According to Saudi Arabia's General Directorate of Traffic (Moroor), driving in the opposite direction exposes the driver and others to serious accidents.

Through its official Twitter handle, Saudi Moroor declared that driving in the opposite direction to shorten a distance or time or to escape crowds is an act that puts the driver's life and the lives of others at risk.

Driving in the opposite direction of Traffic in Saudi Arabia :

The Saudi Moroor reviewed traffic violations with fines not less than 3,000 riyals and not more than 6,000 riyals, including driving in the opposite direction.

1. Jumping a red signal light. 

2. Bypassing school transport buses when they stop for loading or unloading.

3. Tampering with road signs, reflectors or sings regulating traffic.

4. When there is a directive or a sign requiring you to stop, you do not stop at the security control centers or checkpoints.

5. Placing slogans or posters that violate public morals or using unauthorized devices in the vehicle.

6. Taking the vehicle in the opposite direction of traffic.

7. On public roads, avoiding vehicles quickly.

8. Running a race for vehicles on public roads or walking in processions without a permit.

9. Driving a truck or heavy equipment in the wrong lane on a multi-lane road is non-compliant.

10. Animal owners not to remove them from the approved road.

11. Installing equipment in the vehicle, like as official vehicles and emergency vehicles.

12. Driving public work vehicles on roads without taking the necessary measures to prevent damage, including not keeping reflective strips on either side of the rear of the vehicle.

13. Vehicle is moving without a back number plate or without number plate.

14. Erasing or removing vehicle plates.

* Impounding the vehicle until the violation is removed, with regard to violations from 11 to 14.

SOURCE : SAUDI EXPATRIATES