The Traffic and Patrol Directorate of the Abu Dhabi Police has set the working hours during the Holy Month of Ramadan at the Customer Care Centers in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and Al Gharbiyah, in order to ease the process for clients during the month. The working hours will be from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. from Sunday to Thursday.
The Directorate also decided to prohibit trucks that weigh over 2.5 tons from entering the city of Abu Dhabi during the peak hours of Ramadan from 7:30 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. and from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. to ensure a seamless flow of traffic in the city.
Brigadier Eng. Hussein Ahmed Al Harthi, Director of the Traffic and Patrol Directorate announced setting a comprehensive plan to limit scenarios leading to accidents during the month. The plan will intensify patrols on internal and external roads, in bottleneck points, and in markets and shopping malls.
He explained that the plan comes in line with the Ramadan initiative launched by the General Department for Police Operations in Abu Dhabi Police in coordination with the Security Media Department at the General Secretariat of the Office of H.H. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior. The initiative follows the media campaign held under the theme “Your Safety,” which includes a series of security and traffic awareness initiatives.
Al Harthi called upon all drivers to promote efforts made to provide traffic safety during the month of Ramadan by adhering to traffic rules, reducing speed, paying attention while driving, fastening seat belts, and avoiding the use of mobile phones while driving, keeping a safety distance between vehicles, and being cautious to any unexpected incidents occurring on roads.
He called upon drivers to reflect the spiritual meanings of this month by respecting the rights of others on roads by not parking randomly outside mosques during nightly prayers, not to block the entrances and exits of parking lots, not to block other vehicles by parking behind them, and to follow the instructions of traffic police especially in front of shopping centers and areas that witness traffic jams.
He referred to the risks of driving at high speeds while heading home for Iftar, noting that traffic patrols will be roaming the street prior to the sunset call for prayer (Azan) to execute its humanitarian role in offering Iftar meals at traffic lights to drivers who are still on roads. This effort will be implemented in coordination with Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation.