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ABU DHABI (ALETIHAD)
The Abu Dhabi Police on Friday issued a video advisory urging pedestrians to use designated crossing points and highlighting the dangers of crossing roads from undesignated places.
The Directorate of Traffic and Security Patrol urged pedestrians to follow the necessary road safety rules and cross roads only from designated places, using pedestrian bridges and tunnels. The department also advised to adhere to pedestrian traffic lights at intersections that work in sync with traffic lights to regulate traffic.
Issuing a series of footages showing pedestrians flouting road safety rules, the force warned that crossing roads from undesignated places (jaywalking) was one of the main causes of hit-and-run accidents, calling on pedestrians to adhere to necessary road crossing rules while being mindful of the traffic.
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Abu Dhabi Police stressed that the security and safety of pedestrians is an important strategic priority, as part of the ongoing efforts to improve traffic safety conditions for pedestrians, which resulted in the construction of several bridges on internal and external roads - improving pedestrian crossings, creating surface paths controlled by traffic lights and closing gaps by constructing fences on various roads.
Motorists were also advised to pay attention to pedestrian crossings on the roads and to follow reduced speed limits to ensure the safety of all road users.
