UAE: FNC calls for uniform speed limits on federal roads

A Federal National Council (FNC) report has confirmed that there is a lack of coordination between the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure and the local authorities concerned with roads, especially regarding setting speed limits, lighting and distributing ambulance points on the main federal roads.

According to the report, the UAE is among the top seven countries in the world when it comes to road quality index.

The members who drafted the report, however, made a number of observations. The most important of them is the lack of coordination and cooperation between the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure and the authorities concerned with roads, especially in determining the speed limits and the distribution of ambulance points and street lighting.

The lack of a uniform speed limits on the main federal streets lead to accidents and traffic violations, the report further stated.

The lack of coordination has also led to the ministry’s lack of awareness of the needs of each emirate when constructing roads, such as the lack of pedestrian crossing bridges in many areas.