{"id":14258,"date":"2025-09-08T16:37:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T12:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/abudhabi\/?p=14258"},"modified":"2025-09-08T16:37:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T12:37:08","slug":"failing-to-stop-for-school-buses-in-abu-dhabi-will-cost-drivers-aed-1000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/abudhabi\/en\/news\/failing-to-stop-for-school-buses-in-abu-dhabi-will-cost-drivers-aed-1000\/","title":{"rendered":"Failing To Stop For School Buses In Abu Dhabi Will Cost Drivers AED 1,000"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Heads up, folks!<\/p>\n<h2 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Abu Dhabi Police urges drivers to come to a full stop when a school bus extends its &#8220;STOP&#8221; sign \u2014 even from the opposite lane<\/h2>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">This reminder comes as part of the awareness series Darb Al Salama 2, which highlights real-life traffic scenarios and how to handle them safely. When that red &#8220;STOP&#8221; arm comes out, it\u2019s not a suggestion \u2014 it\u2019s the law.<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1435\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14259\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/09\/08154728\/Screenshot-2025-09-08-at-3.46.35-PM-scaled.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/09\/08154728\/Screenshot-2025-09-08-at-3.46.35-PM-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/09\/08154728\/Screenshot-2025-09-08-at-3.46.35-PM-250x140.png 250w, https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/09\/08154728\/Screenshot-2025-09-08-at-3.46.35-PM-700x392.png 700w, https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/09\/08154728\/Screenshot-2025-09-08-at-3.46.35-PM-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/09\/08154728\/Screenshot-2025-09-08-at-3.46.35-PM-1536x861.png 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/09\/08154728\/Screenshot-2025-09-08-at-3.46.35-PM-2048x1148.png 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/09\/08154728\/Screenshot-2025-09-08-at-3.46.35-PM-120x67.png 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"0 0 []\">When a school bus extends its red &#8220;STOP&#8221; sign, you must stop completely \u2014 from both directions \u2014 and keep at least 5 meters away.<\/p>\n<h2>Ignore it, and you\u2019re looking at:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>AED 1,000 fine<\/li>\n<li>10 black points<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Children can be unpredictable<\/h2>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">They might suddenly run across the street, even from behind the bus. Inching forward or trying to sneak past is not just impatient; it is dangerous.<\/p>\n<p>With thousands of kids relying on school buses, their safety is a top priority \u2014 and that includes your responsibility as a driver.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"style-scope ytd-watch-metadata\">Watch The Lovin Abu Dhabi Show: UAE Residents Faced A Major Internet Slowdown This Weekend<\/h2>\n<p><iframe title=\"The Lovin Abu Dhabi Show: UAE Residents Faced A Major Internet Slowdown This Weekend\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZLsG8H298m0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<article id=\"post-14251\" class=\"article-single post-14251 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-announcements category-community category-events-en category-everything-abu-dhabi category-latest tag-abu-dhabi tag-abu-dhabi-exhibition tag-abudhabi tag-adihex tag-emirates tag-hh-sheikh-mohammed-bin-zayed-al-nahyan tag-hh-sheikh-zayed tag-humble tag-shiekh-mohammed-bin-zayed tag-uae tag-uae-leaders tag-uae-president\">\n<div class=\"article-single-content\">\n<div class=\"article-single-main-content\">\n<p><strong>Get the latest Abu Dhabi news direct to your phone RN! Download The Lovin app for free RIGHT HERE. Get the latest trending stories to your phone on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/ae\/app\/lovin-augustus-media\/id1529508280\">App Store<\/a>\u00a0&amp;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=co.lovin.lovinapp\">Play Store<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<article id=\"post-14053\" class=\"article-single post-14053 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news tag-algeria\">\n<div class=\"article-single-content\">\n<div class=\"article-single-main-content\">\n<article id=\"post-14020\" class=\"article-single post-14020 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-announcements tag-public-holiday tag-uae\">\n<div class=\"article-single-content\">\n<div class=\"article-single-main-content\">\n<article id=\"post-13994\" class=\"article-single post-13994 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news pmpro-has-access\">\n<div class=\"article-single-content\">\n<div class=\"article-single-main-content\">\n<article id=\"post-98974\" class=\"article-single post-98974 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news\">\n<div class=\"article-single-content\">\n<div class=\"article-single-main-content\">\n<article id=\"post-98910\" class=\"article-single post-98910 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news\">\n<div class=\"article-single-content\">\n<div class=\"article-single-main-content\">\n<article id=\"post-98878\" class=\"article-single post-98878 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news\">\n<div class=\"article-single-content\">\n<div class=\"article-single-main-content\">\n<article id=\"post-98852\" class=\"article-single post-98852 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news\">\n<div class=\"article-single-content\">\n<div class=\"article-single-main-content\">\n<article id=\"post-98849\" class=\"article-single post-98849 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news-ar\">\n<div class=\"article-single-content\">\n<div class=\"article-single-main-content\">\n<article id=\"post-98836\" class=\"article-single post-98836 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news\">\n<div class=\"article-single-content\">\n<div class=\"article-single-main-content\">\n<article id=\"post-98771\" class=\"article-single post-98771 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news\">\n<div class=\"article-single-content\">\n<div class=\"article-single-main-content\">\n<article id=\"post-98767\" class=\"article-single post-98767 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news\">\n<div class=\"article-single-content\">\n<div class=\"article-single-main-content\">\n<article id=\"post-98467\" class=\"article-single post-98467 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news\">\n<div class=\"article-single-content\">\n<div class=\"article-single-main-content\">\n<article id=\"post-98441\" class=\"article-single post-98441 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news\">\n<div class=\"article-single-content\">\n<div class=\"article-single-main-content\">\n<article id=\"post-98368\" class=\"article-single post-98368 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news\">\n<div class=\"article-single-content\">\n<div class=\"article-single-main-content\">\n<article id=\"post-98325\" class=\"article-single post-98325 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news\">\n<div class=\"article-single-content\">\n<div class=\"article-single-main-content\">\n<article id=\"post-98276\" class=\"article-single post-98276 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news\">\n<div class=\"article-single-content\">\n<div class=\"article-single-main-content\">\n<article id=\"post-98264\" class=\"article-single post-98264 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news\">\n<div class=\"article-single-content\">\n<div class=\"article-single-main-content\">\n<article id=\"post-98171\" class=\"article-single post-98171 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news\">\n<div class=\"article-single-content\">\n<div class=\"article-single-main-content\">\n<article id=\"post-98157\" class=\"article-single post-98157 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news\">\n<div class=\"article-single-content\">\n<div class=\"article-single-main-content\">\n<article id=\"post-98146\" class=\"article-single post-98146 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news\">\n<div class=\"article-single-content\">\n<div class=\"article-single-main-content\">\n<article id=\"post-98041\" class=\"article-single post-98041 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news\">\n<div class=\"article-single-content\">\n<div class=\"article-single-main-content\">\n<article id=\"post-98038\" class=\"article-single post-98038 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news\">\n<div class=\"article-single-content\">\n<div class=\"article-single-main-content\">\n<article id=\"post-98010\" class=\"article-single post-98010 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n<div class=\"article-single-content\">\n<div class=\"article-single-main-content\">\n<article id=\"post-97982\" class=\"article-single post-97982 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news\">\n<div class=\"article-single-content\">\n<div class=\"article-single-main-content\">\n<article id=\"post-97954\" class=\"article-single post-97954 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news\">\n<div class=\"article-single-content\">\n<div class=\"article-single-main-content\">\n<article id=\"post-97903\" class=\"article-single post-97903 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news\">\n<div class=\"article-single-content\">\n<div class=\"article-single-main-content\">\n<article id=\"post-97860\" class=\"article-single post-97860 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news\">\n<div class=\"article-single-content\">\n<div class=\"article-single-main-content\">\n<article id=\"post-13935\" class=\"article-single post-13935 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news tag-abu-dhabi tag-earthquake tag-uae pmpro-has-access\">\n<div class=\"article-single-content\">\n<div class=\"article-single-main-content\">\n<article id=\"post-13879\" class=\"article-single post-13879 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news tag-abu-dhabi tag-driving pmpro-has-access\">\n<div class=\"article-single-content\">\n<div class=\"article-single-main-content\">\n<p><strong>Follow Lovin Abu Dhabi on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/showcase\/lovin-abu-dhabi\/\">LinkedIn<\/a>\u00a0for the latest news, events and updates around the city. Stay connected and join the conversation!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Heads up, folks! Abu Dhabi Police urges drivers to come to a full stop when a school bus extends its &#8220;STOP&#8221; sign \u2014 even from the opposite lane This reminder comes as part of the awareness series Darb Al Salama 2, which highlights real-life traffic scenarios and how to handle them safely. When that red &hellip; ","protected":false},"author":4429,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":{"hide_featured_image":false,"featured_image":{"ID":14263,"id":14263,"title":"Copy of Lovin Abu Dhabi - Featured Image Template (87)","filename":"Copy-of-Lovin-Abu-Dhabi-Featured-Image-Template-87.png","filesize":1147183,"url":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/09\/08162231\/Copy-of-Lovin-Abu-Dhabi-Featured-Image-Template-87.png","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/abudhabi\/en\/news\/failing-to-stop-for-school-buses-in-abu-dhabi-will-cost-drivers-aed-1000\/attachment\/copy-of-lovin-abu-dhabi-featured-image-template-87-2\/","alt":"","author":"4429","description":"","caption":"","name":"copy-of-lovin-abu-dhabi-featured-image-template-87-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":14258,"date":"2025-09-08 12:22:22","modified":"2025-09-08 12:22:22","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/abudhabi\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1200,"height":630,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/09\/08162231\/Copy-of-Lovin-Abu-Dhabi-Featured-Image-Template-87-150x150.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/09\/08162231\/Copy-of-Lovin-Abu-Dhabi-Featured-Image-Template-87-250x131.png","medium-width":250,"medium-height":131,"medium_large":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/09\/08162231\/Copy-of-Lovin-Abu-Dhabi-Featured-Image-Template-87-768x403.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":403,"large":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/09\/08162231\/Copy-of-Lovin-Abu-Dhabi-Featured-Image-Template-87-700x368.png","large-width":700,"large-height":368,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/09\/08162231\/Copy-of-Lovin-Abu-Dhabi-Featured-Image-Template-87.png","1536x1536-width":1200,"1536x1536-height":630,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/09\/08162231\/Copy-of-Lovin-Abu-Dhabi-Featured-Image-Template-87.png","2048x2048-width":1200,"2048x2048-height":630,"small":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/09\/08162231\/Copy-of-Lovin-Abu-Dhabi-Featured-Image-Template-87-120x63.png","small-width":120,"small-height":63,"custom-size":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/09\/08162231\/Copy-of-Lovin-Abu-Dhabi-Featured-Image-Template-87-700x200.png","custom-size-width":700,"custom-size-height":200}},"featured_image_caption":"","shorten_deep_link":"https:\/\/lovin.go.link\/hTn3Y","summary":"","flexible_content":false,"legacy_image":"","legacy_full_image":"","type_of_video":"Self Hosted","lovin_video_link":false,"lovin_video_link_webm":false,"video_thumbnail":false,"disable_lovin_hearts":false,"lovin_heart_title":"","show_sponsor":false,"sponsor_image":false,"sponsor_name":"","sponsor_content":"","sponsor_website":"","sponsor_facebook":"","sponsor_twitter":"","sponsor_instagram":"","enable_reveal_feature":false,"reveal_image":false,"featured_for_app":false,"legacy_meta_tags":"","is_guest_user":false,"episode_number":"","embed_code":"","episode_introduction":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/abudhabi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/abudhabi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/abudhabi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/abudhabi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4429"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/abudhabi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14258"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/abudhabi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14258\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/abudhabi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/abudhabi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/abudhabi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}