A day in the life of a Dubai traffic police officer - in pictures

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  A day in the life of a Dubai traffic police officer.

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  First Lieutenant, Essa Ahmed helps a man, who stopped to ask for directions

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  A 10-eye camera installed on a Dubai Police Patrol car.

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  First Lieutenant, Mohammad Al Badwawi writes a fine for a car with non-visible number plates.

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  First Lieutenant Essa Ahmed sits in a patrol car.

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  First Lieutenant Mohammad Al Badwawi’s name tag.

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  First Lieutenants, Essa Ahmed (L) and Mohammad Al Badwawi (R) survey traffic on Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road.

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  First Lieutenant, Mohammad Al Badwawi surveys the traffic on Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road.

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  The back of the Dubai traffic police uniform.

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  A 10-eye camera installed on a Dubai Police Patrol car.

Dubai police share a patrol car with The National to give the public a taste of the ever-changing tasks, challenges and sometimes tragedies that officers deal with on the roads. All photos: Reem Mohammed / The National

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