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• No smoking while driving 

Jump to full article: Khaleej Times (ae), 2008-08-20
Author: Joy Sengupta

Intro:

Come 2009, Dubai would be outlawing smoking while driving. If it does, Dubai would become probably the first city in the Middle East to penalise people who smoke behind the steering wheel.

The Dubai Road Safety Strategy, being prepared by a Sweden-based consultancy company, is likely to be implemented next year.

The strategy would focus on several traffic safety issues, including smoking while driving, Hussain Mohammed Al Banna, Director of Traffic Department at the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) told Khaleej Times on Tuesday.

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