{
  "id": 5803123,
  "title": "Dubai Police warns e-scooter riders: Dh300 fine for unsafe riding",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/dubai-police-warns-e-scooter-riders-dh300-fine-for-unsafe-riding",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T16:24:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/uae/dubai/dubai-police-warns-e-scooter-riders-dh300-fine-for-unsafe-riding-1.500664425"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Dubai Police have issued a stern warning to e-scooter riders, stating that they could face a Dh300 fine for unsafe riding practices. The “Ride Safely” campaign, promoted through the police’s social media channels, urges e-scooter users to adhere to traffic regulations and implement basic safety measures to prevent accidents and safeguard other road users. Although e-scooters offer an environmentally friendly and convenient mode of transport, their growing popularity emphasizes the need for responsible riding.\n\nTo ensure safety, police recommend that riders wear helmets, knee, and elbow protection, along with reflective clothing to enhance visibility, especially during nighttime. Additionally, riders must utilize designated e-scooter lanes and tracks, avoiding pedestrian areas, jogging tracks, and sports tracks, as such behavior endangers pedestrians and disrupts the seamless use of public spaces. The use of e-scooters for carrying passengers or while listening to music or using headphones is strictly prohibited, as distractions can impair the rider’s ability to detect traffic, pedestrians, and other hazards.\n\nUnder Dubai’s regulations governing bicycles and electric scooters, riding an e-scooter in a manner that endangers oneself or others attracts a Dh300 fine. Similar penalties are imposed for carrying passengers and other severe safety violations. Authorities have emphasized that unsafe practices, such as riding outside designated lanes, traveling against traffic, failing to wear protective equipment, and ignoring safety instructions, can lead to accidents. E-scooter riders are advised to follow a checklist provided by Dubai Police, which includes wearing a helmet and reflective clothing, using designated e-scooter lanes and tracks, staying away from pedestrian, jogging, and sports areas, allowing only one rider per scooter, refraining from using headphones or mobile phones while riding, and avoiding reckless riding that might endanger others.\n\nIn the first eight months of the year, Dubai Police have confiscated 13,657 electric scooters due to riders' violations of traffic laws and safety regulations. The most frequent offenses include riding against the flow of traffic, using pavements, traversing commercial markets and narrow alleyways, crossing roads unsafely, weaving between lanes across road dividers, and operating scooters in unauthorized areas. Similarly, Abu Dhabi Police have cautioned e-scooter riders against unsafe habits and distractions. A motorcyclist in Abu Dhabi was fined Dh50,000 for riding at a speed of over 290km/h. Throughout the past four years, Abu Dhabi Police have recorded 241 e-scooter crashes. In Abu Dhabi, nine safety rules must be observed when riding an e-scooter.",
  "summary": "Dubai: Electric scooter riders in Dubai could face a Dh300 fine for dangerous riding that puts themselves or others at risk, Dubai Police has warned as part of a new road safety awareness campaign. The “Ride Safely” campaign, shared on Dubai Police’s social media channels, reminds e-scooter users to comply with traffic regulations and follow basic safety measures to prevent accidents and protect…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}