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UAE drivers can wipe four black points by staying accident-free for one day

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The UAE’s Ministry of Interior has launched a traffic campaign which offers to wipe four black points from licences if drivers pledge to avoid having an accident for one day. Accident-Free Day is a nationwide initiative that encourages motorists to focus on obeying traffic laws and avoiding accidents on August 31, the first day of the new academic year for most schools in the UAE, so the roads will be especially busy. From August 17, drivers can sign an online pledge for the chance to black points removed from their licence. Drivers are expected to avoid speeding, maintain safe distances and exercise caution while changing lanes and overtaking. Brig Juma bin Suwaidan, head of Dubai traffic police, said the campaign would help with road safety near schools, but would b be considered a success only if it translated into long-term positive behaviour. “The success of the campaign is not measured by free accidents in one day but in the positive behaviours by the drivers on other days to mak