Fujairah: Fujairah Police have slashed speed limits on Ghadfa’a Road in the emirate to bolster safety through slower-moving traffic, said a Fujairah police official.
Fujairah traffic authorities have decided to cut the speed limit for all motorists to 100km/h from 120km/h following a series of deadly single- and multiple-vehicle accidents that police said involved high rates of speed and driver error.
Speed radars will catch vehicles now travelling at 121km/h given that cameras are programmed to give motorists a 20km room for error in their rate of travel.
Fujairah police official said the new speed limit has been enforced on Ghadfa’a Road in both directions.
The official said that most of the fatal accidents have clearly been caused due to speeding.
“We have decided to cut the speed limits on this vital road in the emirate where many fatal accidents have taken place,” he said.
The Fujairah Traffic Department launched an awareness campaign to make drivers aware of the changes.
Brochures in different languages will be distributed to motorists on the roads.
The decision will take effect from November 1 and Fujairah Municipality will change all the speed signboards on these roads, he said.
