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Booking a taxi in advance can be an advantage. You might not want to risk the wait, and be sure of the time of the arrival. Or you might just be a planner, and would not like to leave certain things until the end.

The Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) has yesterday launched the Deaf Driver initiative to sensitize road users to deaf drivers, and alert motorists to vehicles driven by people with hearing disabilities.

Dubai taxis are becoming more and more infamous for their unreliable service. Are we alone in this? You’re pacing back and forth, fidgeting and repeatedly glancing at your mobile screen. You’re nervous and desperately hoping to hear it ring but it never does. Chances are you’ve mistakenly relied on the services of a taxi in Dubai.

Almost three quarters of a million commuters travelled for free on the Metro, buses and water taxis to mark Public Transport Day yesterday. The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) estimates that 739,000 passengers took advantage of the waived fees, an increase of more than 42,000 from last year.

The Dubai Taxi Corporation (DTC), Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), has recently offered a free Umrah trip to 45 outstanding cabdrivers (first batch) in the context of its objectives to improve drivers' satisfaction rating, and boost the psychological and social atmosphere, which contributes to raising the operational efficiency and attaining higher customer satisfaction.

The Dubai Taxi Corporation (DTC), Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), is always keen on recognizing the efforts of its outstanding cabdrivers, encouraging them to do their best, and urging other drivers to follow suit in order to best represent the RTA, and serve as ambassadors to all customers hailing from various community segments.

Dubai’s transport agency has no plans to push back the completion date for the city’s Al Sufouh tram, despite a construction slowdown on the project caused by funding woes, an official said. The 14km tram has seen building work slow after the emirate’s Road and Transport Authority (RTA’s) struggled to meet the project’s payment schedule.

The architect of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE completes six successful years as the Ruler of Dubai on January 4, 2012. Sheikh Mohammed’s vision has transformed Dubai into an enviable city, which nations around the world compete to replicate.