UAE: Crackdown on motorists parking cars in middle of the road, blocking traffic flow in Sharjah

Sharjah - Civic authorities have provided a parking reservation service for commercial establishments.

The Sharjah Police and the Sharjah City Municipality authorities have been persisting with the crackdown on motorists, who are found to order food from eateries, cafeterias and restaurants, and grocery items from supermarkets while waiting inside their cars that are parked in the middle of the road and hindering the uninterrupted and smooth flow of traffic movements.

A police patrol official said the violations increased during the Eid-Al-Fitr holidays, which ended on Saturday (May 15), despite an increase in deployment of police personnel across the emirate on the festive occasion.

Many motorists have been warned and some have been fined for gross negligence, he added.

The aggressive inspection drive would continue till the growing menace is eradicated, the authorities said.

Motorists have to park their cars in designated parking spots to receive services.

The police have recently organised an awareness campaign on social media platforms and distributed awareness pamphlets, where motorists were ordered to avoid random parking and blocking traffic on streets, especially those leading up to mosques, restaurants, cafeterias, eateries, and grocery stores.

Blocking traffic hinders access to emergency vehicles such as ambulances and fire engines to their destinations that require immediate intervention to save human lives and property.

"The instructions have been issued to traffic sergeants to begin booking drivers and owners of vehicles that obstruct traffic and are packed randomly across Sharjah, especially in front of mosques during Friday prayers, and near restaurants, cafeterias, eateries, and supermarkets,” he said.