Abu Dhabi: The Integrated Transport Centre (ITC) of the Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT) in Abu Dhabi, in cooperation with Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters, has introduced new laws on the usage of bicycles, electric bikes and different micromobility units in the emirate.
This comes after the DMT issued notification for the implementation of the provisions of the brand new laws. The revised laws goal to ascertain the very best requirements of security and safety in each common and electric bicycle use and rental, and embrace the mandatory necessities for finishing up these actions together with bicycle customers’ guidelines and technical necessities, in line with the very best practices in this discipline.
Seeking cooperation of strategic stakeholders
ITC confirmed that the brand new laws, which apply to the use and/or provide or rental of bicycles for people and corporations, come as a part of efforts, in cooperation with the related strategic stakeholders, to diversify transport means and set up an built-in and sustainable system that improves the standard of providers accessible to the neighborhood, and to assist leniency in the direction of environmentally pleasant transport modes in Abu Dhabi.
The new laws concerning bicycles additionally embrace rented bicycles, the usage of electric bikes, scooters and all micromobility units that can be utilized on the highway or bicycle lanes
Rules for cyclists and electric bike riders
The laws stipulate that solely one rider can trip a bicycle, scooter or electric bike, using the lanes dedicated to bicycles. Safety and protecting helmet procedures have to be adopted in any respect time whereas using the above-mentioned means.
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Cyclists and customers of micromobility units can solely use the lanes and roads meant for bicycles and in case there are none in the realm they want to cycle, they have to use side-roads the place the velocity restrict is normally 20 kilometres per hour, and so they should keep on the far right-hand aspect of the highway or sidewalks and pavements dedicated for the usage of bicycles. Bicycle security directions and procedures have to be adopted always, and any stunts which might be harmful or compromising to riders, pedestrians or some other highway consumer have to be utterly be averted.
In addition, the laws pertaining to the using of every kind of bicycles and micromobility units clearly stipulate {that a} rider should put on a protecting helmet and reflective clothes at evening, and these bikes may be parked solely in designated areas and can’t be left the place they may impede the motion of automobiles or pedestrians. These bikes should not be chained to visitors gentle posts or road lighting poles. The visitors laws additionally state that bicycle riders should give precedence to pedestrians and reduce their velocity at intersections and crossroads, whereas preserving a protected distance between themselves, automobiles and pedestrians.
It is totally prohibited for bicycle riders to carry on to some other automobile, or even enter in the air house of any excessive or low-speed automobile whereas on the transfer. It is totally prohibited to journey in the wrong way of the highway underneath any circumstances.
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Rules for rental units
The Integrated Transport Centre permits firms concerned in the rental of electric bicycles to renew their exercise in accordance with the provisions and necessities of the laws, and any particular person or firm is prohibited from partaking in bicycle or micromobility system rental actions till they’ve acquired an official allow issued by the Integrated Transport Centre.
In addition, the authorised operator is answerable for not working any bicycle or mobility system that doesn’t conform with the accepted technical specs, and is obligated to make sure common periodic upkeep of bicycles and/or units in response to the laws and specs of the Department of Municipalities and Transport and the Integrated Transport Centre. All bicycle and micromobility system renting or working facility can be obliged to make sure that a cellphone quantity is made accessible to all riders by means of which they are often contacted in the occasion of any emergency or malfunction throughout the usage of their bicycles and/or units.
All electric bicycles have to be fitted with a monitoring or monitoring system (digital GPS) that’s appropriate with the accepted technical specs. The new laws goal to make sure that all good transport techniques conform to the requirements and situations stipulated by the DMT, whereas sustaining adherence to all necessities that guarantee the protection and safety of all events concerned, together with the confidentiality, privateness and safety of consumer info that’s legally protected in accordance with the laws in pressure, and offering ample insurance coverage to correctly cowl highway accidents for bicycle riders.
Technical specs and necessities
The laws stipulate that bicycles and electric bicycles must be geared up a white headlight and a purple taillight that may be turned on whereas using at evening, or a purple gentle reflector, in addition to a handlebar-mounted sound alert system and environment friendly brakes, at the least on the rear wheel.
The Integrated Transport Centre has confirmed that it’s going to apply fines and different deterrent measures established in the laws in cooperation with the Abu Dhabi Police.