In The UAE , Drivers Who Overtake Cars From The Hard Shoulder Are Fined Dh1,000.

In addition to being extremely risky, overtaking from a hard shoulder is a serious traffic infraction. According to Article 42 of the UAE Federal Traffic Law, violators face a Dh1,000 fine and six black points.

Few drivers openly disregard traffic laws by recklessly overtaking, endangering their own lives as well as the lives of other drivers, despite several warnings from various agencies in the United Arab Emirates.

The Abu Dhabi Police released a video on Friday, January 5, which demonstrated the infraction of overtaking from the shoulder of the road.

One SUV was seen in the video from one of the emirate’s traffic cameras overtaking other cars in the left-most lane and using the hard shoulder. Every other vehicle was seen braking to allow the SUV to pass; if other drivers hadn’t been alert, this could have turned into a dangerous situation. Another 4WD was seen passing without keeping a safe distance and driving perilously near other vehicles.