Saudi Gazette, June 1999
[Press advertisement]
The Traffic Police Department is currently launching a campaign to search and penalize persons violating the traffic laws applied in the Kingdom. The target is to control the occurrences of traffic accidents causing injuries and deaths. The traffic police patrols are active on the road stopping car drivers at random, making sure they carry valid Saudi driving licenses, registering violations and imposing relevant penalties.
Following are the major traffic violations classified with relevant sanction applied for each case:
|
VIOLATION |
FINE IN SR. |
PRISON/PENALTY |
|
Red-lights crossing |
900 |
3 days detention |
|
Opposite traffic direction driving |
900 |
3 days detention |
|
Fast speed (over limit) |
900 |
3 days detention |
|
Parking on No Parking zone |
500 |
3 days detention |
|
Parking on road pavements |
500 |
|
|
Not carrying driving license |
300 |
|
|
Carrying expired driving license |
300 |
|
|
No driving license |
900 |
|
|
Expired car license |
500 |
3 days detention |
|
Overtaking on prohibited lanes |
900 |
3 days detention |
|
Ignoring police stopping call |
300 |
3 days detention |
|
Careless/reckless driving |
1500 |
20 days detention / 20 lashes |
|
Accompanying careless/reckless driver |
1500 |
20 lashes |
For your strict avoidance of the above, please drive cautiously, carefully and defensively to get to your destination safely on time.
