Yes, you're not mistaken. The only restriction is off-road motorcycles, which is the uniqueness of this new restriction.

Of course, the promulgation of this seemingly strange regulation was not an accidental rise by the local transportation department. The main reason is the frequent occurrence of fatalities due to motorcycle traffic accidents in Dubai in recent years, and there is a trend of increasing rapidly year by year. There have been so many malignant traffic accidents within a year that have caught the attention of local authorities, and this new restraining order was personally drafted and proposed by Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed.

Dubai's Prohibition on Motorcycles

According to the restriction order, all off-road motorcycles are prohibited from driving in any residential area within the urban area of Dubai, as well as on all roads within the jurisdiction of local traffic safety regulations.

The Dubai Traffic Police captain said, "The promulgation of the new restrictions will greatly reduce the rate of traffic accidents caused by motorcycles, thereby further reducing the tragic casualties caused by such accidents. At the same time, this regulation can also be considered a warning for many young knights." Although the traffic police captain did not mention in his brief speech why he specifically refers to teenagers, But the editor speculates that this is also very likely because the high incidence of accidents is particularly prominent among the youth age group, and we have a more prominent electric vehicle.

Thomas Edelmann, founder of the road safety network in the United Arab Emirates, said, Many motorcycle riders, especially those riding off-road motorcycles, often disregard traffic regulations and run around the streets as they please. We often hear the annoying exhaust noise roaring past, whether it's during busy days or in the dead of night. When people are asleep at night, they will be awakened by this sudden noise, and this situation is definitely more than once or twice, sometimes even one night Several times. This has clearly become an antisocial behavior and should be controlled

Dubai's Prohibition on Motorcycles

After speaking about the news, the editor would like to say a few more words on this topic. Although Dubai is far away from us, this news is enough to bring us some reflection. A good cycling environment requires our joint efforts, and first of all, we need to do ourselves well.