Escooter Accident
On Both Parties Hello,
As the usual problem it is in JVC and Dubai I was involved in an escooter accident when I was driving my car.
The details of the incident was as below-
I was driving at 20 kmph when I approached the first pedestrian crossing with no working traffic lights at the moment and at the time of the incidient and then I looked for anyone crossing while slowing down and nobody was crossing then I approached the roundabout and went straight ahead after seeing that there was nobody in the roundabout and immediately after the roundabout there is another pedestrian crossing just about 40 metres from the first one before the roundabout and this guy on the escooter who was seated and riding it on the pedestrian crossing comes at full speed and I braked immediately and he got scared as well and stopped in the middle . I managed to brake and he fell onto my car and hit his head ( he was not wearing any helmet or riding protection gear) and thankfully no serious injuries. The ambulance and Police arrived and he went to the hospital and was discharged the same day.
The case was registered and I took pictures of the area and they are currently installing a lot of traffic lights in jvc and hence there is construction everywhere. He couldnt see me and I couldnt see him because of all the construction barriers and given he crossed without dismounting and he was seated.
I have sent multiple emails to RTA, Nakheel and Dubai Police about the menace of escooters in JVC but nobody does anything. However the same pedestrian crossing has been removed now (near the Enoc petrol station) .
I finished the case with Public Prosecution and the first instance court gave both of us a fine and charged me with Negligent driving and him with crossing in an undesignated area.
I believe this misdemeanour is a bad thing to be on my record and can show up in Police clearance certificates in the future and on my driving record. I actually have been driving for 20 years and never had an accident until this one and it was really traumatic for me , I am glad the guy is ok and he admitted in court he didnt see me and I pleaded not guilty. I am always about safety and unfortunately didn't have a dash cam . The police report also blames both of us and I feel the court judgement was a copy paste of the police report.
I submitted a memorandum but I am not sure if the court even read it because the system was down until that morning .
What can I do to appeal this ? Is this going to screw my life ? If I appeal can I face harsher charges ?