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Five-year-old UAE residents to take driving lessons

 RIA Novosti. Igor Zarembo |

14:1817/03/2010

Five-year-old children in the United Arab Emirates will be able to take driving lessons in a new Traffic City, the National newspaper said.

The police-monitored village will give children and teenagers the opportunity to drive real cars on real roads.

Children from five to 12 will be able to drive cars that run on batteries at a speed of 15km/h. Youngsters aged 13 to 17 will have cars that run on petrol and can travel up to 20km/h.

When a driver commits an offence, he or she will receive a police radio message.

"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," Major Ahmed al Niyadi, head of media and marketing for the Abu Dhabi traffic police, told the paper.

ABU DHABI, March 17 (RIA Novosti)