(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) A procession of luxury and vintage cars will be held from Al Meydan area and it will pass by Jumeirah and culminate at Emaar Boulevard Downtown Dubai.
Hussain Lootah Director-General of Dubai Municipality (fourth from left) leads the Largest Human Flag Creation of the UAE along with other officials of the Dubai Municipality at Zabeel Park in Dubai. -KT photo by Dhes Handumon
The Dubai Police are planning a string of activities on three days in celebration of the country’s 43rd National Day. The police celebrations will be held under the patronage of Shaikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Crown Prince of Dubai on November 28-29 and December 2 Colonel Saif Muheir Al Mazrouie Director of the Department of Traffic and Patrols has said.
On Friday the celebrations will kickstart from around the Burj Al Arab hotel at 9pm. They will include artistic shows and colourful lights.
On Saturday a procession of nearly 1000 luxury and vintage cars will be held from Al Meydan area and it will pass by Jumeirah and culminate at Emaar Boulevard Downtown Dubai.
The major celebrations will be held on December 2 when a military parade comprising the cavalry teams of the Dubai Police and police band will participate. Besides all Dubai government departments will be showing up at the celebrations.
Col Al Mazrouie said at a Press conference that participation in these celebrations will be confined to people holding special passes while people can watch the activities on giant display screens and monitors that will be fixed at public squares near to the main venues of the celebrations.
Eighty patrol cars will organise the entry and exit from and to the celebration sites. Vehicular traffic will be diverted to alternative roads.
Strict action against offenders
“Any violation of traffic rules during the National Day celebrations will not be tolerated” he warned.
“The law will be strictly enforced on all offenders which may include impoundment of a violator’s car for up to a month.”
Practices like holding processions performing road stunts rash driving overtaking from hard shoulder changing cars’ body colour placing stickers that offend public decency on cars overloading cars and dangling out of cars’ windows and doors are all prohibited during the celebrations.
“Article No (1) of the traffic law will be applied on motorists who may drive in a way that poses a danger to the public. The penalty will be seizure of the vehicle for a month and Dh2000 in fine plus 12 black points” he explained.
The traffic law will not only be applicable for cars but for motorcycles as well. Motorcycles of riders caught without driving licences would be impounded right away he noted.
The internal and peripheral roads of the emirate will be secured by 20 police patrol cars 10 each in the daytime and at night especially on Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road and Dubai-Hatta motorway.
Recounting last year’s traffic violations during the National Day celebrations Col Al Mazrouie said as many as 3000 vehicles were impounded for a month and their owners and riders slapped with fines.
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