Traffic Department: 1.118 million traffic violations in 5 months, including 415,000 for speeding and 33,000 for running red lights

Kuwait officials: A statistical report issued by the General Directorate of Traffic for the period from April to August 2026 revealed the recording of 1,118,644 traffic violations. The most common violation was speeding, with a total of 415,806 cases, followed by illegal parking, with 267,584 violations.

The failure to renew permits or licenses accounted for 129,287 violations, while using a mobile phone by hand while driving resulted in 94,945 violations, and not wearing a seatbelt accounted for 82,607 violations.

The statistics showed 33,052 violations for running red lights, 24,853 violations for driving without insurance documents, and 21,204 violations for illegal window tinting. Additionally, there were 6,983 violations for failing to comply with road markings, 5,776 violations for driving on the road shoulder, 5,070 violations for pedestrian traffic rules, and 4,989 violations for inattention while driving.

Regarding violations related to driver behavior, the statistics recorded 4,587 violations for driving against traffic, 4,072 for driving on one wheel, 3,769 for permit condition violations, 2,970 for driving without a driving license, 1,900 for safety and durability condition violations, and 1,653 for recklessness, negligence, or carelessness while driving.

Furthermore, 1,559 violations were recorded for transport condition violations, 1,450 for failing to carry permits or driving licenses, 273 for driving without license plates, and 62 for installing non-traffic plates.

The statistics included 1,394 violations for parking in spaces designated for persons with disabilities, 877 violations for truck transit hours, 702 violations for motorcycle traffic rules, 397 violations for public decency, 388 violations for using private vehicles for paid passenger transport, 160 violations for bicycle traffic rules, and 131 violations for racing without a permit.

The violations also included 113 cases of damaged permits, licenses, or plates, and 31 cases of children sitting in the front seat.

A security source stated that these figures underscore the importance of the role played by officers of the General Directorate of Traffic in regulating traffic flow, detecting violations, and applying the law to everyone without exception, alongside awareness campaigns aimed at enhancing responsibility among vehicle drivers.

He added that adhering to speed limits, not using phones while driving, wearing seatbelts, and complying with traffic signals and signs are not merely legal requirements, but fundamental behaviors that contribute to saving lives and reducing accidents.

The source emphasized that expatriates who commit violations related to paid passenger transport, parking in spaces designated for persons with disabilities, recklessness, racing, and public decency, as well as those exceeding speeds of over 150 km/h, are administratively deported from the country.

In a related context, the General Directorate of Rescue Police, represented by the Farwaniya Rescue Police Department, implemented an extensive security and traffic campaign in the Farwaniya Governorate, under the supervision of the Director General of the General Directorate of Rescue Police, Brigadier General Haqooqi Hamlan Hadhir Al-Hamlan, and the Deputy Director, Colonel Sabah Ali Al-Sabah. This was part of continuous security efforts to apprehend wanted persons and vehicles for the relevant authorities, detect traffic violations, and enhance public security and order while ensuring the safety of road users.

The campaign resulted in the apprehension and referral of two individuals whose residency permits had expired, the arrest of six wanted persons for the relevant authorities, the seizure of one vehicle and one motorcycle wanted by the authorities, and the issuance of 100 diverse traffic violations.