A call has gone out to drivers to adhere to speed limits and follow traffic laws.
Director general of traffic Brigadier Shaikh Abdulrahman bin Abdulwahab Al Khalifa, said that legal procedures for traffic violations, including crossing speed limits, have been the same since the new traffic law came to force in February 2015.
He said that crossing the speed limit is among the most common traffic violations that risks the safety of road users and the lives of drivers.
He explained that setting speed limits on roads is based on many criteria, mainly protecting lives and maintaining traffic safety. Other factors include the design of the road, number of lanes and distance between junctions, and therefore it is important to keep the speed limit by following the signs, he said.
He said that adhering to the traffic rules has resulted in the reduction of traffic injuries and fatalities by 60 per cent until 2020 despite the increase in the number of vehicles, traffic jams and new urban projects.
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