Emad Eddin Khalil, Staff Reporter

Abu Dhabi Police announced a ban on trucks, heavy vehicles, and buses on the internal and external roads of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi during fog until the visibility cleared.

The Police explained that this measure contributes to enhancing traffic safety in order to preserve public safety in line with the strategic priority to make roads safer.

The police also stated that it would slap the violating buses and trucks moving on the roads during the fog time with a fine of Dhs500 and 4 traffic points according to the article No.104 of Decree No. 178 of 2017 regarding driving in times of fog in violation of the instructions of the concerned authority.

The police said that 403 heavy vehicles, trucks, and buses did not comply with ban on heavy vehicles during foggy hours.

They were fined Dhs500 with 4 black points.

Intermittent fog blanketed separate areas of the UAE on Tuesday morning and lasted for 11 hours.

It started at 11pm on Monday, and continued until 10am on Tuesday, due to high surface air depression, accompanied by a high air extension in the upper layers of the atmosphere.

Abu Dhabi Police activated the system of reducing speeds to 80km/h on Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid and Sheikh Maktoum Bin Rashid (Abu Dhabi - Dubai), Sheikh Khalifa International Street (Mafraq - Al Ghuwaifat), Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed (Yas - Saadiyat), on the Trucks Road (Al Faya), and on the Abu Dhabi - Al Ain Road (Al Wathba - Al Khatim) for 9 and a hlf hours, starting from 12:30am until 10:00 next day.