Sixty-one people died as a result of speeding in across Abu Dhabi emirate last year, according to police.
Brigadier general Hussein Ahmed Al Harthi, director of traffic and patrols, said that the figure represents 23 per cent of the total number of deaths caused by traffic accidents throughout the year.
“The higher the speed the less time you have to stop and the harder it is to prevent an accident from happening,” he said, urging motorists to abide by traffic laws.
He said that 10,000 motorists from the public and private sectors have benefited from 169 programmes and lectures during 2014, to enhance the levels of adherence to speed limits.
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