Traffic jams are a norm in the UAE owing to the increasing number of vehicles on the road. Although authorities are doing their best to improve the infrastructure and educate the motorists, it is we who cause accidents by not following the rules. Today, we will talk about five traffic violations we commit on the road to cause traffic jams as well as mishaps.
- Rubbernecking
Rubbernecking is just a human curiosity, causing traffic jams and a lot of mess on the road. Stop rubbernecking today! We wrote a very detailed article on it; please read it.
- Driving slow in the fast lane
Nobody likes drivers who go slowly in the fast lane. The problem occurs when they decide to cut in front of the car in the fast lane at a slow speed. It is a perfect recipe for disaster, so switch your lane if you want to go slow.
- Phantom traffic jams
“A phantom jam begins when a car in dense traffic slows down even slightly, which causes the car behind that vehicle to slow even more — and the slowing action spreads backward through the lane of traffic like a wave, getting worse the farther it spreads.” It is our responsibility to make sure we drive at a steady pace. If we need to slow down, we should change the lane.
- Failing to use your indicator
Not using the indicator while turning is a major cause of accidents in the world. In the UAE, almost 47% of motorists don’t use them and cause serious accidents. This is a severe concern for authorities. As a motorist, we must use indicators whenever we decide to change the lane or make a turn.
- General Violations
The use of mobile phone while driving, over speeding and cutting in front of another vehicle forcefully, are a few widespread violations we see every day on the road. All these lead to traffic jams and disasters on the way.