on the hard shoulder. but still ppl do it. and how exactly do you catch them? by having more police cars? by having loads of cctv cameras on every single road?
fact is ppl in dxb are rich filthy. 10,000dhs is what? nothing to someone who can drive a cruiser, patrol, bmw or a merc, lexus. and hey they will consficate your car :S WOWEEEEE thats great but hmmmm what if in your house there are 4 cars :D
lol
Bora Bora
"ppl in dxb are rich filthy"? Exactly who are you referring to? As for hard shoulder driving - look at the plates of those who do it. This practice is rare and has for the most part stopped. I'm an expat, not filthy rich, don't drive one of the above cars mentioned, and certainly would look to avoid getting a 10,000 Dh. fine. rudeboy well i am not referring to anyone specifically on this forum. ppl are rich in dubai you know it and i know it. if you dont know it. go to dubai marina, go to jlt, etc. do you drive a company car? Bora Bora
I didn't think you were referring to anyone specifically on the forum. I know that you are generalizing On the level of one's financial work, where to you stand?
FYI: I drive my own car which is 7 years old.
And living in the Marina doesn't make you filthy rich. Most of those apartments were bought off plan years ago. Many of the residents have two incomes which made it possible to purchase a flat. Keep in mind that many of the flats in the marina are either rentals or sitting vacant, as well as in JBR. rudeboy
are u a westerner? Bora Bora
What does that have to do with anything? rudeboy
westerners get a pretty salary. so are you? yes or no? sage & onion
Before you ask the question, tell us what you are? rudeboy
british :D ;) :D XPClone
Show me some official communication on this and I will believe you. Until then its all bullsh!t. rudeboy even if you wear headphones you are not likely to concentrate on driving. so i guess its a qucik way of making money heheh :D Chocoholic Using the phone whilst driving has always been illegal without a headset! And are you blind? Or have you not seen those great big flashing warning messages from the RTA on the highways saying - 'Do not use your phone, call when you arrive!' sharfraz that's rite cheers!!!! 8) XPClone Oh I've seen the signs and even read the report on the RTA site: / but please point at where it officially states that your car will be impounded and you will be fined 5000 AED. I received an email on this yesterday and it is just one of those mails that gets sent around Dubai. Maybe I should have been clearer in my first post: Show me some proof on the fines and I will believe this - otherwise its bullsh!t...... Bora Bora
You hold the British passport? If so, I am inclined to think that you may be a hyphenated Brit. Or, your family migrated to Britain and by birth you received the British passport. Hulahula
They're fixing the hard shoulder problem in Abu Dhabi by installing speed bumps every 20 meters. Twas' great fun to sit out by the road and watch landcruisers and mercs starting flying and spraying sparks all over the place during rush hour the first day they installed them. Snow Talking on the phone isn't the scary part...it's the messaging while driving that needs to be checked, and how can the police keep track of that without x-ray goggles!!!? Bora Bora So RB if you are British then that must mean you are filthy rich by your definition. What do you do for a living? Where in Dubai do you live? And why do you judge Westerners and so strongly defend the Indian population. FYI there are Indians in Dubai who hold a huge mass of money. I think that you need to reach out to them and wag your finger at them for not doing something for their fellow man suffering in Dubai. JUMBO is a good place to start. And when you get finished with the wealthy Indians in Dubai head on out to India and give those who own Tata and Reliance a piece of your mind. And while you are there you can get in touch with the Indian goverment and ask them what they did with the money that the production company paid them to film Slumdog Millionaire. Maybe they can set up a clinic for those infected with AIDS. Stop making the problems of Indians everyone elses responsibility. kanelli According to research talking on a cell phone period, even with a headset is the same level of distraction. As well, it is the same as talking with a passenger in the car. Also, eating and drinking and reading the newspaper and personal grooming are huge factors in many crashes. Why can't people just drive from A to B and focus on the driving? If people get to casual about driving it endangers everyone else on the road. gamercowboy Talking on the phone is much more distracting than talking to a passenger. There are many reasons for this. First of all, talking on the phone takes more effort to understand what the person is saying on account of the poor voice quality (even with the best connection possible). Secondly, the person on the other line does not see what you see and, unlike a passenger, will not stop talking even if there's an imminent need for you to focus all your attention on the road. rudeboy
i need really big glasses cos maybe they have put it in really really small words :D rudeboy
last time i checked i was british :D will let you know if there are any updates :D by the way you still havent told me where u from?? what is it with ppl and them telling their nationalities :S i guess ppl in dxb arent really proud of what they are or where they from. rudeboy
hmmm thats not going to help much especially when ppl on jumeriah beach road "jump" over the speed bumps there :D Bora Bora
Wouldn't that make you a westerner? Well then, that must make you filthy rich!
You are a walking, breathing contradiction. rudeboy
i dont judge westerners. westerners are humans like us all. we all make mistakes. yeh i do egg some westerners off but i only do that when they mistake islam for something else. i also try to help out the westerners by providing them more info on islam and the islamic culture and way of living.
hehehe i never have defended the indian government or indian population. on the contary i have been doing the opposite :D check my posts you will be suprised :D bloody *N*£)S Bora Bora
So, you are british, but don't consider yourself a westerner (see highlighted text) as you use the term "like us all" - who is "us all"?, then I have to ask what your ethnicity is? And how can you say you don't judge westerners when you outright claimed that they are all filthy rich? You are clearly anti-western.
My guess is that you are a distant relative of bangleboy. kanelli :lol: sage & onion
Now you are talking :lol: :lol: :lol: K-Dog He may be Britsiharab, another poster who likes to crap on this forum. He ain't British. Just look at the way he writes. Bora Bora
Me thinks Indian, holding the British passport. K-Dog
No I don't think so. He has posted some really vile stuff about Indians. My bet is on Afghan holding a Brit PP. Bora Bora
Well we won't find out until he answers some questions, which he has totally avoided doing. But we do know one thing for sure, he is a walking contradiction. Multiple personalities??? sharfraz :lol: ...dudes ... what's with that looking for his identity!!!!! :lol: Red Chief
He-he British PP holder that has been living in SHJ. :roll:
Probably he likes its Muslim heritage and conservatism. :? sharfraz
hey, there are more...however I live in dubai!!!!
8) Bora Bora
Well Dude, not looking for his "identity". Please read posts from the beginning and you will understand why the questions. bonk
The RTA is so intent on making my life on the roads difficult. What with watching the DVD player, trying to send text messages, drinking my coffee, keeping an eye on the car behind me trying to insert their number plate up my exhaust pipe, checking email on the blackberry, slowing down for speed cameras, reading the map to get the right exit off the highway ... now I gotta check those overhead signs as well :?: Speedhump
Don't shortchange your female multitasking abilities, we all know you apply your lippy and mascara too.... bonk
And shave my legs on Mondays ... Speedhump
so they're nice and stubbly again for the weekend? :D bonk
"And baby when it's love if it's not rough it isn't fun ..." rudeboy
boy you need to take the chill pill :D
anti-western lol you still havent told me where u from :S what is it with ppl and their ethnic roots :S i just asked where you from and you getting cheesed off :S you aint EVEN WESTERN and you are on my case. lol.
i am not anti-western. i am anti-western GOVERNMENTS. got it? rudeboy
in short am a british muslim. got a problemo ppl??? cos i am proud of what i am. bora you still havent told me where u from boy. where u from the philipines?



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