Dubai is a city known around the world for its glamor, luxurious lifestyle, high-rise buildings and vast wealth. But beyond that, the city is also known for its strict laws. Sometimes its laws are so strict that people from other countries are surprised when they hear about it.
A case involving strict traffic laws occurred in Dubai. Surprisingly, while people usually face challenges and fines for driving incorrectly or ignoring traffic rules, in Dubai even pedestrians are under pressure to strictly abide by traffic rules.
Dubai Police fined 37 people for dangerous crossing of the road and ignoring traffic signals, Gulf News reported. He was fined AED 400.
Be careful or you will be severely fined!
Starting this year, under Dubai Traffic Law, crossing the road without permission or damaging traffic lights will result in a fine of AED 400. The laws in Dubai are very strict about J-walking. Jaywalking means crossing the road without permission or a designated place. When a person ignores traffic signals or zebra crossings and crosses the road in the middle of the road or in a place where crossing is not allowed, it is called jaywalking.
Last year’s numbers were scary!
Dubai Police have repeatedly warned that jaywalking can have fatal consequences. Last year, eight people were killed and 339 injured due to jaywalking. According to Gulf News, more than 44,000 people have been fined for J-walking in 2023.
Dubai Police have made it clear that it is important to obey traffic rules when crossing the road. They call on the public to adopt the correct way of crossing the road and only cross the road when there are no vehicles on the road.
Let me tell you, the Dubai Traffic Court fined an Arab driver AED 2,000 for not obeying traffic rules, while an Asian pedestrian was fined AED 400 for crossing the road without permission.
