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The Traffic and Roads Agency, a sector of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), revealed plans to place more pedestrian crossings along roads across the city to curb jaywalking and make Dubai pedestrian-friendly.

A dramatic fall in traffic accidents this week has been directly linked to the three-day disruption in BlackBerry services. In Dubai, traffic accidents fell 20 per cent from average rates on the days BlackBerry users were unable to use its messaging service.

Most heavy vehicles in Dubai, owned by transport companies, are older than ten years which is a major road safety risk, a senior traffic official said on Wednesday, calling for increased monitoring of these vehicles across the UAE. "Statistics have shown that the older the vehicle, the higher the risk."

As many as 606,000 people used public transport on November 1 last year, a 39 per cent increase from the daily average of 436,700 riders in 2010. This year, the response is expected to be even greater, with the Green Line of the metro being an added attraction.

The day will be marked with a free use of the Dubai Metro, public buses and water bus for Nol card holders. The second round of the initiative is set to be widely popular among public and private entities as well as all community segments.

Shopping malls near Dubai's new Green Line have already enjoyed an increase in visitors as more customers opt to take the Metro over their cars. The two malls will compete with a huge amount of retail in the Metro system after the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced last month that 200 retail units were available to rent in various stations.

“Real estate is part of the city. We are developing, Dewa is developing big projects, RTA has completed the Metro and so many roads. We too have completed a huge sewage plant. We are building new public gardens and launching so many other projects. So it is not just real estate,” he added.

Of the 27 stations in the entire rail network, 21 on both the lines are already named. While some of the remaining stations, which are named after historic landmarks, won’t be available for branding. The RTA earned Dh2 billion in the first phase of corporate branding and expects to generate more from the second phase.

His Excellency Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), received at his office H.E. Dr. Mohammad Reza Fayyad, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Arab Emirates, in the presence of the CEO of Rail Agency Adnan Al Hammadi, Director of Marketing and Corporate Communication Dr Aysha Saad Al Busmait, and the delegation accompanying the Iranian Ambassador.

In its 24th session with clients of the Corporate Technical Support Services Sector, and Nol cards users, the Customers Council of the Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) has discussed core issues related to the optimum use of various types of Nol cards with the aim of probing views, suggestions and constructive concepts of the largest possible chunk of the public about the improvement of performance and mechanism of Nol cards.