Dubai roads get new speed limits: Debunking the myth
Some dubai roads now have some 'friendly' radars that flash a warning when the driver is about to exceed the grace window of 20 km/hr.
Rumours have been doing the rounds in Dubai that speed limits on key roads have been revised, and the 20 km/hr window of radar flash has been done away with.
At the moment, radars on most roads are set to flash when the driver exceeds the stipulated speed limit by over 20 km per hour.
Khaleej Times did a quick check on the Dubai Police website, and has found that no such changes have been made to speed limits.
However, what has changed on the roads is that some radars have become "friendlier". Instead of flashing after the driver exceeds the 20 km/hr window, these radars send out a warning flash when they find that a driver is about to go beyond the grace window. Therefore, don't worry if you are driving at 118 km/hr on a road that has a 100 km/hr speed limit and you are flashed by a radar.
Here are the speed limits on key Dubai roads, according to the Dubai Police website:
S. No. | Road | Road speed | Radar control |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Al Nahda | 80 | 101 |
2 | Damascus | 80 | 101 |
3 | Al Quds | 80 | 101 |
4 | Tunisia | 80 | 101 |
5 | Sheik Khalifa | 80 | 101 |
6 | Amman | 80 | 101 |
7 | Port | 80 | 101 |
8 | Beirut | 80 | 101 |
9 | Zaabeel second | 80 | 101 |
10 | University City | 80 | 101 |
11 | Airport Tunnel-Beirut | 80 | 101 |
12 | Tripoli | 80 | 101 |
13 | Al Jumeira | 70 | 91 |
14 | Nad Al Shiba | 70 | 91 |
15 | Al Wasl | 70 | 91 |
16 | Baghdad | 70 | 91 |
17 | Um Al Sheef | 70 | 91 |
18 | Al Manarah | 70 | 91 |
19 | Al Athar | 70 | 91 |
20 | Al Thunaya | 70 | 91 |
21 | Park | 70 | 91 |
22 | Al Seif | 70 | 91 |
23 | Al Orouba | 70 | 91 |
24 | Towers | 70 | 91 |
25 | Muscat | 70 | 91 |
26 | Al Khail | 100 | 121 |
27 | Al Yalayes | 80 | 101 |
28 | Al Awwer | 80 | 101 |
29 | Emirates | 120 | 141 |
30 | Dubai-Hatta | 100 | 121 |
31 | Mohammad Bin Zayed | 120 | 141 |
32 | Jabal Ali Lehbab | 100 | 121 |
33 | Al Itihad | 100 | 121 |
34 | Ras Al Khor | 100 | 121 |
35 | Sheikh Zayed | 100 | 121 |
36 | Al Rabat | 100 | 121 |
37 | Al Khawaneej | 100 | 121 |
38 | Al Amardi | 100 | 121 |
39 | Al Sheik Rashid | 100 | 121 |
40 | Hatta General | 100 | 121 |
41 | Al Khaleej | 80 | 101 |
42 | Airport | 80 | 101 |
43 | Nad Al Hamar | 80 | 101 |
44 | Al Soufouh | 60 | 81 |
45 | Al Soufouh 2 | 70 | 91 |
46 | Oud Metha | 80 | 101 |
47 | Um Hurair | 80 | 101 |
48 | Um Suqaim | 90 | 111 |
49 | Al Mankhoul | 80 | 101 |
50 | Al Manama | 80 | 101 |
51 | Al Maidan | 80 | 101 |
52 | White House | 70 | 91 |
53 | Hessa | 80 | 101 |
54 | Al Mafraq | 70 | 91 |
55 | Dubai Financial | 80 | 101 |
56 | Al Qudra | 100 | 121 |
57 | Algeria | 80 | 101 |
58 | Tunisia | 80 | 101 |
59 | Dubai-AlAin | 100 | 121 |
60 | Al Asayel | 80 | 101 |
61 | Qarn Al sabkhah | 80 | 101 |
62 | Al Khail First | 60 | 91 |
63 | Al Forsan | 60 | 91 |
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