Dubai: Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), in partnership with Dubai Police, has announced the launch of a new Personal Mobility Monitoring Unit aimed at regulating the use of bicycles and electric scooters across the emirate. The unit will begin operations on 1 May 2026, covering cycling tracks, major roads, and designated soft mobility zones. The initiative is designed to improve road safety by monitoring rider behaviour and ensuring compliance with traffic regulations. Authorities will focus on violations such as riding outside designated tracks, exceeding speed limits, failing to wear helmets and protective gear, reckless driving, and carrying passengers on electric scooters. Offenders may face fines, and non-compliant vehicles can be impounded in coordination with Emirates Auction. Citywide operation The monitoring unit will operate citywide in line with Executive Council Resolution No. (13) of 2022, which governs the use of cycles and includes electric scooters, bicycles, and e-bikes.…