Speed Limit For New Abudhabi motorway set at 160Kph

                                     Speed Limit for new abudhabi Motorway set at 160kph
A speed limit of 160kph has been set for the new sheikh khalifa bin Zayed Road as Abudhabi tries to ease the flow of commercial transport and support economic growth.

The speed limit is considered to be the highest in the country.

The new highway links the capital to the Al Dhafra region and Saudi Arabia and speed cameras are set to record at 161kph,meaning the ususal 20kph buffer does not apply,Motorist breaking the limit will be fined.

                                                       

Thomas Edelmann, director of Road Safty UAE, said that increasing the speed limit was a supprising move.
He said:The UAE has launched several initiatives to reduce the speed limit on several roads.So increasing the speed limit on sheikh khalifa Bin Zayed Road is unexpected.
Of the 525 death in road accidents recorded in the UAE IN 2017 ,230 OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF SPEEDING ,ACCORDING TO THE MINSTRY OF INTERIOR

SPEEDING REMAINS ONE OF THE MAJOR CAUSES OF DEATH ON OUR ROADS AND MAJOR CAUSE OF ACCIDENTS
                                             

                                     Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Highway
                                         

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