{"id":6812,"date":"2019-01-24T13:02:22","date_gmt":"2019-01-24T13:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/65.1.85.58\/newsroom\/?p=6812"},"modified":"2020-08-25T11:34:58","modified_gmt":"2020-08-25T11:34:58","slug":"tailgating-cars-uae-aggressive-dangerous-lethal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carswitch.com\/newsroom\/tailgating-cars-uae-aggressive-dangerous-lethal\/","title":{"rendered":"Tailgating in UAE: Dangerous and Lethal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Would you follow someone so closely that they could hear you breathing? Would you bully someone at a cafe to get ahead in the queue ? Or start yelling if you have been waiting too long? Most of us, we hope, wouldn\u2019t consider it. Yet some of us do these things when we’re behind the wheel. The \u201creptilian moves\u201d and “lane hogging” of some drivers can make others want to <\/span>sell car in Abu Dhabi<\/span><\/a>, UAE.<\/span><\/p>\n

Majority of the drivers in the UAE do recognize the dangers of tailgating, yet <\/span>41% of the driving population<\/span><\/a> is guilty of driving too close for comfort. Needless to say, tailgating is one of the top three causes of road accidents in the country. According to the RoadSafetyUAE, 56 metres is the recommended safe distance between the vehicles when driving at 100 km\/h in normal weather and road conditions. <\/span><\/p>\n

Disturbingly, 4 out of 10 motorists, don\u2019t have any idea what the safe distance is. According to RoadSafetyUAE, \u201c<\/span>Every year, we see pile-ups which are typically chain reactions: One accident occurs, sometimes just a small fender bender, but following motorists cannot avoid colliding with obstacles in front of them, due to the lack of proper distance, lack of attention, or high speeds.<\/span><\/i>\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Thomas Edelmann, the managing director of RoadSafetyUAE labels tailgating as one of the most reckless and irresponsible behaviours that is observed on the road. <\/span><\/p>\n

When asked the reason for tailgating, 30% blamed the vehicle in front of them, 23% of the respondents said they were \u201cgetting late\u201d and 10% responded with the playground antics of \u201cthey do it, so we do it too\u201d!<\/span><\/p>\n

The pitfalls of such alarming stats is that tailgating has become the number 3 killer on the UAE roads and causes 13% of traffic accidents. Apart from suspensions and fines, there is still more that can be done. For example, stronger enforcement of rules (the three-second rule), education, awareness, imposition of heavy fines, and radars can also be used to capture tailgaters.<\/span><\/p>\n

Making it right<\/b><\/h3>\n