Traffic to intensify awareness on key violations and first phase of smart camera system to be activated next Sunday

The Ministry of Interior announced that the General Directorate of Traffic will begin operating the first phase of the smart camera system on 1 February 2026, following confirmation of the system’s technical readiness and its efficient operation under various conditions. The ministry noted that awareness programmes will be intensified in the coming days, focusing on the main violations that the system can detect, in a move aimed at enhancing road safety.
It explained that the new phase relies on the actual monitoring of violations through an advanced surveillance system. The most prominent violations that can be detected by the smart cameras include exceeding the speed limit, running red lights, using the emergency vehicles lane (yellow lane), using a handheld mobile phone while driving, failure to wear seatbelts by the driver and front-seat passenger, a child sitting in the front seat, failure to adhere to the correct lane within intersections and violations of road markings (lane deviation or second-row encroachment at intersections), failure of heavy vehicles to keep to the right lane, exceeding the permitted level of window tinting, repeated lane changes, as well as driving slowly in the left lane and the movement of heavy vehicles during peak hours.
The General Directorate of Traffic called on all citizens and residents to update their contact details through the eTraffic application or the “MyGov” app, to ensure that alerts and notifications are received promptly and directly, thereby enhancing effective communication with the public and enabling immediate follow-up.