Experts at the Dubai Police and relevant authorities have issued an important warning to all vehicle drivers about three wrong practices.
Dubai Police warn of silent killer:
Dubai Police has issued a warning to motorists about three practices that double the risk of exposure to the so-called "silent killer" or carbon monoxide gas inside cars: making fundamental adjustments to the vehicle's rear filters to increase thrust and efficiency, failing to perform routine maintenance on the vehicle and remaining inside the vehicle for an extended period during operation.
During a workshop held by the Department on the dangers of carbon monoxide gas, the director of the General Directorate of Criminal Evidence, Major General Ahmed Thani Bin Ghalita, explained that the risk of being poisoned as a result of inhaling carbon monoxide gas inside vehicles lies in the absence of smell or color of this gas, which makes it difficult to detect, and its high concentration in an enclosed space, noting that its symptoms are headaches, drowsiness, and nausea.
For his part, the head of the forensic engineering department at the General Directorate of forensic evidence and Criminology, leading expert Dr. Eng. Mohammed Ali Al-Qasim, stated that the studies conducted by the Department on the cases that were exposed to carbon monoxide poisoning revealed the lack of awareness of the victims of wrong practices, including making fundamental adjustments in the rear filters of the vehicle, to increase thrust and boost efficiency, which negated the effectiveness of the vehicle's emissions control system.
Al-Qasim added that by analyzing and examining the reports and accidents that the Department's experts have moved to, it was discovered that many of them are the result of three main causes, including staying in old vehicles that are not subject to the necessary maintenance or undergoing modifications in the wrong way, and the third common cause is the victims staying inside the car for a long time in a state of operation in a closed place, emphasizing the need to prevent such incidents.
