The Department of Statistics in the Traffic and Patrol Department of Ras Al Khaimah Police reported that during the past year, the Emirate registered 136 traffic accidents due to non-road traffic while driving vehicles, in addition to recording 1029 non-traffic violations, including mobile phone conversations, Eating while driving vehicles.

In a statement issued by the Department of Traffic and Patrols of Ras Al Khaimah Police, Col. Ahmed Al-Deem Al-Naqbi, Al-Ikhtam Al-Youm said that the statistics of the Statistics Department showed that male drivers were more likely to commit telephone violations while driving than females. The age groups of 20 to 25 years The perpetrators of this offense.

He pointed out that the statistical report identified 136 traffic accidents as a result of non-road traffic, including two accidents due to the use of mobile phones while driving, 42 accidents due to non-compliance, 62 accidents due to sudden deviation, and 30 accidents.

Al-Naqbi attributed the sudden deviation of the vehicles, the lack of commitment to the lane, the absence of sufficient distance, and the impact from the rear, to the drivers' preoccupation with driving and distracting them for a few seconds, causing traffic accidents.

He pointed out that the violations of the non-road preoccupation is one of the most serious traffic violations that cause tragic accidents, injuries and deaths between drivers and their companions, reaching 1000 dirhams, 12 black points and booking the vehicle, if the lives of others are endangered.

He added that the preoccupation without the road while driving vehicles negatively affects the driving of vehicles and lack of control and lead to traffic accidents that cause the lives of innocent, adding that the new traffic amendments have increased the penalty of concern without the road, and increased the penalty by 100%, from 400 dirhams to 800 AED 32 and four black points. Article 32 of the Traffic and Traffic Law stipulates that the use of a mobile phone, or any other form, amounts to AED 800 and four black points.

He pointed out that one of the reasons for the deviation of the vehicle from its proper course while driving, eating and drinking, tuning the radio, twisting the driver back to talk to his companions, modify the clothes or clothes, adding that the law prohibits the use of mobile phone, either by speaking or writing text messages or browsing social networking sites , As well as distraction from anything that may distract the driver's attention while driving, as this causes the vehicle to deviate from its course and cause a traffic accident.

He pointed out that one of the most important factors to abide by traffic and traffic law and protect lives from dangerous accidents, leaving sufficient distance between the vehicles during driving, and the commitment of the line, and adhere to the law of traffic and traffic speeds at the road, and use seat belts, and sit properly inside the vehicle, Vehicle deviation from track.

He pointed out that the traffic man is entitled to violate the driver if he sees acts that distract attention and preoccupation without the road, and that the violation is related to the circumstances in which the violation occurs, adding that the police of Ras Al Khaimah show flexibility for drivers who use the mobile phone during the stop in front of the signal, When the signal is switched from red to green.

42

Traffic accident due to lack of commitment to the route.

30

A traffic accident due to insufficient distance between vehicles.