Police fine 150,000 AED for taking photos of an accidents

[Car News]

Dubai: If you do not wish to get a heavy fine of AED 150,000, you better avoid taking photos of accidents and later publishing them on social media platforms.

The Abu Dhabi police have issued a warning against taking pictures at accident sites can get you into serious trouble. Talking about the issue, Brigadier Khalifa Mohammed Al Khaili, director of Traffic and Patrols of Abu Dhabi Police, mentioned that such practice cause hindrance to the work of traffic patrols, ambulance, and other civil defense vehicles. He further added that such delays may result in serious consequences and can worsen the situation of a victim.

The regulation was administered in accordance with the UAE’s Cybercrime Law No 5 of 2012, Article No. 21 which states that anyone who uses an electronic device to invade someone privacy will be given a fine of AED 150,000 to AED 500,000 along with an imprisonment of up to six months.

Moreover, drivers who deliberately stop their vehicles to just spectate the scene of a traffic accident will be fined AED 1,000 for blocking the road as it may cause a problem for the emergency team to reach the location.

Do you appreciate this step by the Abu Dhabi Police? Share your opinion with us and also some tips regarding how one should behave in case an accident occurs in front of them.

[shadow79]

depending on location the police have been late to reach the place so its up to the people to help the victims...once i was on the bypass road where a canter pick up had went in a big ass truck the driver in the canter had been pinned by the steering column and after many cars stood the people gathered the manpower and tools to pull back the pickup and free the person after breaking the bent driver door and pulling him out the wreckage by the time he was out the civil defence police and ambulance had reached to see what was left of it...

[Barry]

Sometimes you need to take pictures of accidents as evidence. Completely agree about not posting them on social media though. Nobody wants to be scrolling and see their wrecked car. 

[shadow79]

there was one video of a police guy splitting in half in the underpass posted by someone eventually they caught him and god know what happened as things here run on the open wide and then its all hush hush under the cover.....

[Barry]

I feel bad for any of his family that had to see that. It’s one thing watching a video online seeing someone’s guts spilling out but a lot of people forget that’s someone’s child, mother, father, brother, sister, aunt, uncle.