Dubai Police rescue driver whose cruise control suddenly failed

Traffic patrols, in cooperation with the Command and Control Center at Dubai Police, were able to rescue a driver whose cruise control suddenly broke down, after he filed a report to the center on 999, requesting immediate assistance due to his inability to deal with the situation.

Thanks to the security deployment in the Emirate of Dubai, traffic patrols were able to quickly respond to the driver’s report, reach his vehicle in a few minutes, and work to stop it with the help of a patrol that preceded the vehicle and took over the task of gradually stopping it, which contributed to preventing a traffic accident.

In detail, Major General Saif Muhair Al Mazrouei, Acting Assistant Commander-in-Chief for Operations Affairs, said that the traffic patrols received a report from the Command and Control Centre stating that there was a vehicle on Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road after Expo Bridge in the direction of Abu Dhabi, and that its driver was unable to control it due to a sudden failure of the cruise control.

He added: “Immediately, traffic patrols moved to Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road, saw the vehicle, and quickly intervened to deal with the situation due to the extreme danger that the vehicle could cause, especially since it is driving on a highway. The patrols worked to secure its surroundings from various cars, and operated signs to alert road users, then reassured the driver of the vehicle who was in a state of extreme confusion, until one of the patrols intervened from the front and began the process of gradually stopping the vehicle, while the other patrols secured the lane behind the vehicle.”

Major General Saif Muhair Al Mazrouei stressed the need for drivers who encounter a cruise control failure problem to remain calm and not fear, and to make sure to fasten their seat belt, turn on the hazard lights and headlights, call 999, and explain the situation in detail.

He stressed that there are steps that the driver must follow in the event of a cruise control failure, which are to put the transmission in position (N), turn off the engine, and restart it again. If the attempt fails, press the brakes firmly and continuously until the car stops. If this step fails, gradually raise the handbrake while holding the steering wheel. If all attempts fail, the transmission must be moved between position (N) and (D) continuously. If one of the previous methods succeeds before the patrol intervenes, the vehicle must be stopped off the road.