Hussain Al Banna,CEO of Strategy and Corporate Governance Sector at Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) Dubai, reacted to the UAE federal government's new law on the maximum permissible weight of heavy vehicles that can ply along national roads.
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00:00 "The federal law will of course enhance the strategic objective of all the emirates in
00:12 UAE.
00:13 We are working in collaboration with the ministry to ensure that this law will enhance the safety
00:24 measures over the network.
00:26 It will boost the infrastructure quality.
00:31 It will of course collaborate and enhance the economic thrust for the movement of the
00:41 freight management in Dubai and in the UAE.
00:46 We are working currently in a detailed study on the location of those stations where it
00:52 is going to be in the Emirate of Dubai.
00:56 As I said, it will be chosen based on scientific approach.
01:00 As His Excellency said, the details of the law will be issued in October and December.
01:11 Of course, such law always will enhance the traffic safety.
01:17 We in Dubai are proudly saying that we are one of the leading cities in the world with
01:22 regard to fatality rate.
01:24 We would like to maintain this.
01:26 We have a safety strategy.
01:27 This safety strategy aims always to reduce the traffic safety.
01:33 There are accidents imposed from the truck movement because some drivers are not adhering
01:40 to the law by exceeding the axle load by 80%, 100% sometimes, which impose a lot of danger
01:48 in the road.
01:50 So by this law, we will have a good collaboration with the companies.
01:57 It will give safety measures and tips to the companies who are working and moving within
02:06 the Emirate of Dubai.
02:08 We are continuing our coordination with our colleagues in the Ministry of Power.
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