Legal Procedure for off road accidents

[Mac]

I have consulted with our Traffic Expert regarding the procedure we MUST follow if there is an off road accident, he has today met with the Head of AD Police Traffic Section and here is the very short and to the point reply, so now you all know.


Malcolm
Police MUST attend the scene, if you move / tow the vehicle from the spot, there could be a drama.
They need to certify on their forms, to the insurance company, that the crash happened where they inspected the vehicle and the scene, so, wherever it is, they must be called and visit the scene. I appreciate that this might cause problems for them, particularly with regard to access, but, you asked the law and here it is. Doug.

[mike0967]

Thank you Mac for the valuable advise.

Mike

[khaiwi]

Absolutely correct Mac,

I have personally gone through this process with the police "as translator " several times and Police officers always wanted to visit the site, in fact one time we had to drive them back to the actual accident site to identify if its Sharjah or Dubai area. While other times they were understanding and accepted what we told them.

One other concern they have if the activity was "Racing or a fun" which is not registered or without permission from the authorities.

Anyway, it's not an experience that I would want others to have.

[belbassiouni]

:thankyou:

[mike0967]

One other concern they have if the activity was "Racing or a fun" which is not registered or without permission from the authorities.

Anyway, it's not an experience that I would want others to have.

Yes Chief, on the last incident I witnessed the question if we were racing also came up, but when they realized that there were children in the car and we were out to enjoy a familiy BBQ of Expatriates it was clear to them that we were not racing.

But, should they find three heavily moded wranglers, they will easily assume it was all about racing and challenging. Good to know that our Club trips are not about racing and that we treat SAFETY as the prime issue among our family under all circumstances.

Mike

[WildFire]

One other concern they have if the activity was "Racing or a fun" which is not registered or without permission from the authorities.

Anyway, it's not an experience that I would want others to have.

Yes Chief, on the last incident I witnessed the question if we were racing also came up, but when they realized that there were children in the car and we were out to enjoy a familiy BBQ of Expatriates it was clear to them that we were not racing.

But, should they find three heavily moded wranglers, they will easily assume it was all about racing and challenging. Good to know that our Club trips are not about racing and that we treat SAFETY as the prime issue among our family under all circumstances.

Mike

belive it or not Wranglers are not concedered as racing cars for police men here in UAE (they know that the max speed of it is 180 ) as i was stoped only twice since i got the wrangler (one time for tinting the front wind sheilld and the other one was because the police man wanted to see the car ) but , if you drive a BADROLL then its a nother story

they normaly insest on seeing the place of accedent to make sure that it is not done purposly (for insurance claims) and to make sure that it didnt happen in a different area(on road)
therefore they normaly recommend not to move the car from the accedent place till they arrive.

thanks MAC for the info and the effort

and wish you all a safe return every time you go off roading

[origin-unknown]

It is good to know the letter of the law.

However, I rolled my Wrangler in the desert not far from a hard track in Abu Dhabi Emirate. I recovered the vehicle myself to the side of the road. Then called the police and they had no problem issuing an accident report. I'm sure a lot of it depends which policeman you speak to; on another day, with another guy it could have been a very different story! Then again, on another day I probably wouldn't have rolled the car in the first place!

[mike0967]

belive it or not Wranglers are not concedered as racing cars for police men here in UAE (they know that the max speed of it is 180 ) as i was stoped only twice since i got the wrangler (one time for tinting the front wind sheilld and the other one was because the police man wanted to see the car ) but , if you drive a BADROLL then its a nother story

Got it, didn't know that we have a racing Marshal even though he was recently spotted with wild blue hair in the arm of a duck, what a fun

Mike

[Yehia]

It all depends on what 999 will tell you. I attended with Eric, The Vicking, we called 999 from the accident scene but they could not identify our place. The man on the phone told me to locate the nearest ADNOC and take the car there. The nearest ADNOC was Al Khatim, when we reached there the police car was there and they made the required report in the station.
In another accident I discovered that I have lost the front plate of my Wrangler, we were in Sweihan, I went to the police station and they told me that they have to call 999 to make the report which also happened with no problems.
The most important thing I insist on is that a native speaker of Arabic should be there, this will make communication easier with the police people as most of them do not speake foreign languages.

[mike0967]

The most important thing I insist on is that a native speaker of Arabic should be there, this will make communication easier with the police people as most of them do not speake foreign languages.

Yes Yehia, this is a good recommendation and surely a big advantage.

[DiVeR]

Thanks MAC for the clarification 8)

[Viking]

It all depends on what 999 will tell you. I attended with Eric, The Vicking, we called 999 from the accident scene but they could not identify our place. The man on the phone told me to locate the nearest ADNOC and take the car there. The nearest ADNOC was Al Khatim, when we reached there the police car was there and they made the required report in the station.
In another accident I discovered that I have lost the front plate of my Wrangler, we were in Sweihan, I went to the police station and they told me that they have to call 999 to make the report which also happened with no problems.
The most important thing I insist on is that a native speaker of Arabic should be there, this will make communication easier with the police people as most of them do not speake foreign languages.

Yehia - I really appreciate the support you gave me and I just hope I will be able to return the favour in some way soon. It is not only because your coffee shop that you are my hero

[bignoss]

Thanc for the info on an accident in the desert. ive always wanted to know about what to do coz at the same time ive been told numerous things that happens if you had an accident, but now its been clarified!!!


THANKS !!!

[Lionbar]

I think the rules are in place that the area be visited, but after an accident in the dunes a couple of months back, the police were more than happy just to take the details at the ADNOC station.

I had pictures of the incident at hand in the camera which I showed the officer, there were no injuries 'reported' and no other vehicles involved. I believe the manner in which they are approached is a factor too, plus if there is nothing that raises their suspicions then they let it go.

Then again it might have been that it was 45 degrees out there :veryhot: and not everyone appreciates the desert in that heat!!