In a bid to teach good driving skills from an early age, Abu Dhabi Police on Sunday unveiled Traffic City – a police-monitored town where children as young as five can drive cars on real roads.
The project, revealed on the first day of GCC Traffic Week, reported in the National on Monday, is set to cost AED150m ($49m).
One section of the city will be set aside for children aged five to 12 to drive electric cars that reach speeds of 15km per hr.
In another section, children aged 13-17 will be able to drive petrol cars that go up to 20km per hr. Police officers will be able to monitor both sections by CCTV cameras.
According to the report, all roads will have real traffic lights, roundabouts and overpasses as well as rain and fog simulators.
“This will teach drivers to commit to the rules at a young age. They will learn to wear seat belts and listen to police instructions since they are children,” Major Ahmed al Niyadi, head of media and marketing for the Abu Dhabi traffic police, was reported as saying.
Construction on the project is set to begin next year and will take five years to complete, officials told the paper.
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