DUBAI // New rules have been set to standardise technical specifications for delivery motorbikes in Dubai, in an effort to curb traffic accidents.
The rules come into effect from June 6. Users of already licensed motorbikes will have until March next year to complete the needed upgrades, reported Wam, the state news agency.
Pillion passengers are barred on delivery motorbikes and sharp edges must be replaced with rounded ones, said Ahmed Bahrozyan, chief executive of the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority Licensing Agency.
Phosphoric reflector strips must be attached to the bike according to dimensions specified by the RTA.
The rules were announced by the RTA, Dubai Police, Dubai Municipality and the Department of Economic Development.
Police will create procedures for monitoring adherence to the requirements. The municipality will circulate details about the rules and issue annual permits.
Twenty-six people died in motorbike accidents in 2015 and 2016, said Mr Bahrozyan. Last year, motorbike riders were involved in 824 traffic offences and 786 bikes were seized.
rtalwar@thenational.ae
