Driving Tips for Bad Weather in the UAE

Driving Tips for Bad Weather in the United Arab Emirates

Due to adverse weather conditions, there have been reports of fatalities and hundreds of accidents in the United Arab Emirates.

The website RoadSafetyUAE.com has provided essential tips and tricks for road safety. Here are key driving tips for navigating bad weather:

Key Driving Tips for Bad Weather

• Poor Visibility: Reduce speed and increase focus to maintain a greater distance.
• Increase following distance from 2 seconds in good weather to a minimum of 5 seconds—you should be able to stop within your line of sight!
• Turn on your lights: use low-beam headlights and fog lights in front and back (do not turn on hazard lights!).
• Extend your braking distance due to wet or damp roads.
• Use your windshield wipers and keep them in good condition.
• Stay focused and avoid distractions from passengers, your phone, or anything else.
• Listen to traffic updates on the radio.
• Be mindful of others, especially cyclists and pedestrians.
• Encourage passengers to remain alert to other vehicles or obstacles on the road.
• Maintain your lane as drifting is more likely in bad weather.
• Use the right side of the road as a guide to help avoid collisions.
• If visibility is severely impaired, park your vehicle on the side of the road and turn on your hazard lights, or take a break at a gas station or other safe location.
• Plan your trip in advance and leave early, or avoid traveling altogether unless absolutely necessary.