Abu Dhabi Police has made special arrangements for people during the month of Ramadan. In its effort to enhance road safety, Iftar meals would be distributed to motorists at major intersections in Abu Dhabi.

The move is aimed to allow smooth flow of traffic on the roads according to Col Mohammad Rashid Al Shamsi, the head of traffic control with the Abu Dhabi Police.

He informed that there were 52 accidents reported during the last Ramadan in which 42 people were hurt or killed.

The traffic police does not want it repeated this time and hence made elaborate arrangements.

Police personals, according to Col Al Shamsi, would be intensified across crowded areas especially near stores, shopping areas and mosques. There would be a complete ban on lorries and vehicles weighing more than 2.5 tonnes to enter in the city from 7am to 9.30am, and 1pm to 3pm.

Reem Shamoun, a Jordanian public relations manager said, "I avoid it as much as I can, especially right before iftar. People go crazy on the streets, speeding and driving in a reckless manner and cursing each other."