Plan studied to make car phone kits obligatory

RTA initiates year-long road safety drive telling motorists to use instruments equipped with hands-free devices.

Motorists may soon be necessary to install hands-free mobile phone kits in their vehicles as part of the campaign to reduce road accidents related to the use of cell phones while driving.

"We may resort to strict rules with heavier fines if drivers persist to use phones without hands-free kits in violation of the traffic laws," said Sultan Al Marzouqi, Director of the Licensing Department at the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA). He added the RTA would consider the suggestion to make hands-free kits mandatory in the car at the time of registration.

Also, he said insurance companies would be asked to provide incentives or discounts to car owners with hands-free devices in their cars.

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