Dubai Police impounds cars after drivers' 'reckless stunts' goes viral

Dubai Police has impounded two cars and fined the drivers after they were caught performing "dangerous stunts" on the road in an attempt to gain social media fame.

Brigadier Juma Salem bin Suwaidan, acting director of the General Department of Traffic at Dubai Police, said traffic patrols identified the drivers through two widely circulated videos.

In the footage, the men were seen climbing onto the bonnets of their moving vehicles to record content aimed at increasing online views and popularity.

"This reckless behaviour poses a serious threat to the safety of the drivers themselves and other road users. It is a blatant violation of traffic laws and cannot be tolerated,” Brigadier Suwaidan stated.

The authority mandates a fine of AED 50,000 to release an impounded vehicle involved in such offences.

"Public roads are not stunt arenas and using social media to promote such dangerous acts is not unacceptable," he added.

Dubai Police stressed it has a zero-tolerance policy towards hazardous stunts and reckless conduct on the roads.

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