Two people were killed and 16 injured in motorbike crashes on the roads of Ras Al Khaimah last year, police said.
A senior police officer said awareness campaigns had played a key role in cutting the number of accidents in the past three years, but issued a plea to riders to continue to put safety first.
Twenty-three people were injured and one person died in biking accidents in 2017, while four riders lost their lives and another 44 were hurt during incidents recorded in 2016.
Colonel Ahmad Al Naqbi, acting director-general of central operations at RAK Police, stressed the importance of wearing helmets when out on the road.
“A Dh500 fine and four traffic points will be issued in case the driver or the passenger of the motorbike are not wearing a helmet,” said Col Al Naqbi.
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The Nobel Prize was created by wealthy Swedish chemist and entrepreneur Alfred Nobel.
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Korean Film Festival 2019 line-up
Innocent Witness, June 26 at 7pm
On Your Wedding Day, June 27 at 7pm
The Great Battle, June 27 at 9pm
The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion, June 28 at 4pm
Romang, June 28 at 6pm
Mal Mo E: The Secret Mission, June 28 at 8pm
Underdog, June 29 at 2pm
Nearby Sky, June 29 at 4pm
A Resistance, June 29 at 6pm
