Dubai has speed cameras on every major road and on many inner-city streets. Most are fixed radars on poles or overhead gantries, and they work day and night. According to Dubai Police data published by Gulf News in September 2026, the radars on Dubai’s main roads are set about 20 km/h above the posted limit.
Posted limit and radar speed on Dubai’s main roads
| Road | Posted limit | Radar set to |
|---|---|---|
| Sheikh Zayed Road (E11) | 100–120 | 121–141 |
| Emirates Road (E611) | 110 | 131 |
| Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road (E311) | 110 | 131 |
| Al Khail Road (E44) | 100 | 121 |
| Dubai–Al Ain Road (E66) | 100–120 | 121–141 |
| Hatta Road | 80–100 | 101–121 |
| Al Wasl Road | 70 | 91 |
| Jumeirah Road | 70 | 91 |
The “radar” column is the speed at which the camera is set to record. The difference is a grace margin, not a legal allowance: the posted limit is the law, the margin can change without notice, and school and work zones can be set much tighter. Read why you should not drive to the buffer.
Sheikh Zayed Road
The E11 through Dubai carries some of the heaviest traffic in the country and changes limit between sections — 100 km/h in the busiest parts, 120 km/h on others. That is exactly where drivers get caught: the speed that was fine a kilometre ago is suddenly 20 km/h too fast.
Crossing into Abu Dhabi or Sharjah
Dubai’s margin ends at the Abu Dhabi border. On the Abu Dhabi side of the E11 and the E311, the radar triggers at 1 km/h over the limit. Read driving from Dubai to Abu Dhabi.
Types of traffic cameras in Dubai
Dubai uses several kinds of cameras, and many drivers only know the first one:
- Fixed speed radars on poles and overhead gantries along Sheikh Zayed Road, Emirates Road, Al Khail Road and most city roads. They work day and night.
- Mobile radars that the police move between locations, often on the approach to a junction or a lower limit.
- Average-speed zones, where two cameras measure your average speed over a stretch. See average speed cameras in the UAE.
- Red-light cameras at signalised junctions. Jumping a red light costs Dh1,000 and 12 black points under the federal fines table, plus impoundment.
- AI cameras that also read what happens inside the car: phone use, a missing seat belt (even through tinted windows) and tailgating.
Where are the speed cameras in Dubai?
Dubai has cameras on every major road and on many inner-city streets. Ghost shows the known fixed cameras, mobile cameras and average-speed zones on its map and warns you in time, with one tone next to your maps, before you reach each one. It covers all seven emirates and more than 125,000 cameras worldwide.
More than speed
Dubai Police’s AI radars and its intelligent traffic system, shown at GITEX in October 2025, also detect missing seat belts, phone use, tailgating, obstructing traffic and stopping in the road. See AI traffic cameras in the UAE.
