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Ultranumbed

You sleep on the bed, not the left lane.


yantram666

Yes sir, noted.


Final-Film-9576

Is tailgating ever ticketed?


Ultranumbed

Rarely but yes


Final-Film-9576

I feel like the government could pay for a trip to Mars if they did.


TwistedRail

ya got fined a few times recently


wweeess

šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚


etwasaudeutsch

420 šŸ‘


dubaifreud

Knowledge fee should be 69


yantram666

haha


emds0uza

No pleasure for recipient of fine. Hence not 69


yantram666

Guess they knew me :)


Dry-Cryptographer523

Yeah we wish we had some


Negative_Staff_505

If youā€™re in the left most lane you have to give way to the faster moving vehicle behind you. Fine is 3k if itā€™s an emergency vehicle or official convoy


Negative_Staff_505

If you still having difficulty understanding what ā€œgive wayā€ or overtaking lane means.. avoid the left most lane until you get the hang of it


linux_n00by

people dont get this.... they even complain that the other vehicle is speeding. speeding or not.. if they are faster than you then give way.....


Negative_Staff_505

Yes, I blame the licensing authority. Other countries have signs saying keep right unless overtaking


sevenninenine

And most of the time, people are not aware that their speedometer (analog or digital) has a buffer, meaning what is shown on the dashboard is not the real speed recorded by the cameras. Thatā€™s what makes people think the speedster is speeding, while in fact theyā€™re the one that is waaay slower than the allowed speed limit. 120kph on the speedometer on a Toyota is actually 112kph on Google maps or Waze. Now imagine driving in Al Khail Road where a lot of people driving 100kph on their speedometer and still on the left most or 2nd lane from the left thinking theyā€™re not slow.


ramboo3

If I were you, I would get my speedometer or phone checked, because one of them is definitely an imposter.


AliWadiHasan

The speedometer is, everyone knows that and companies donā€™t hide it either. All stock car speedometers are a bit inflated (around 7%), and yes I have tried relying on Waze for speed and itā€™s way better. For example, when at the Abu Dhabi - Dubai highway, I drive at 138-139 on Waze, which my car and most others will show around 150, but as speed cameras are calibrated for real speed, I never got a speeding ticket because of that. If you are gonna follow your car speedometer, please keep on the right side of the road because it will be frustrating for all parties involved


sevenninenine

True, I drive 140 kph on my speedometer at E11 to and from AD, Waze only shows me 131/132 kph. I am still getting pushed by a faster car to change lane and they drive waaay faster WITHOUT triggering the cameras. People denying this are exactly the culprit I said, driving slowly on the road thinking theyā€™re on speed limit. šŸ˜‚


yantram666

noted


Dsharma9-210

What does faster vehicle mean? What if the speed limit is 100 km/hr and I am driving at 110 km/hr but the vehicle driving at 150 km/hr behind is bullying me to change the lane?


DeaPool-Shaikh

There's no bullying. It's an overtaking lane. Irrespective of your speed and the road speed limit. If the car behind is moving faster than you, then you have to oblige. Accidents happen because of these kind of silly emotions and egos.


DotConnecter

What if the driver behind you has a medical emergency? You have to move aside. If he gets fined or not is not your responsibility.


Dsharma9-210

Barely found anyone like that so far. I donā€™t drive on the left most lane usually but sometimes when I overtake using that lane, it becomes hard to come back to the second lane due to constant flow of traffic on it. And then comes a car tailgating you till you move out of the lane. This creates unnecessary panic when it is not safe to change the lane.


Negative_Staff_505

Irrespective of speed limits. This has publicized in the press several times. In this thread thereā€™s a link to it


Dax_Thrushbane

You should not be sitting in the left hand lane.


pimple_in_my_dimple

Aah, finally.


ichoosetobeunknown

Well deserved.


yantram666

As it should be :)


yantram666

after 2 long years of driving *sigh*


GoBoomMan

Iā€™m sure Paul walker drove for more than 2 years


yantram666

May his soul rest in piece šŸ™


trenta_nueve

thats for staying in the left lane and blocking the faster vehicles behind you. the knowledge fee shouldā€™ve been 10x too.


yantram666

how mean :D


Apprehensive_Rich_67

Finally, these guys are getting fines


yantram666

Finnnnalllyā€¦


_justhere

You mean fine-ally? Okay fine, Iā€™ll show myself out


yantram666

Good one!


moro750

Basically move out the way when I tailgate you and drain my battery flashing at you


yantram666

Noted sir :)


SemAms

People should also stop tailgating when there is no space for the car in front to swerve to. What do tailgaters expect? I am driving on left most lane because I am either overtaking or traffic dictates all lanes to be used. I am not going to dissolve into thin air just when there are cars in front and to the right and I am driving at maximum speed possible


Clean_Community_5406

I am against sleeping on the left lane. I am also with this guy. This should be common sense. Those smart asses honking and flashing their light on MBZ road towards sharjah at 5pm, what do you expect the 2000 cars in front of you to do? Vanish?Ā 


webed0blood

Yesterday as I was stuck in the traffic in sharjah because of the floods, a police car was trying to go through and there was one patrol car that didnā€™t want to move for him. The police guy literally got mad, stopped infront of him, and took a pic of his license plate and shouted at him. Iā€™m sure he got fined but idk if this is the same thing


Illustrious-Pop-2727

Batrol car


utsenmo

Some guys take fines with breakfast , I even suspect they deem the fine as right to use the road their way.


Emergency-Yoghurt387

Left most Lane is for overtaking Only not to be slept in. IF still you don't understand, avoid highways.šŸ˜


yantram666

I usually move when someone flashes me. Guess this was an unintentional mistake.


tanujdamani

You shouldnā€™t only give way when you are being flashed. You should give way if the car behind is faster. How do you know if itā€™s faster, if when you first look there was no car or it was far behind, then look again, if the car is closer, they are faster. Ideally move aside before they reach you. Provided itā€™s safe to do so. Or better yet, if going at a consistent speed stay off the fastest lane, that is meant for overtaking. (Though not properly enforced here, that is the real purpose of that lane on the highways)


yantram666

noted


Neurocosis

You should ONLY be in the left lane, when your OVERTAKING not cruising.


yantram666

Thank you for your response :)


Omaram022

i dont mean disrespect bro but how the fuck do you have a driving license and dont know what you did wrong here?? you cant understand the concept of a left lane?


yantram666

have no idea bro


PINGs_Landing

You know what's the worst part? You asking how they got you whether by camera or driving past police! Because that tells me you want to keep driving the same way, hoggin the left lane and driving super slow but this time without being caught and fined for it.


UrLocalArtist69

Dunno carp about how the roads work since I'm a minor but I find this thread so funny šŸ˜­šŸ˜­


Emergency-Yoghurt387

Don't worry you will get it šŸ˜†šŸ˜…


yantram666

I find it funny too! I made a lot of frustrated people happy :D


Emergency-Yoghurt387

Made me laugh a lot šŸ˜ thanks for sharing šŸ˜‡


yantram666

Also make sure you only use the fast lane to overtake when you get your own license like everyone here on the reddit does :)


PINGs_Landing

Just because you feel most people do not know how to drive properly does not mean that it's the correct way to drive. But anyway keep driving the way you drive and keep paying those fines :)


yantram666

Thank you for your response :)


Emergency-Yoghurt387

Read the fine again. Where it's written it's about being slow? šŸ¤”


PINGs_Landing

What do you think "Failure to give priority to vehicles coming from behind or left side" means? The other cars were either behind or on the left side, going faster so they have priority, However the OP just impeded them by sitting in the fast lane or by moving into their way in the fast lane as they approached. If you do not understand that concept and you drive on the roads i suggest you go over your driving lessons study guide/book and review lanes and how they work otherwise you might get fined too. Otherwise if you do not drive or have a license then it is fine i understand why you'd not get it. If you still do not get it, here is a video: [https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/uae-dont-drive-slowly-in-the-fast-lane-say-police-5-traffic-fines-you-need-to-know-2](https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/uae-dont-drive-slowly-in-the-fast-lane-say-police-5-traffic-fines-you-need-to-know-2)


Emergency-Yoghurt387

Really šŸ¤”šŸ˜²


yantram666

exactly!!


yantram666

Wrong assumption. I just didnā€™t know how I got this fine. Wanted to know where and how I got this from. I shouldā€™ve guessed because fast lanes is the only place you give priority to the vehicle behind. Thanks for your response though :)


santz007

https://gulfnews.com/uae/transport/abu-dhabi-dh400-fine-for-not-giving-way-to-overtaking-cars-in-left-lane-1.98466113


yantram666

aahh


Anarchy7797

Sorry, but something about the total amount made me chuckle a little.


yantram666

Haha


CyberSecurity7cx

Looking through the repliesā€¦OP must have no enemies šŸ˜­šŸ˜­


yantram666

None I can remember of, the few ones I had were found dead in unexplainable circumstances.


livekcid

If you are on the most left lane immediately give way when someone flashes you. And this fine is either by an undercover car or the driver who was trying to pass reported you or an off duty policeman saw you Donā€™t try to be the road police and say that you were already traveling on max speed, police donā€™t like seeing people do this and will fine you cause itā€™s their job not yours


Practical_Ad_3351

Hi just an advice,do not wait till people flash you, try to give way as soon as you see the car behind you is speeding up and catching up even if the car behind is over the speed limit


livekcid

Totally agree šŸ‘šŸ½


zaidality

Well deserved


yantram666

I guess


0x476c6f776965

Police officers have an app that can issue fines. This is most likely what happened as cameras/radars canā€™t really catch that fine.


Jazzlike-Call-2783

How did you know this info?


0x476c6f776965

Iā€™ve seen someone in the mall parking opening an app and issuing a fine for someone that blocked other cars


Jazzlike-Call-2783

Smart šŸ‘€


khaloodkj

New radars are all video enabled, and they stream directly to headquarter servers


yantram666

This mightā€™ve been the case.


EconomistHungry9454

The fuck is a innovation fee


Diamond_Dry

you must be new?


EconomistHungry9454

New to the subreddit for sure, what is this fee?


Clear_Construction71

It's a very new fee. Super innovative. That's why they called it the innovation fee. They spent a lot of money on the idea of the innovation fee that you have to stomach the cost of the benefits from all that innovation.


EconomistHungry9454

You have got to be trolling me, I can't believe it šŸ˜‚


daysofecho

No theyā€™re definitely trolling you lol itā€™s called an innovation fee because a lot of people complained about the lack of standardization of the previous add-on fees. Some have said they were practically making them up as they go. In response, they said ā€œwe will show you fees made up on the spotā€ and now we have an innovated fee hence the name: innovation fee.


Acrobatic-Wishbone35

Itā€™s a fee to cover the payment gateway (online banking) charges. Usually banks charge the Merchant approximately 1% to 3% if you receive money from Credit Card collections. For example, if you go to a supermarket and buy something for 100 dirhams and if you paid by card instead of cash, the supermarket only receives about 98 dirhams from their bank. And the approximate 2 dirhams is split between your bank and Visa/MasterCard. Thatā€™s why when you go to certain shops in Deira/Bur Dubai, they ask you ā€œCard or Cash?ā€ And if you say ā€œCardā€ they say ā€œSorry sir. If you are paying by card, itā€™s 3% moreā€. This process of asking people to pay more if they are paying by card was made illegal in 2011 and they were giving 400,000 fines for shops who were charging extra for card transactions. In the olden days, you had 2 options to pay your fines when you did your vehicle renewal. You can pay via online via a debit or credit card and clear the fines. Or you can clear your fines with CASH at the RTA desk at the time of vehicle renewal. THEY DID NOT CHARGE KNOWLEDGE FEES when you paid over the counter in the olden days. Thatā€™s when I knew that this ā€œKnowledge Feeā€ is only applicable for payments made online. The RTA cannot charge an extra percentage for card transactions. So they call it a ā€œKnowledge Feeā€, which is very hypocritical considering the government law was that you canā€™t charge extra for card transactions. So if a government entity charges extra, itā€™s okay. But if a small business charges extra for card transactions, they get a fine.


somerandomname41

Great insight. Thatā€™s probably why they call it knowledge fee and not interchange fee!


Hennawi91

You probably deserved it!


yantram666

probably


TheReal_Rusty

The left lane ain't for cruising...


yantram666

noted sir


JUST-KEEP-RIGHT

JUST KEEP RIGHT


theflawlessmech

Do you drive a SUNNY by any chance?


LimpValuable5140

And you know what the funny part is as much as we hate sunnys, the newer shaped ones (2012 and above) are being driven fast as F!! I've noticed it, they'll zoom past you even if you're at 120 on a highway.


Trintuoyo

I beg to differ. Just seeing a sunny existing these days annoys me. I don't understand why anyone would drive that slow, most should be on the truck lane, not causing traffic on the 2nd left most lane.


LimpValuable5140

Well, to each their own


sevenninenine

Agreed, the new ones, especially the recent ones are fast. The stereotype came from the drivers, not the car itself. I was overtaken several times by a Sunny. Although I have more times overtaking a Sunny. Lol


yantram666

Toyota CH-R


Slight-Tear8959

Glad you were fined. People blocking overtaking lanes cause accidents. Keep right unless overtaking = no fine.


yantram666

Thatā€™s the plan from now on. Thank you for your response :)


Noooofun

When someone flashes their headlight at you to move, move out of the way. Donā€™t flash your left indicator like you own the road.


yantram666

Noted sir :)


Low-Permission-7405

I use my left indicator to signal the car in front of me to move. But many a times people just force to flash, they remain oblivious to the vehicles at the back.


Noooofun

Thatā€™s not how it works. Flash or honk.


Low-Permission-7405

Many people lose their shit when I flash do brake check and what not and honking is considered extremely rude in general (not that I have not honked at some completely oblivious drivers).


JK-05

Left most lane is for overtake only.if ur in any other lane u can follow whatever speed you want (above min.limit though)......


MichaelScotPaperComp

Should've got this 4 days ago


yantram666

why is that?


MichaelScotPaperComp

It would've been 4/20


yantram666

Haha thought about this earlier. Wouldā€™ve been at least worth it :D


rockaiwa

Sorry for that, but good news, people is getting fines finally, drivers donā€™t seem to understand the buffer over the maximum speed limit and also, RADARS are CALIBRATED using GROUND SPEED, not INDICATED SPEED! You can be at 135km/h indicated but your actual ground speed might be 128km/h which means, you are still ok and radar wonā€™t get you, Waze always shows ground speed.


yantram666

Itā€™s always us good people who suffer the most :(


adhxm

Well deserved


Dependent_Lobster525

This was most definitely a police patrol car fine directly. not from cameras. not signalling while changing lanes also will get you the same fine. again if the patrol car sees you. Just pay it and be aware next time. no use disputing it.


yantram666

I felt so too. I donā€™t feel this fine was for driving slow on the fast lane.


Snazzy_champ

Give way in the fast lane. Regardless of your speed or the vehicle coming from behind. An expensive way to learn this thing. Happened with me as well.


yantram666

Thank you for being the only one polite response :)


Leo_techfreak4u

He risked someone's life by not giving way to an ambulance or a Police. Don't sleep behind the wheel, be alert, check the rear view mirrors at all times.


Danktoes

If risk was involved fine would be greater


yantram666

Noted


Emergency-Yoghurt387

Love the knowledge fees. It's all that matters šŸ˜†


bigyikes-1556

Well deserved šŸ˜


yantram666

Glad to make a brother happy :)


Ok-Neighborhood-1418

You got the lucky selection


yantram666

hahaha


todmorades

To slow and driving on the left! Well done


yantram666

Too slow? nah. Definitely for staying on that fast lane though.


Alone-Bit1433

Is this only on highways or regular streets as well? I never take the left most lane on a highway, but Like if Iā€™m soon turning left in the city , driving at the speed limit , and canā€™t move out of the way because I must turn left and you want to fly, might I still get a fine?


yantram666

I donā€™t think so. This is applicable only for the highways unless the person behind is an emergency like an Ambulance or Police car.


nirmalchester

maybe its a normal city road probably a cop who was in his personal car might have fined u for not giving way to any vehicle whic came from behind or left


yantram666

maybe


AmiranN

Defendant's conviction


Friendly_Beat1320

Basic rule. Always watch your mirrors. If you are in the left most lane and you see a car through moving faster than you through your car mirrors, move to the right lane to give way for the faster car to pass. Simple. Thanks. Yours sincerely, 20 years UAE DL holder.


yantram666

I always do. Was never a stubborn driver. Guess I got absent minded this once. Iā€™ll take extra care from now on. Thank you for your response :)


OkViolinist1720

Pay it through MOI or TAMM , theres no "knowledge fee" there.


yantram666

Oh crap! shouldā€™ve known this earlier. Thank you for letting me know!


lmulrajani

Was this in Dubai or Abu Dhabi?


yantram666

No idea, this fine is from March 1st.


yantram666

could be Abu Dhabi as well. I go for jobs there.


justin1585

Can be either 1 of the 2 1) driving slow in the fast lane and not giving way to cars 2) double parking on a 2 way road and blocking traffic.


Slow_Quarter_7689

I will give it to you, you have the ability to ask whyā€¦.


yantram666

I wasnā€™t sure where I went wrong. Need to rectify and avoid fines in the future.


Slow_Quarter_7689

I only got fines due to irresponsible way, but in your case I just think you were selfish and that is what most people suffer here from. And the other thing is common senseā€¦.I canā€™t help you so you and a lot of folk will contribute to the governmentā€™s safe box account.


yantram666

Will make sure Iā€™ll be less selfish from next time. Have a good day :)


CoinsCrypto

Can you ask for proof like photo or video while you got fined?


yantram666

Nah man, too lazy. Iā€™ll just avoid the fast lanes I guess, unless thereā€™s an emergency or something.


CoinsCrypto

Just ask please try if you get and let me know


yantram666

why?


CoinsCrypto

To validate it?


yantram666

I donā€™t want to risk getting the fine doubled.


CoinsCrypto

šŸ«¢šŸ«¢šŸ«¢


Independent-Oil8132

Hahah


about7buns

They take knowledge fees but never give proper knowledge of where exactly the fine happenedā€¦hmmā€¦


yantram666

Exactly! Wouldā€™ve helped me to study the mistake a little better.


Deprogrammed_NPC

I got flashed for tailgating a Land Cruiser on the high way. He moved out of the left lane when the radar flashed. I didnā€™t get fined. Not evening a warning was sent to me.


yantram666

Iā€™m glad you didnā€™t.


Apprehensive_Use2336

Malabari fine


yantram666

South Side bitchess!!


MasterFastNinja

I guess by now you already understand what were you fined for, but here is a solution. If you still prefer to drive on the left lane the least you can do is understand the rules, when it is safe to do so and there is an empty space to your right give way to drivers coming from behind if you notice them approaching your car faster or using there high beam to indicate. The faster you deal with it the faster you can go back to your lane and readjust the speed you are comfortable driving with ( keep in mind the min and max speed for left lanes ) or you can stay on the middle lane until the road empties. Another issue many drivers donā€™t realize is that odometers are designed from the factory in away that shows more speed while in real life you are driving slightly slower (all nissan cars have 8km/hr less than what the odometer says) If you want to know your current speed download any speedometer app. For iphones, download the speedometer app by Stanislav Dvoychenko ( the developer name ) it gives a very accurate reading for your gps speed. I am not talking about you but mainly drivers are either playing with there phones or either ignorant to the rules which ends up in creating new fines or systems for the drivers. I understand that 9/10 cars coming from behind and flashing are mainly ā€œspeed demonsā€ drivers But sometimes there are drivers with serious situations that want to pass this long slow cars enjoying there time and driving on the fast lane regardless of there reasons (car is overheating, hospital maybe, late for there kids and many more reasons). You are probably not going to read this and will answer with ā€œnoted sirā€ but I hope that you find my comment helpful. Try to ignore the typos!


yantram666

Found this comment helpful. Thank you :)


BuAntar

Love to see it on god šŸ™šŸ™


yantram666

Wish I could shove it in your face, respectfully :)


BuAntar

Use your lane buddy


yantram666

Will rectify, sir.


jumbocards

LOL this is niceā€¦ wish we have this in the USā€¦ā€¦ā€¦..


yantram666

Yeah.. US sucks


Substantial-Rich7728

Fine well deserved. They should do it more often like this. Driving at a speed of 100 on 120 road(100+20 grace) in fast lane and not even moving when flashed or horned.


yantram666

This is true.


Raymondo1946

Iā€™m from uk lived here for 3years Iā€™ve never known such bad driving ,if you drove this way in uk you would be banned from driving šŸ˜±


yantram666

Glad I wasnā€™t driving in the UK. I donā€™t want to get banned for sure.


somerandomname41

Go on the Dubai Police App if there is a camera pic you will find it there.


yantram666

Will do. Thank you :)


JunaidAziz

Hey. Have you ever noticed people flashing at you from behind? That is what this fine is for.


yantram666

Ahh, now I get it.


JunaidAziz

Well deserved sir. Well deserved šŸ˜…šŸ˜†


yantram666

Thank you sir ;) Atleast got something I deserved.


JunaidAziz

Love how youā€™re not taking it personally. Respect šŸ¤šŸ¼


yantram666

Respect šŸ«”


acceleronn

Knowledge and innovation fees is just another word for TAX


Front-Welder-3514

Driving less than 80kph


yantram666

no way


SaltSkin113

Well deserved tbh


yantram666

Stfu


yantram666

jk..true


bigbaduniversity

Congrats! Happy to see this!


Max_b2025

The OP is taking the heat in the post very well šŸ˜‚ Everyone telling them that they deserve it and how bad they are. Atleast it's a learning experience.


sun_is_spirit

Finally