Tag: Roads and Transport Authority (RTA).

Car lifts, unregistered taxis, or carpooling against payment: these seem like the perfect solutions in the face of a young public transportation system. But they are not perfect – these services are illegal, and can land you with hefty fines and even a jail term.

From trains and buses to waterbuses and taxis, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) monitors every movement of public transport through its ‘tech eye’ or Automated Vehicle Management (AVM) system. Introduced a couple of years ago, the satellite supported system initially supported only Dubai Metro trains, but is now used to cover more modes of transports including buses, waterbuses and taxis.

The Road and Transport Authority (RTA) spoke with optimism about traffic safety in Dubai. During the ongoing Gulf Traffic Week, it presented its achievements towards creating safety on the roads.

The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) of Dubai in collaboration with Dubai Police will install 100 new speed radars to monitor speeding across the emirate’s main roads, a top RTA official has revealed to Emirates 24|7. Maithaa Bin Adai, CEO of Traffic and Roads at the RTA, in an exclusive statement to this website also revealed that 450 speed radars and 230 cameras have been installed to monitor traffic signals.

We are trying to help the teenagers who ride the quad bikes to get their vehicles registered. In the last six months, we have got a good response, with dozens of bikes already registered. Our campaign involves spreading the information about registration and taking care of safety measures,” said Ahmad Hashem Behroozian, CEO of RTA’s Licensing Agency.

Major road projects have significantly improved Dubai’s roads network in recent years, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) told Gulf News. Statistics from the RTA show that the road network now exceeds 12,403 lane kilometres, increasing by 1,300 lane kilometres from 2010 to 2012.

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In a formal ceremony held of late, the Dubai Taxi Corporation (DTC), Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), has launched a new Customer Service Center at Arrivals Terminal 3, Dubai International Airport, to welcome customers and respond to their inquiries, suggestions, complaints and reported cases.

Payment of taxi fares will become hassle free in the next couple of months as the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) enables Nol card and credit card payments, Gulf News has learnt. A senior RTA official told Gulf News that all taxis have been upgraded already and the new payment modes will be introduced by April.

In an attempt to get more people on the Dubai Metro, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has launched a month-long campaign in which they will give away an iPhone 5 every day. Beginning Friday, commuters using metro twice or more daily will be in with a chance to win.