{"id":3269,"date":"2026-04-19T09:07:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T09:07:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/?p=3269"},"modified":"2026-04-19T09:25:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T09:25:44","slug":"dh1000-fine-for-motorists-who-ignore-school-bus-stop-signs-abu-dhabi-police-warns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/2026\/04\/19\/dh1000-fine-for-motorists-who-ignore-school-bus-stop-signs-abu-dhabi-police-warns\/","title":{"rendered":"Dh1,000 fine for motorists who ignore school bus stop signs, Abu Dhabi Police warns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Abu Dhabi Police has reminded motorists to strictly follow safety rules around school buses, warning of heavy penalties for violations. Drivers must come to a complete stop when a school bus displays its \u201cStop\u201d sign, ensuring children can board or exit safely.<\/p><p>Authorities stressed that vehicles in both directions are required to halt and maintain a minimum distance of five metres from the bus. The rule is designed to protect students while crossing roads during pick-up and drop-off times.<\/p><p>Failure to comply will result in a Dh1,000 fine and 10 traffic black points, officials said. The warning was reinforced through an awareness video demonstrating proper driver behaviour near school buses.<\/p><p>The advisory comes as schools across the United Arab Emirates prepare to resume in-person classes, leading to increased traffic in school zones. Police urged drivers to remain vigilant and prioritise student safety at all times.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abu Dhabi Police has reminded motorists to strictly follow safety rules around school buses, warning of heavy penalties for violations. Drivers must come to a complete stop when a school bus displays its \u201cStop\u201d sign, ensuring children can board or exit safely. Authorities stressed that vehicles in both directions are required to halt and maintain [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":3270,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[87],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3269","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-uae-en"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3269","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3269"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3269\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3271,"href":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3269\/revisions\/3271"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3270"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colorsnewslive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}