45,000 speeding fines issued in RAK in three months

Police said 44,049 fines were issued after drivers were caught speeding by cameras in the third quarter of the year.

RAS AL KHAIMAH // Almost 45,000 speeders have been caught by fixed and mobile cameras in the emirate in the third quarter of the year.

Colonel Ali Saeed Al Alkim, director of traffic and patrols at Ras Al Khaimah Police, said 44,049 fines were issued and that radars are installed on roads where motorists are often seen speeding, in a bid to force them to comply with speed limits.

He said speeding often leads to accidents that can cause severe injuries and deaths.