UAE: RTA and Dubai Police to start trial run of Traffic Incidents Management Scheme this month
Source: Middle East Insurance Review | Sep 2018
The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) and the Dubai Police General HQ said the trial run of the Traffic Incidents Management Scheme would be applied to a 70km sector of the Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road for one year starting from 16 September 2018.
The move aims to ensure rapid deployment for clearance of vehicles involved in traffic accidents and vehicles breaking down on roads. The ultimate objective is to streamline the traffic flow at the sites of accidents, cut short the time taken to remove crashed vehicles and fend off secondary accidents triggered by sudden snarls.
The system has been initiated in the context of the strategic partnership between RTA and Dubai Police aimed at developing an integrated business process in line with Dubai vision and traffic safety strategies of the emirate. The overall objective is to turn Dubai into a safe city for people and properties.
According to studies commissioned by RTA, the scheme will help to reduce congestions along with associated costs by as much as 25%, and save extra expenses incurred by Dubai Police. It will step up police traffic enforcement measures, cut the time needed to remove damaged vehicles off the road, detect the occurrence of accidents and incidents, and ensure rapid deployment before building up the snarls or the incidence of secondary accidents. It will enable the delivery of roadside assistance to faulty vehicles to clear them off the road, and coordinate with motorists to remove their vehicles instantly.
Through this scheme, RTA is seeking to provide assistance for the management of traffic accidents by traffic diversion to alternative routes and making local traffic diversions among other measures. M