Sharjah: The transport authority of Sharjah on Wednesday said that illegal passenger transportation is on the decline as a result of efforts to improve public transport. According to the quarterly report of Sharjah Transport, 526 illegal passenger services were fined from early January until the end of March, indicating a 30.4 per cent drop as [...]
Dubai: Heavy congestion at National Paints interchange will no longer be a common sight as the Ministry of Public Works aims to have it revamped after two years at a total cost of Dh1 billion. A senior official at the ministry explained that construction work on National Paints interchange will start by the end of [...]
The Mawaqif Paid Parking scheme, an initiative by the Department of Transport to ease parking woes in Abu Dhabi, does not seem to have done so in a city where vehicles multiply by the day. The nearly 2,000 surface parking bays and underground spaces have not stopped people from parking in the wrong places. Perhaps [...]
Abu Dhabi: A campaign to help motorists reduce the black points accrued from traffic violations was launched by the Abu Dhabi Police Traffic and Patrols Directorate on Saturday, a statement sent by the department announced. The social campaign, which is being run in collaboration with the Emirates Driving Company and the Emirates Traffic Safety Society, [...]
Abu Dhabi: An aggressive plan is under way in the next eight months to help reduce the number of pedestrian casualties by 50 per cent, announced the Abu Dhabi police in a press meeting on Thursday. The Abu Dhabi police will watch the streets for any jaywalking violations in the next few months through random [...]
Sharjah: The transport authority of Sharjah on Wednesday launched a new service that enables passengers to enquire about bus arrival schedules at all bus stops across the emirate through their mobile phones. “This latest service is a key addition that reflects our interest in providing the best possible service for customers,” said Abdullah Al Zarri, [...]
Dubai: A collision between two cars on Shaikh Zayed Road at 7.30am caused traffic snarls all the way from the Trade Centre intersection to the second interchange near Safa park. One of the cars overturned on impact and landed on its side. The driver sustained a minor injury. No other injuries were reported, but a [...]
Abu Dhabi: When Al Ain resident Mohammad Al Hajiri decided to visit the capital, the last thing he expected was to be pulled over and handed a certificate and a Dh1,000 cash prize. “When I was told to pull over, I was shocked and a bit nervous. But I relaxed once the police officer smiled [...]
Abu Dhabi: Khalid Ali Aloum has been driving for the past 45 years and has no major traffic violations to report, so the 69-year-old grandfather was utterly surprised to find a cavalcade of cars pulling up behind him. “I have only once received a ticket for speeding in 1982 because I was two kilometres per [...]
April 2, 2011 A massive pile-up involving 127 vehicles occurred on the Abu Dhabi-Dubai highway caused by heavy morning fog that injured 61 people. January 9, 2011 Two people were killed and 15 sustained injuries in separate road accidents that took place on several main and internal roads in Abu Dhabi due to low visibility [...]
