RTA is Painting Dubai Roads Red
- RTA has painted some roads in Dubai red, as an experiment to alert drivers of the new speed limits
- The first red road experiment can be found on Oud Metha Street near the Bu Kadrah Interchange, along the extension of Dubai-Al Ain Street
- The red roads is first initiative of its kind in Dubai, and RTA has planned for the asphalt colouring to be used in other areas of the city, such as Shaikh Zayed Road and the Jebel Ali-Lehbab Road
- The next red-coloured road in Dubai will be on Sheikh Zayed Road near the fifth interchange, with the speed limit changing from 120 km/ph to 100 km/ph
- The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) is the regulatory authority for all matters regarding transport and road safety in the emirate of Dubai
- RTA announced the new safety initiative of painting Dubai roads red through a tweet on 9th June, 2017
- The number of traffic fatalities have fallen from 332 in 2006 to 166 in 2015, with mortality rates also declining from 21.7 deaths per 100,000 people in 2006 to 3.5 per 100,000 people in 2016
- The number of traffic deaths on Shaikh Zayed Road has declined from 17 in 2015 to 10 in 2016, due to the RTA’s other safety initiatives
- Red has been chosen as the colour to paint Dubai roads because it is eye-catching and alerts people on the road
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