Road risk · Dubai
Five Dubai roads, new speed limits.
From 1 November 2026 the RTA changed speed limits on five Dubai roads, in both directions on the listed sections: three went up and two came down.
1 November 2026
What changed, road by road?
| Road | Section | Limit (km/h) | Clusters | Crash reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Asayel Street | Oud Metha Street to Al Meydan Street | 60 → 80 | 12 | 543 |
| Al Mustaqbal Street | Sheikh Rashid Street to Al Meydan Street | 60 → 70 | 5 | 407 |
| Latifa bint Hamdan Street | Sheikh Zayed Road to Al Khail Road | 60 → 70 | 2 | 131 |
| Al Rebat Street | Marrakech Street to Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road | 100 → 90 | 11 | 478 |
| Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah Street | 2nd December Street to Khalid bin Al Waleed Street | 80 → 70 | 2 | 71 |
Clusters and crash reports cover the whole road in the three years to 14 October 2026, not only the section that changed, and all of them predate the new limits. Limits as announced by the RTA and reported by Gulf News and Khaleej Times. Check the road signs.
Reading these numbers
What do these figures actually say?
A cluster is a 150-metre stretch where police-reported crashes group together. Counts include only the reports inside those clusters, not every crash on the road.
Busy roads naturally see more reports, so a long, heavily used road will have more clusters than a quiet one. The comparison with similar roads is the fairer guide. The source gives no causes or injuries, and these figures are not a statement that a place is dangerous.
Methods and the wider picture are on the UAE road risk map.
FAQ
New limits, answered.
Which Dubai roads had speed limit changes on 1 November 2026?
Al Asayel Street, Oud Metha Street to Al Meydan Street: 60 to 80 km/h; Al Mustaqbal Street, Sheikh Rashid Street to Al Meydan Street: 60 to 70 km/h; Latifa bint Hamdan Street, Sheikh Zayed Road to Al Khail Road: 60 to 70 km/h; Al Rebat Street, Marrakech Street to Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road: 100 to 90 km/h; Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah Street, 2nd December Street to Khalid bin Al Waleed Street: 80 to 70 km/h.
Did the new limits change the number of crashes?
It is too early to say. The crash data here runs to 14 October 2026, before the change, so it says nothing about the effect of the new limits.
Does Guardian AI warn about speed limit changes?
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Based on Dubai open data: Dubai Police traffic incidents (dp_traffic_incidents-open), published on Dubai Pulse / Data.Dubai under the Dubai Open Data Licence; the aggregates on this page are shared under the same licence. Download them as JSON. Also OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Guardian AI analysis. Maps © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap. Figures describe reported incidents, not a statement that a place is dangerous.
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