emirates7 - Mattar Al Tayer, Director General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors at the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), and Lieutenant General Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri, Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police, held a coordination meeting to discuss strengthening their collaboration, particularly in traffic safety and transport security. The meeting reviewed progress on the Dubai Traffic Safety Strategy 2022–2026, road safety performance for 2024, and the initiative to set up a Personal Mobility Monitoring Unit, including a registration framework for electric scooters.
Al Tayer commended the strong partnership between the RTA and Dubai Police, emphasizing their joint success in executing 53 collaborative initiatives in 2024, which contributed significantly to meeting the strategy’s goal of reducing fatalities. He stressed the need to maintain momentum in achieving the targets outlined in the Traffic Safety Strategy, aiming for the "Zero Fatalities" vision and positioning Dubai as a global leader in road safety. Al Tayer also reaffirmed RTA’s commitment to improving safety across all public transport services and personal mobility options, alongside enhancing road user education.
Lieutenant General Al Marri praised the strategic cooperation between Dubai Police and the RTA, focusing on the collective efforts to improve safety and security for everyone in Dubai. He highlighted the significant progress in reducing traffic fatalities and accidents, noting a 90% reduction in traffic fatalities and incidents over an 18-year period from 2007 to 2024. Al Marri emphasized the importance of awareness campaigns, which reached over 255,000 people and produced 24 educational videos that garnered over 117 million views, underscoring the role of public education in enhancing road safety.
The meeting also reviewed enforcement actions, revealing that more than 145,000 violations were recorded involving delivery motorcycles, nearly 40,000 for bicycles and e-scooters, and around 60,000 pedestrian-related violations. Approximately 24,000 vehicles, nearly 4,000 delivery motorcycles, and over 54,000 personal mobility devices were impounded. The authorities also discussed the 53 initiatives under the Dubai Traffic Safety Strategy, focusing on four key areas: road and vehicle engineering, systems and management, traffic awareness, and enforcement. These efforts have resulted in a significant reduction in road fatalities, from 21.7 per 100,000 people in 2007 to 1.8 in 2024.
Pedestrian fatalities decreased from 9.5 to 0.3, and the combined rate of fatalities and serious injuries dropped from 36.2 to just 4. The death rate per 10,000 vehicles also fell from 4.2 to 0.45. Enforcement efforts have been expanded to improve compliance in pedestrian safety, high-risk violations, and the use of motorcycles, bicycles, and electric scooters.
The meeting also covered initiatives under the road engineering pillar, including improvements at 23 high-risk locations, the installation of 54 raised pedestrian crossings, and safety upgrades for soft mobility users. Work is underway on a smart management system for public transport drivers to further enhance safety.
Joint efforts between the RTA and Dubai Police included site visits to truck rest areas and workshops targeting delivery riders, engaging over 15,000 drivers. Pedestrian safety campaigns reached more than 10,000 workers and drivers. In terms of system improvements, the law governing autonomous vehicles and its executive regulations were introduced, along with updates to the high-frequency incident location tracking system and traffic incident reporting platforms.
The two agencies discussed further strengthening enforcement and awareness campaigns, particularly for truck and motorcycle drivers, as trucks account for 30% of traffic on some major roads, and motorcycles represent 4% of registered vehicles. They agreed on new inspection and awareness campaigns focusing on truck movement restrictions on Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed and Emirates Roads, improving delivery operations, and enhancing training for motorcycle delivery riders.
The rise in personal mobility devices was also addressed, with bicycle trips increasing by 5% and e-scooter trips growing by 8.7% in 2024. To ensure safety and compliance on dedicated lanes, a Personal Mobility Monitoring Unit will be established to regulate traffic flow on cycling lanes and raise awareness of safe usage.
The RTA also presented its Roads and Transport Plan 2030, which includes four pillars:
1. Road Infrastructure: 39 strategic projects targeting major corridors like Latifa bint Hamdan Street, Hessa Street, and improvements to Al Wasl, Jumeirah, and Al Qudra Roads.
2. Transport Policy: Measures such as flexible working hours, dedicated bus lanes, school transport reforms, and dynamic toll pricing to improve traffic flow.
3. Public Transport Development: Plans for the Dubai Metro Blue Line, studies for suspended transit systems, and expansion of bus and marine transport services.
4. Smart Traffic Systems: Phase 2 of the Intelligent Traffic Systems (ITS) project, aimed at achieving 100% network coverage across Dubai, with upgrades to traffic incident management and emergency response systems.
Al Tayer commended the strong partnership between the RTA and Dubai Police, emphasizing their joint success in executing 53 collaborative initiatives in 2024, which contributed significantly to meeting the strategy’s goal of reducing fatalities. He stressed the need to maintain momentum in achieving the targets outlined in the Traffic Safety Strategy, aiming for the "Zero Fatalities" vision and positioning Dubai as a global leader in road safety. Al Tayer also reaffirmed RTA’s commitment to improving safety across all public transport services and personal mobility options, alongside enhancing road user education.
Lieutenant General Al Marri praised the strategic cooperation between Dubai Police and the RTA, focusing on the collective efforts to improve safety and security for everyone in Dubai. He highlighted the significant progress in reducing traffic fatalities and accidents, noting a 90% reduction in traffic fatalities and incidents over an 18-year period from 2007 to 2024. Al Marri emphasized the importance of awareness campaigns, which reached over 255,000 people and produced 24 educational videos that garnered over 117 million views, underscoring the role of public education in enhancing road safety.
The meeting also reviewed enforcement actions, revealing that more than 145,000 violations were recorded involving delivery motorcycles, nearly 40,000 for bicycles and e-scooters, and around 60,000 pedestrian-related violations. Approximately 24,000 vehicles, nearly 4,000 delivery motorcycles, and over 54,000 personal mobility devices were impounded. The authorities also discussed the 53 initiatives under the Dubai Traffic Safety Strategy, focusing on four key areas: road and vehicle engineering, systems and management, traffic awareness, and enforcement. These efforts have resulted in a significant reduction in road fatalities, from 21.7 per 100,000 people in 2007 to 1.8 in 2024.
Pedestrian fatalities decreased from 9.5 to 0.3, and the combined rate of fatalities and serious injuries dropped from 36.2 to just 4. The death rate per 10,000 vehicles also fell from 4.2 to 0.45. Enforcement efforts have been expanded to improve compliance in pedestrian safety, high-risk violations, and the use of motorcycles, bicycles, and electric scooters.
The meeting also covered initiatives under the road engineering pillar, including improvements at 23 high-risk locations, the installation of 54 raised pedestrian crossings, and safety upgrades for soft mobility users. Work is underway on a smart management system for public transport drivers to further enhance safety.
Joint efforts between the RTA and Dubai Police included site visits to truck rest areas and workshops targeting delivery riders, engaging over 15,000 drivers. Pedestrian safety campaigns reached more than 10,000 workers and drivers. In terms of system improvements, the law governing autonomous vehicles and its executive regulations were introduced, along with updates to the high-frequency incident location tracking system and traffic incident reporting platforms.
The two agencies discussed further strengthening enforcement and awareness campaigns, particularly for truck and motorcycle drivers, as trucks account for 30% of traffic on some major roads, and motorcycles represent 4% of registered vehicles. They agreed on new inspection and awareness campaigns focusing on truck movement restrictions on Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed and Emirates Roads, improving delivery operations, and enhancing training for motorcycle delivery riders.
The rise in personal mobility devices was also addressed, with bicycle trips increasing by 5% and e-scooter trips growing by 8.7% in 2024. To ensure safety and compliance on dedicated lanes, a Personal Mobility Monitoring Unit will be established to regulate traffic flow on cycling lanes and raise awareness of safe usage.
The RTA also presented its Roads and Transport Plan 2030, which includes four pillars:
1. Road Infrastructure: 39 strategic projects targeting major corridors like Latifa bint Hamdan Street, Hessa Street, and improvements to Al Wasl, Jumeirah, and Al Qudra Roads.
2. Transport Policy: Measures such as flexible working hours, dedicated bus lanes, school transport reforms, and dynamic toll pricing to improve traffic flow.
3. Public Transport Development: Plans for the Dubai Metro Blue Line, studies for suspended transit systems, and expansion of bus and marine transport services.
4. Smart Traffic Systems: Phase 2 of the Intelligent Traffic Systems (ITS) project, aimed at achieving 100% network coverage across Dubai, with upgrades to traffic incident management and emergency response systems.