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working in the capacity of a traffic police officer. To conduct this observational research I have requested
the head of the department to allow me to ride-along with a traffic police officer. I was granted sanction
by the head of the department and the observational ride-along has lasted for five consecutive hours on
the 1st of February 2020. The name of the police officer is Harry Anntoney and he has been working as a
full-service officer for 12 years. His key duties include Patrolling in his designated area, which keeps on
switching every week. He is currently on duty near the traffic signal of Burj Khalifa. Along with him,
there are four more traffic police officer who assists him.
On the 1st of February 2020, I was going along with the police officer Mr. Harry on his bike. He fined
another biker who was found over speeding and the amount of the fine was 1000 Dirham. The rider was
not even carrying a driving license due to which was fined with another 1000 Dirham. In total the biker
had to pay 2000 dirham on spot otherwise he would have been imprisoned. Over speeding is not a good
practice and thousands of people die every hour in the entire world because of the negligence of a couple
of people who are found over speeding on the streets. Over speeding at the cost of the lives of thousands
are people cannot be justified by any law. The nominal price paid by the people cannot relieve the
grievances of the people who have lost their loved ones to road accidents. Then a saw a man was
purposefully blocking the main road by his car horizontally in the middle of the street for almost four
minutes.
Police officer Mr. Harry and others were warning the driver to come out of the car, keep his hands up and
the driver was arrested and taken to the police station. He was imprisoned for 5 days until one of his
friends had paid for his bail. On spot, he had to pay 2500 Dirham as fine. Then after a few minutes, the
police officer started patrolling in the nearby areas and a car which was wrongly parked was relocated
with the help of a giant crane and the owner of the car was fined 500 Dirham on spot. A couple was
caught making on in the car and they were also fined and warned by the officer because they were found
violating the traffic rules. I saw before fining each individual the officer took thumb impression and the
ones whom they doubt to be drunk also give a sample of the blood the ensure that they can be accused in
the case of ‘drink and drive’. I cases of drink and drive and hit and run the victim is imprisoned for more
than seven years if he is responsible for killing a pedestrian. Moreover, the laws are very strict and no one
can escape from being imprisoned after committing a sin or violating traffic rules. The police officer also
I have also seen robot police officers in the police station who take care of the prisoners and some of them
were found filing FIR as well. Mr. Harry told me that the government is planning to replace 30% of the
human police force with robotic forces to reduce the cost by the year 2030. I saw an ambulance on my
ride-along and the police officer made way for the ambulance on the road which showed that police
officers are also kind-hearted. A saw the officer had tears in his eyes while looking inside the ambulance.
He could hardly have a glimpse of the patient inside the ambulance. This act of kindness has melted my
heart and my eyes were also filled with tears as this scene has reminded me of my father who could not
reach the hospital when he had his first heart attack. He died in the ambulance and was not able to receive
aid. I did not ask the officer what made him cry. He might have recalled any event similar to mine. We
also saw an accident because of the negligence of the driver and the car was fully destroyed. A girl
wearing a pink fork was five tears old died on the spot. Her mom was in serious condition and her dad
was not able to stand and he was badly bleeding. A saw a family was ruined because of the driver who
was drunk on a high dose of alcohol. I felt bad for the survivors. The couple had lost their only child. The
main reason for the severity of the accident was not wearing seat belts. The scene was very painful and
could not sleep for days after seeing that. I wondered why anybody would like to work as a police officer
who encounters such scenes daily. I asked the officer about how he ended up in this profession and what
he felt about his job. The officer said that his father was an Army officer and he had also applied for that
position but was rejected. Soon after his rejection from the Army he had applied in the General
Department of Criminal investigation. There he worked as an assistant officer for 3 years then he was
promoted as a senior traffic police officer. Now his job is to find stolen vehicles by using his GPS device
and do patrol to see stop people from violating traffic laws. His team also had a dog to check the cars for
drugs.
He was very satisfied with his job as he always wanted to give back to society just like his father. He was
also sad because his father was not with him and had left the world four years back. I did not ask the
reason for his death as the officer was already in tears and I started to calm him. He was very satisfied to
serve in the capacity of a senior traffic police officer. Has was happy to give back to society and thought
that every individual should serve in one way or the other to this world a better place to live in. I think his
passion to serve humanity is adopted and inherited from his father. Mr. Harry was very passionate about
serving society. After meeting him my views have also changed. Doing little efforts can help others to
live peacefully in the world. The love and passion which I have encountered in Mr. Harry towards his
people and his society have changed my view of looking at society. All of us can live a happy life just by
doing simple deeds. This interdependence will save thousands of lives. The aim of the police is not to fine
motorists but to ensure the safety of the motorists and pedestrians. Police will not show any legacy
towards the ones violating the traffic principles as such people are endangering their lives as well as of
others. According to the recent laws of UAE even children are not allowed to sit on the lap of the driver
This rule will help in reducing the number of accidents. In the years 2015 5.99 deaths were recorded for
every 100000 accidents. The government is aiming to reduce it to three deaths for every 100000 people
who encounter a road accident (Nalramahi, 2017)For reducing the number of deaths. If all of the start
paying back to the society the world will become a peaceful place where everyone will like to live in. my
journey with Mr. Harry will remain memorable until I die. I have come across many people. I have seen a
five-year-old dying in front of my eyes, who was the only child of her parents. Her parents were severely
ill and traumatized. Little negligence of the drivers can ruin families. I would just give this public service
message to use seat belts to secure your life and to refrain your family from the pain, agony and suffering
from losing you and their loved ones. Violating traffic laws is of no excuse. Risking the lives of others
just to soothe your nerves by riding fast is not acceptable. Lives are precious and priceless. Make sure the
next time you drive your car of bike use seat belts to secure yourself. These parental laws help us in
Reference
Nalramahi. (2017). Police patrols to enforce new UAE rules of the road on Saturday - The National.
Retrieved February 13, 2020, from https://www.thenational.ae/uae/police-patrols-to-enforce-
new-uae-rules-of-road-on-saturday-1.93024