Traffic Rule (UAE)

Road traffic has increased exponentially in the UAE. Vehicles and pedestrians are found almost everywhere throughout the seven Emirates. It is therefore absolutely necessary to have uniform rules and regulations and that road users comply with these rules.

Traffic laws and road rules have been under development internationally since the motoring was in its infancy at the beginning of the last century. Today you will find signs, rules and regulations that have been harmonized and approved internationally.

Traffic laws govern how a road should be marked and signed, how vehicles should be equipped and perform and how the driver should behave in different situations.  

To guide road users towards correct behavior on the roads, and help the police and judiciary to determine who is right and who is wrong in the event of an accident, a set of traffic rules has been incorporated into federal Law.

Knowledge of these rules is, of course, essential for every driver so that he or she will not break them out of carelessness or ignorance exposing other to a risk.

Rules, road traffic signs and road markings regulate traffic

Without these it would not be possible for traffic to move freely on roads. In the UAE, work is still in progress on the combining of Federal Law and traffic rules so that international and regional rules may be followed in daily practice.

 

Before obtaining your driving license, it is important that you learn and understand the signs, road markings and traffic rules

Some of the signs and lines shown here are not yet common in the UAE. However, with the rapid expansion of traffic and the road network, they will soon become part of our traffic system. In the meantime, you will need to be familiar with them if you plan on driving to another country.

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