A road alert system designed to warn drivers of bad weather and traffic accidents has been launched in Abu Dhabi.
Abu Dhabi Police said coloured lights would be used to alert drivers across the emirate about hazards and improve road safety.
The system will flash blue and red together to warn drivers of traffic incidents, while a yellow light will warn drivers of bad weather such as fog, rain or dust storms.
The alerts are powered by solar energy and internal batteries, and will be visible on the road at a distance of 200 metres, day and night.
The launch comes a week after Abu Dhabi Police released a crash video warning drivers not to tailgate.
The video, shared on social media, highlighted the dangers of leaving insufficient space between vehicles.
The footage showed a car tailgating another on a four-lane motorway in the emirate, leading to a crash into the central reservation.
Police said last week that drivers would be fined Dh400 ($108) for tailgating and given four black points on their licence.
New rules that mean motorists could receive fines of Dh400 for travelling below 120kph on sections of the Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Road also came into effect this month.
The maximum speed on the route, which links Abu Dhabi and Dubai, will remain 140kph.
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Transmission: eight-speed auto
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Formula Middle East Calendar (Formula Regional and Formula 4)
Round 1: January 17-19, Yas Marina Circuit – Abu Dhabi
Round 2: January 22-23, Yas Marina Circuit – Abu Dhabi
Round 3: February 7-9, Dubai Autodrome – Dubai
Round 4: February 14-16, Yas Marina Circuit – Abu Dhabi
Round 5: February 25-27, Jeddah Corniche Circuit – Saudi Arabia
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Ram Buxani earned a salary of 125 rupees per month in 1959
Indian currency was then legal tender in the Trucial States.
He received the wages plus food, accommodation, a haircut and cinema ticket twice a month and actuals for shaving and laundry expenses
Buxani followed in his father’s footsteps when he applied for a job overseas
His father Jivat Ram worked in general merchandize store in Gibraltar and the Canary Islands in the early 1930s
Buxani grew the UAE business over several sectors from retail to financial services but is attached to the original textile business
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Buxani lives by a simple philosophy – do good to all
F1 2020 calendar
March 15 - Australia, Melbourne; March 22 - Bahrain, Sakhir; April 5 - Vietnam, Hanoi; April 19 - China, Shanghai; May 3 - Netherlands, Zandvoort; May 20 - Spain, Barcelona; May 24 - Monaco, Monaco; June 7 - Azerbaijan, Baku; June 14 - Canada, Montreal; June 28 - France, Le Castellet; July 5 - Austria, Spielberg; July 19 - Great Britain, Silverstone; August 2 - Hungary, Budapest; August 30 - Belgium, Spa; September 6 - Italy, Monza; September 20 - Singapore, Singapore; September 27 - Russia, Sochi; October 11 - Japan, Suzuka; October 25 - United States, Austin; November 1 - Mexico City, Mexico City; November 15 - Brazil, Sao Paulo; November 29 - Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi.
