Dubai conducts field campaigns to regulate recreational motorcycle rental activity

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), in cooperation with the relevant government entities, carried out a series of comprehensive field inspections and awareness campaigns targeting all establishments engaged in recreational motorcycle rental activity at camps in Al Awir.

The campaigns form part of RTA’s efforts to enhance public safety and regulate this activity.

The campaigns targeted 58 establishments across 48 camps. A total of 41 site visits were carried out, resulting in 31 violations being issued under Executive Council Resolution No. (18) of 2017 on the Licensing and Regulation of Recreational Motorcycles in the Emirate of Dubai.

The most notable violations recorded included failure by rental offices to ensure their recreational motorcycles and riders, or to renew insurance policies; riding or renting out recreational motorcycles that do not meet RTA-approved security, safety and environmental requirements; operating motorcycles that are unlicensed, have expired licences or do not carry number plates; and failing to wear the designated riding gear while riding a recreational motorcycle.

A total of 41 site visits were carried out, resulting in 31 violations being issued.

Saeed Al Ramsi, Director of Licensing Activities Monitoring at RTA, said: “Through these periodic campaigns, carried out by RTA’s field teams, we aim to raise awareness and verify the compliance of recreational motorcycle rental establishments with the applicable laws and regulations, in order to maintain users’ safety, security and well-being, while reinforcing Dubai’s image, especially as these areas are seeing growing activity among residents and tourists riding recreational motorcycles.”

He noted that the campaigns included the distribution of awareness materials to all establishments in Arabic and English, accessible by scanning a QR code, outlining the requirements governing the activity and the list of regulatory violations.

Al Ramsi stated that RTA’s efforts continue to support its strategic objective of enhancing safety and security across all establishments engaged in recreational motorcycle rental activity, while reaffirming the need for full compliance with approved legislation and regulations.